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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2016, 18:27
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

LL I think you mean Chris Philpot who sadly...

LL

I think you mean Chris Philpot who sadly died whilst displaying on some airfield if memory serves. He was a nice guy. RIP.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2016, 15:54
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

I liked flying with Dave W. He was foisted with...

I liked flying with Dave W. He was foisted with me for my D to C PRT. He wasn't happy, but at the end (as it all went well) he grudgingly put in a good word with Jock G**** my leader. To my...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2016, 18:24
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Huge 72 and Omega, wet windy and NOISY! Who is...

Huge 72 and Omega, wet windy and NOISY! Who is going to forget the BFOT, with the banging of the bloody door and the snoring going on at all times of the day? When we were shifted to Karachi, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2015, 23:36
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Dougie, Talking of kerfuffles and Rudy's...

Dougie,

Talking of kerfuffles and Rudy's excellent food I remember checking a chap to Belize, and it transpired that Lyneham's bean-counters had told the Loadies that under no circumstances were...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2015, 18:15
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Dougie, do you remember the 52 seater coach that...

Dougie, do you remember the 52 seater coach that Chris bought from MT when they had finished with it (and for them to be finished with it things must be bad). He would roll up to the O's Mess and...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2015, 12:46
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Brian, I remember well how to move fuel. I...

Brian,

I remember well how to move fuel. I did it often enough, as did we all. My comment was that if a STUDENT had caused an engine wind down by mishandling fuel why was he not corrected by a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2015, 10:04
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

aa62, How does a STUDENT get to be...

aa62,

How does a STUDENT get to be responsible for such a critical thing as an engine wind due to lack of fuel if he was being suitably screened?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2015, 10:17
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Kilwhang, I'm glad that Roy Beavis has been...

Kilwhang,

I'm glad that Roy Beavis has been mentioned - what a sense of humour in the face of the enemy! On the occasion of being taken down route to Cyprus for what was his last time out and...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2015, 15:53
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

As a 1st tourist engineer I first came across A-Z...

As a 1st tourist engineer I first came across A-Z with a crew consisting of a very experienced captain (let's call him Robbie with a perm) a ex-VC10 captain now co-pilot (acting S/L now Flt Lt) and a...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2015, 09:37
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Brian, I had an official towing licence for...

Brian,

I had an official towing licence for the yellow peril, in order to tow Wessex helicopters at Tengah ('72-'75) from the 1st line (by the golf club) to Hangar 2 (our 2nd line shed) on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2015, 18:56
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Kilwhang wub, Nicaragua as I recall

Kilwhang wub,

Nicaragua as I recall
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2015, 13:22
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Dogs

Many moons ago a loadie by the name of B***N A****R and I got to our aircraft to do a quick Germany run to deliver what we thought would be the usual mix of general freight. How wrong we were! On...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2015, 14:41
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Smile Dougie M/Kilwhang I was lucky enough to be...

Dougie M/Kilwhang

I was lucky enough to be one of the engs on a global which went through Guam. The current SMO had blagged his way on to the trip to "study crew fatigue". He never studied...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2015, 19:18
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

I'm pretty sure I have been on a trip using...

I'm pretty sure I have been on a trip using Dograt callsign with a recently departed captain and good guy Mick Doggart.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2015, 18:35
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Smudge, You told me once in the RAFA club in...

Smudge,

You told me once in the RAFA club in Swindon that you were retiring to the Lake District. Can I assume that this did not last/never happened? As far as a certain brand of corned beef is...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2015, 16:17
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Brian, You obviously had too much time on...

Brian,

You obviously had too much time on your hands owing to hydraulic flushes, but a useful little ditty.

AA62,

The reasoning behind the method of lowering the door was that if you powered...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2015, 12:03
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Pumps and their problems

Gentlemen,

It appears that one or two memories have faded. The NY EDP was the original, it was replaced by the Vickers (which caused trouble) and subsequently by the Abex which was good. They were...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2014, 19:53
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Mal Drop, The "stick man" as you call it was...

Mal Drop,

The "stick man" as you call it was in fact a breathing apparatus sign. I removed it one bright sunny morning after flying there all night. The Captain, Co and Nav had gone into Ops, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2014, 13:16
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Gentlemen, I was sent the information of...

Gentlemen,

I was sent the information of John Bell's demise by the Secretary of 30 Sqn Association, as I am a member (if you served on 30 may I suggest that you join?). There is to be a service of...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2014, 03:12
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

I am very sorry to hear of Mick's passing, he was...

I am very sorry to hear of Mick's passing, he was a lovely man. It is also my sad duty to inform those on this forum who were around at the same time of the passing of John Bell. John helped me and...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2014, 01:00
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,567,492
Posted By Alison Conway

Smudge, we used to hang off the RAFA club bar...

Smudge, we used to hang off the RAFA club bar together. I sat in the centre seat. On Christmas Day 1984 our whole crew got a "free" call back home from Ethiopia as Archpest had agreed to swing the...
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