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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2020, 16:54
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

A 1964 view of Maala. ...

A 1964 view of Maala.


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Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2020, 09:59
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

I wonder if the Jungle Bar is still outside the...

I wonder if the Jungle Bar is still outside the Officers' Mess!
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2020, 08:04
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

The Bristol Sycamore helicopter must place quite...

The Bristol Sycamore helicopter must place quite an early date to the photos. Post 8 Sqn Venoms, but early Hunter time. I guess 208 were still in Kenya.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2018, 10:45
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

One of the Aden Belvedere losses was caused by a...

One of the Aden Belvedere losses was caused by a detached turbine blade striking the Avpin tank with fatal results. I was approaching K'sar in an Argosy, inbound from Nairobi, when the explosion lit...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2017, 13:19
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

I was not aware of any caves until you pointed...

I was not aware of any caves until you pointed them out zetec2!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2017, 10:32
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Aden coastline taken during a wide circuit in a...

Aden coastline taken during a wide circuit in a 99 Sqn Hastings in April 1958.

Compare with current Google Earth
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2017, 08:13
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

That would be the L.S.G.C.Medal . . . I...

That would be the L.S.G.C.Medal . . . I presume. :E
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2017, 13:21
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

And the Sharjah skies opened in March 1960. The...

And the Sharjah skies opened in March 1960. The sand runway was unusable, so we used a dry area on the northern edge of the airfield to operate the Twin Pioneer.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 18:10
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Moslem Cemeteries The cemetery at the back...

Moslem Cemeteries

The cemetery at the back of the Britannia House transit crew hotel in Manama suffered from flooding when rained heavily, admittedly it happened very rarely. Shrouded bodies were...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2017, 06:37
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

We lived at the western end of the Maalla...

We lived at the western end of the Maalla Straight, opposite the school teachers' block of flats and a very convenient grocery store.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2017, 09:29
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Explosive my dear!

Explosive my dear!
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2017, 18:28
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Attacks on the Maalla Straight. We became...

Attacks on the Maalla Straight.
We became surprisingly blase about the RPG attacks on our Maalla Straight flats. They tended to happen as we were enjoying a brandy and ginger or two, watching the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2017, 10:10
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Nairobi once or twice a month were the shopping...

Nairobi once or twice a month were the shopping trips. Mombasa day return leave flights twice a week from 1965 became a pain. Don't worry zetec2 we were kept fully occupied from 1964 with up country...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2017, 22:27
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

We were fortunate on 105. A Nairobi trip usually...

We were fortunate on 105. A Nairobi trip usually came up at least once a month and we made full use of Kenya Cold and the Nairobi Market. I remember fillet steak was five Kenya shillings a pound, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 14:18
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Resupplying the khaki beret boys in southern Oman...

Resupplying the khaki beret boys in southern Oman circa 1960. It always felt like a minor miracle when we both arrived at the same place at the same time!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 12:22
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Vive la difference !

Vive la difference !
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 11:03
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Discharging in the bar! I was enjoying a cool...

Discharging in the bar!
I was enjoying a cool KEO in the Nicosia OM bar in 1958 when the station MO shot his little toe off, but they didn't court martial him! We had all been issued with Smith and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 10:34
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

The JAG was standing behind the Flight Engineer...

The JAG was standing behind the Flight Engineer for the landing and finished up on the throttle quadrant when the Brit buried itself in the wet sand/slush. He must have been a very bruised judge :}.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 10:28
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

DW ended up at Lyneham on C130's before leaving...

DW ended up at Lyneham on C130's before leaving the RAF to buy a Travel Agency in Calne. Sadly it went bust in the early seventies. He was a graduate of Sleaford Tech, so taxying accidents would...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 09:42
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

More like the 50's PN. I got to know John Cooper...

More like the 50's PN. I got to know John Cooper well when he was a major in the Sultan of Oman Armed Forces. He was David Stirling's driver in the original Long Range Desert Group and saw action in...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 06:46
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

TT - I am certain there were no Argosy taxying...

TT - I am certain there were no Argosy taxying accidents between August 64 and August 66 when I was on 105. However DW, a good friend of mine, demolished the fin of an Argosy with the wing tip of his...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2017, 17:00
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

The majority of the posters on this thread are ex...

The majority of the posters on this thread are ex RAF and probably know very little about Little Aden or the finer details of the Army units in Aden. I only visited the fishing village in Little Aden...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2017, 20:38
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

I enjoyed the drama and the plot was reasonable,...

I enjoyed the drama and the plot was reasonable, but sadly it didn’t stir any feelings of the atmosphere in Aden in the mid sixties.

TT - I fancied Essie Davis ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2017, 17:38
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Very smart Jock, surely the curfew ran from 1800...

Very smart Jock, surely the curfew ran from 1800 - 0600. In 64-66 ISTR it was 2200 - 0600. As a result of it my copilot was killed. He took his girlfriend, a teacher who lived on the Maalla Straight,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2017, 22:46
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

I vaguely remember it was to stop them being...

I vaguely remember it was to stop them being nicked. I could be wrong though.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2017, 17:11
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Mine was a Morris Minor 1000 with a black body...

Mine was a Morris Minor 1000 with a black body and white roof. The driver’s door lock never worked and the windows tended to drop down over bumps. I can’t remember where I bought it from or what...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2017, 21:46
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Very clever CGI, but we have drifted a long way...

Very clever CGI, but we have drifted a long way from K’sar with our props spinning in all directions.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2017, 15:17
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Could have been in reverse thrust ;)

Could have been in reverse thrust ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2017, 12:57
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Yes they did the same way, at least all the...

Yes they did the same way, at least all the Argosies I flew did :)
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2017, 08:38
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Yes, they did.

Yes, they did.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2017, 15:57
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Agreed, it's it hard to follow with all that dust...

Agreed, it's it hard to follow with all that dust and rags wrapped round their heads. The naughty girl is going to have twins, I think
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2017, 15:40
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

or pregnant!

or pregnant!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2017, 14:57
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Parades? I was always down the route, even...

Parades? I was always down the route, even missed my own dining out night at Brize :)
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2017, 14:16
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

NRU74 I understand the MOD billed JJ for the...

NRU74
I understand the MOD billed JJ for the Beverley when he retired soon after leaving Aden. I hope he enjoyed his fishing.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2017, 21:41
Replies: 843
Views: 352,237
Posted By brakedwell

Tons of Nairobi earth for his garden, His boat...

Tons of Nairobi earth for his garden, His boat transported to Masirah by Beverley for a fishing trip, original David Shepherd paintings belonging to the Ksar officers mess sent off to be cleaned.
...
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