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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2019, 15:01
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/640x419/03s_2045ac9ac8d6b18efcf97c7a110a6ff5c0c95fca.jpg
We started early, but the sun came up quickly on the Equator.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2019, 14:58
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/640x415/13s_a538b2cc2d1404cc46a1f513dc03e85d85919880.jpg
Jav's following the Valiant's.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2019, 14:57
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/640x396/10s_9382014c653f598f9b392fb0b6e527872c75a02f.jpg
214 at Gan 1960. Taking Javelins home after a SEATO exercise. The Brit is for us Erks to...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2018, 11:03
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

I rejoined 214 in Oct 64, returning to Marham as...

I rejoined 214 in Oct 64, returning to Marham as my posting of choice for my last 6 months of service. I was pleased to be assigned to my old squadron and see old friends, but it was a heartbreaking...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 14:19
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

For the Vulcan that flew none-stop from Scampton...

For the Vulcan that flew none-stop from Scampton to Sydney, 214 had to put Valiant's in Cyprus-Karachi-Singapore. We didn't have enough a/c, so we borrowed one from one of the other Marham Sqdn's, it...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 07:52
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

Oh! You mentioned that number.:uhoh:

Oh! You mentioned that number.:uhoh:
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 05:47
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

I also was on 214 at that date, but I was at...

I also was on 214 at that date, but I was at Marham, so we wouldn't have met :oh:

Fareastdriver may know more.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 05:40
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

I never heard of Yellow Aster. So most likely not...

I never heard of Yellow Aster. So most likely not fitted to Valiant's.

Sorry, I wasn't very clear about Red Steer.

I was aware that Red Steer wasn't fitted to Valiant's. But being a later...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2018, 18:40
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

If 818 'went tanking' it wasn't with 214, might...

If 818 'went tanking' it wasn't with 214, might have been the other lot.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2018, 14:25
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

:uhoh: I claim senility! Being in the RH...

:uhoh: I claim senility!

Being in the RH seat, you had the knob for the low level Radio Altimeter Mk V and the 'traffic lights' in front of you.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2018, 12:36
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

Did you find out that it was the most spread out...

Did you find out that it was the most spread out piece of kit in a Valiant?

The indicator was in front of the co-pilot, there was a junction box in front of the AEO, the waveform generator was up...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2013, 09:37
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

Not for the queasy, and not to be read at meal times and long

Fareastdriver,

Nice pics.


'THE' most memorable 214 tanking detachment during my time was the time that we sent one of our own Valiants non-stop to Singapore.

This was early 1960. We were...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2013, 17:02
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

NutherA2, I think that you and I were on...

NutherA2,

I think that you and I were on different detachments.

The 'orrible winter of 62/63 I read about in the papers, as I was posted to Akrotiri in Oct 62. During the Cuban Missile Crises,...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2013, 15:25
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

This was Rebecca Mk VII, known as DME for...

This was Rebecca Mk VII, known as DME for Distance Measuring Equipment. It worked on the same frequencies as Rebecca IV and in conjunction with the same Eureka transponders. Because it was for...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2013, 13:56
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

NutherA2...

NutherA2 (http://www.pprune.org/members/127649-nuthera2)

I was unaware of Javelins being fitted with Rebecca X, but I am not surprised.

We tanked a Sqdn of Jav's to Singapore in 1961, this was...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2013, 13:44
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

PN said:Rebecca X/Eureka X was a unique system...

PN said:Rebecca X/Eureka X was a unique system that we trialed for AAR.

Yes, Eureka was normally the ground transponder, but the MK X was a special from Marconi. It worked around 1000 Mc/s as...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2013, 09:14
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

Zetec, Nice pic. You can just see the...

Zetec,

Nice pic.
You can just see the Rebecca X aerials on the black paint in front of the windscreen. XD816 was one of 4 a/c to be fitted with Rebecca X. If I can
lay my hands on my notebook,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2013, 17:53
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

Not understanding the metallurgy bit, but if it...

Not understanding the metallurgy bit, but if it was a matter of age and not related to flying hours or cycles, I must ask, how was XD816 kept flying so long after the rest of the Valiant's were...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2012, 17:50
Replies: 114
Views: 66,344
Posted By ian16th

Zetec You might be one of, or definitely know...

Zetec
You might be one of, or definitely know Dave 'Curly' Garnham, Jock Riley and Roy Monk.

If you could carry an EDG under each arm, I know which one. :D

I was a Radar fitter on 214 for your...
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