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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2012, 22:39
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Shytorque..............

The 'posed' photo (note u/c was up) over Victoria Falls was 33 Sqn XW204 and was taken in 1981(I think) when the Sqn went out to Rhodesia for the Ceasefire Monitoring Force. :cool:
We did a similar...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2012, 04:56
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Phamous............

Cheers for the memories...........as had already been stated they were a credit to their techies. Of course I only recognise them from on top when in the 'underslung' position! :E
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2011, 22:56
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Beags.......

Anything you post in whichever forum is bound to be interesting - so as far as I am concerned - you are forgiven. :ok:
Happy New Year to you and the memsahib and may you have many more of...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2011, 10:26
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

back in the olde days.........

Gentlemen...I am now about to make an admission ........ never to be repeated ... but in the days of the AAC Sioux helicopter in NI (Vne 80Kts? downhill!) ....... I remember (only once though!...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2011, 20:04
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Topflat26 ref Crossmaglen............

I remember the Argyles in Crossmaglen in 1972 and the unfortunate loss of the 3 soldiers. I believe I was the Puma tasked to recover the injured to the Belfast Hospital. One had already died before...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2011, 20:56
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Fantastic stuff pp!! But is not the Puma XW210?...

Fantastic stuff pp!!
But is not the Puma XW210? I understood we only had one pair of overload sponsons and AFAIK they were and ARE still on XW210?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2011, 21:16
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

spotting the Bismark.....

You know ....I heard a story that the Bismark was spotted by a Castle Archard (St Angelo?) Catalina about this time of year........ anyone know any more?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2011, 21:22
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

PP.............

Nah PP - I was in Hong Kong then - whooping it up in Red Lips!:E
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2011, 19:50
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

PP - sorry mate - NAFC!! :confused:

PP - sorry mate - NAFC!! :confused:
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2011, 17:44
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Oldbeefer.........

Dead right...but not only did I also mend it away from base (I didn't do engine changes of course!) but I did the AF, BF and T/R plus minor rectifications, as I am sure you did too but I also used to...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2011, 12:39
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Fareastdriver....

Fair enough.........:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2011, 20:52
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

diginagain.........

naughty, naughty...........:=
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2011, 20:17
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

What are you on about? Your so called...

What are you on about? Your so called 'Loadmaster' is a 'Crewman' on helicopters not a freeking 'Loadmaster' - get a bloody grip and get some time in....ffs! :\
And by the way htf would you know...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2011, 11:47
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Mzee...........

Good of you to acknowledge my version of the Harry Secombe event. It has been so long ago that I cannot remember your name. Perhaps you could pm me some details.....
Cheers
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2010, 16:55
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Rucsac.....

Top photo's matey - but on a technical point you refer to the bloke in the back being a 'Loadmaster' - he never was, he was ALWAYS called a 'Crewman' owing to the different brevet types eg. Air Eng,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2010, 07:54
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Rucsack........

.....'It was rumored it all got too much for some of the boys and the base lights would mysteriously go out whilst a sudden sprint was made from base to nearby housing estate.'

Had the camp run...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2010, 05:48
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Phamousphotogrspher.....got any of these piccies then?

Back in the old days.......and before all the fencing was built, ISTR we used to land in the field and in front of us was a line of 'council' houses one of which always seemed to have an upstairs...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2010, 08:49
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

ShyTorque.........

.....and lobsters.....:p
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2010, 14:05
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

fish perils of living on an island....

Back in the early '70s we used to hold a night standby with Walter Wessex. One night the duty crew was called out to Rathlin Island. Apparently there was a pregnant woman who was having complications...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2010, 13:37
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Another dit.....and it's all true...

Way back in the good ol' days when we had six week dets and no wives accompanying :rolleyes: We set off one sunny morning to do a days' tasking in walter....the pilot appeared to be very happy. 'You...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2010, 05:35
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

phabulous Phamusphotographer.......!!

Awesome phots - phabulous memories.....!
Thanks PP
:D:D:D:D
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2010, 19:50
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Thudandblunder et al........

Now anyone who knows me knows that I dubbed him 'Blobby' when I arrived on 72 Sqn and disliked him with a vengeance for most of my tour. However, he did do me one favour...........
Picture the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2010, 12:45
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Phamousphotographer....I've bitten..

Back on thread chaps.............I don't know if anyone knows this club in Belfast. It used to be on the midlands Club Circuit and for the small amount of 10/- (I really do mean 10 bob!) you would be...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2010, 07:39
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Diamondglider....promised dit on Geordie Haswell.....

When we first went to NI in the Wessex, I was a sprog crewman on 72 Sqn and was learning the way of the World from the 'hairies' like Geordie Haswell.
To set the scene; in those days the crewman...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2010, 19:41
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

an epocryphal tale from Castledillon......

In the mid 70's Dick L@angworthy (of BN Falklands War fame) was the 'beefer' on the Puma detachment and was looking after a new-to-the-territory new boy pilot before letting him loose solo at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2010, 18:30
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Phamousphotograher.....

That last left hand seat shot is probably Castledillon - I spent hours and hours of flying around there delivering ReadyMade concrete to build the refuel LSs. It proved a bloody good refuel site...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2010, 20:54
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

the myth of scottie............

AFIK - and I was there - scottie's ceiling was not raised, removed or anything else - the NVG's etc were in his wardrobe.....
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2010, 15:09
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Ref my incident with Willie Whitelaw two posts up......what goes around comes around.

I stated at the end of that article that 'we kept the incident quiet'.
Well later that year I was on a tri-service SF Escape and Evasion exercise in southern France as an evader. Everyone was...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2009, 21:30
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

The days of Willy Whitelaw.............

I think this happened about mid 70s. Willy was SofS and we used to Puma fly him and his Assistants from the airport to and from Stormont Castle several times a week. In those days we used to fit the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2009, 19:34
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Hueymeister......

Disappointed in you; even if he was 'very old looking' he was a CREWMAN and not a 'loadie' - you should know that.....:E
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2009, 20:17
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Bloody awful paint scheme...........I think this...

Bloody awful paint scheme...........I think this is one of the first extra buys to replace the ones we (33/230) crashed over the years...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2009, 15:44
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Phamousphotograher.....

No not really but it certainly assisted with the nav! ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2009, 10:03
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Phamousphotographer....

The 'eleven years after' photo of Bessbrook reminded me of how it was when we first went there in the early 70's!! But in those days there was a bloody great chimney as well.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2009, 19:35
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Brilliant! Keep 'em coming. If you need to...

Brilliant! Keep 'em coming. If you need to know how to post photos then I think Beagle or Jackonico are your boize for the advice - Thanks v much....
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2009, 17:20
Replies: 794
Views: 487,105
Posted By Dundiggin'

Phamousphotographer........

Excellent photog - brought back stacks of memories of the mighty Wessex. But I thought you were going to show dents in the fence made by the mighty ones? :)

PS: Timely posting as it was...
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