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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2018, 10:25
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

I think the changeover to Wessex occurred later. ...

I think the changeover to Wessex occurred later. I was at Khormaksar April - October 66 and there were definitely yellow Whirlwinds there then. I flew in them a couple of times when they were used...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2017, 17:45
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Brian - my memory of the Whirlwind was of a...

Brian - my memory of the Whirlwind was of a yellow helicopter, and Im pleased to have located photos of Whirlwind HAR 10s at Khormaksar during the period we are talking about. Re Twin Pins - on a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2017, 09:53
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Herod - is my memory faulty or were there...

Herod - is my memory faulty or were there Whirlwinds at Khormaksar in 66? I dont recall Wessex but they were obviously there in 67 (ref your latest post).
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2017, 23:00
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

6 months patrolling within the wire at Khormaksar...

6 months patrolling within the wire at Khormaksar was pretty tedious - in general the bad guys will go for soft targets, and a well defended base does not come into that category. We did break the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2017, 17:17
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Within a fortnight of our arrival one of our...

Within a fortnight of our arrival one of our single officers had fixed himself up with a schoolteacher. It might be kindest to say that said schoolie wasn't ever going to win Miss World, and none of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 17:00
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Re JAGS, they were not shorthand trained (or the...

Re JAGS, they were not shorthand trained (or the ones I came across werent) and so the whole procedure went at a snail's pace as the JAG took down all the evidence longhand. Why the RAF didn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 10:41
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Dai H - H - there's a name to remember. I bumped...

Dai H - H - there's a name to remember. I bumped into him somewhere not long after I had retrained as a nav. He only remembered me as a rockape and when I told him what I was doing he merely...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 10:15
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Brakedwell - thanks for the correction - I...

Brakedwell - thanks for the correction - I remembered it as Argosy on Argosy, but it was 51 years ago. As I said I attended your friend's court martial and thought they were a bit hard on him as...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2017, 23:19
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Brakedwell and Dougie M - do either of you...

Brakedwell and Dougie M - do either of you remember the court martial of the Argosy captain I referred to in my post 581? He had been involved in a taxying accident. I attended as officer under...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2017, 22:37
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Re boots - as a rockape I was wearing DMS boots...

Re boots - as a rockape I was wearing DMS boots in 1966, and jealous of just about everyone else at Khormaksar who was wearing desert boots. DMS stood for directly moulded soles, and hadn't long...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2017, 15:45
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Sorry Shack - I've been away. All I can say is...

Sorry Shack - I've been away. All I can say is I've had a few arguments with my satnav and I've been right every time!

Well the series came to an end last night and continued to stretch our...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2017, 22:49
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

adenvet-I think we did all this re the ribbons...

adenvet-I think we did all this re the ribbons and incorrect badges a few pages back and came to similar conclusions.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2017, 09:54
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

I arrived at Khormaksar in April 1966 and at the...

I arrived at Khormaksar in April 1966 and at the time the clasp 'South Arabia' for the GSM had not been authorised, this did not happen until around June or July as I recall, at which time we were...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2017, 23:52
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Saint Jack I remember that hotel in The Crescent...

Saint Jack I remember that hotel in The Crescent well and although I don't ever recollect visiting the rooftop bar I agree the fresh lime squash was amazing!

I relented and watched the first...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2017, 10:36
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Mreyn - looking at your enlargement you are...

Mreyn - looking at your enlargement you are correct, with my eyesight I didnt pick that up from the original photo. It is probably the closest they could get to the 53 Coronation medal, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2017, 16:15
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Absolutely Herod. On the squadron in the 70s we...

Absolutely Herod. On the squadron in the 70s we wore woolly pulleys most of the time, so that on the rare occasions we donned number ones I would get asked where I had got my medal. Even my...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2017, 23:03
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

The ribbons are GSM 1918-62, Coronation Medal...

The ribbons are GSM 1918-62, Coronation Medal 1953 (the QDJM ribbon is based on this) and the UN Korea.

The 1953 Coronation medal should be at the end as it comes after campaign medals. In spite...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2017, 10:53
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

You must have been there at the death then Herod....

You must have been there at the death then Herod. I got out in Oct 66 before it all really kicked off.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2017, 09:40
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

I also flew out in a Brit courtesy of Transport...

I also flew out in a Brit courtesy of Transport Command via Akrotiri and Bahrein - complete with orange squash and ham salads! But the civvie VC10s were certainly BUA.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2017, 17:28
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

I see The Last Post the new BBC Sunday night...

I see The Last Post the new BBC Sunday night offering is set in Aden in the last year or so of the British presence. Although it's centred on an army unit (RMP) it might be worth a watch, if only...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 21:37
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

I dealt in coins for about 30 years and MT...

I dealt in coins for about 30 years and MT thalers were a standard stock item, coming in and out all the time. As has been mentioned they have been minted at various locations other than the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 23:01
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

You are talking about what I believe is called a...

You are talking about what I believe is called a tower of silence, as used by Zoroastrians and Parsis. I never actually saw the one you are referring to (it would have been out of bounds on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2015, 23:48
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

JW411 - I had a similar experience as your friend...

JW411 - I had a similar experience as your friend on Tarshyne beach after falling asleep after a 24 hour stint on duty. Fortunately someone woke me after about an hour but I was in agony for days. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2015, 07:11
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Re the above, one of our more exciting activities...

Re the above, one of our more exciting activities when I was with the regiment squadron at Khormaksar was to go off in a Whirlwind and "drop in " on the side of the road, usually somewhere near the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2015, 16:02
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Dean Op re "finger trouble with slide converter"...

Dean Op re "finger trouble with slide converter"

Dont worry, those of us who spent time in Aden got used to reading from right to left ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2015, 22:28
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Spent a couple of nights in the mess in Sharjah...

Spent a couple of nights in the mess in Sharjah around 1972. As we'd just spent 2 weeks in Masirah with its salt water showers it seemed like luxury. Sharjah's runway wasnt long enough for a Victor...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2015, 16:41
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

At Seletar I shared a room in the mess with Andy...

At Seletar I shared a room in the mess with Andy McNeil who was a Flying Officer Beverley captain on 34 Sqn at age 23. Nice chap, I have a slide of him somewhere sitting in his "armchair" seat...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2015, 09:47
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Ah yes - the Jungle Bar. In 1966 the mess seemed...

Ah yes - the Jungle Bar. In 1966 the mess seemed to possess only one LP, Bert Kaempfert's Swingin' Safari and how I grew to loathe it after daily exposure over the weeks and months. I seem to...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2015, 16:13
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Interesting, Ramraider. When I was there the...

Interesting, Ramraider. When I was there the Regiment did 24 hour Land Rover patrols around the base, including the MQs. I was normally in the ops room with my sergeant and a signaller, and we...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2015, 14:58
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Yes I'd got that about the in flight catering...

Yes I'd got that about the in flight catering catering. Somewhat better than the soup heater provided for us in the Victor in my later incarnation after leaving the Rockapes. Guaranteed you a tin of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2015, 22:28
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

OK, I give up - you've got me there!

OK, I give up - you've got me there!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2015, 15:46
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

TTH - you may be right, it is 49 years ago, after...

TTH - you may be right, it is 49 years ago, after all ( :( ) I just remembered it as a Whirlwind. We weren't bothered about not being seen - difficult to miss a helicopter dropping down at the side...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2015, 10:06
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

Well, one squadron was tasked with carrying out...

Well, one squadron was tasked with carrying out long, tedious and usually uneventful patrols using pretty antique equipment.

And so was the other one ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2015, 21:37
Replies: 843
Views: 352,236
Posted By Tankertrashnav

One reasonably regular task for the Whirlwinds...

One reasonably regular task for the Whirlwinds when I was there in 1966 was to provide transport for a small section of RAF Regiment who would be put down beside the road, usually between the...
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