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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2017, 17:32
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

As leave for OR was only 28 days it follows you...

As leave for OR was only 28 days it follows you had to give up a whole year's leave.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2017, 19:51
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

DA, I think it was entertainment. The turkey bit...

DA, I think it was entertainment. The turkey bit served to frame the period. The BP Club did the same for ex-Pat social life. Lots of other things could have featured but didn't: the sheer...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 20:16
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Ian, quite. My friend only yesterday mentioned...

Ian, quite. My friend only yesterday mentioned Aden ex-Malaysia but no details. Of Iraq he said only he had been there and his cover story but not what else he did.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 17:31
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

TTN, IIRC the RAF had shorthand writers but I...

TTN, IIRC the RAF had shorthand writers but I also think the trade was abolished in the 1990s purge of trades.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 13:48
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

You all missed my point. I never said the SAS...

You all missed my point. I never said the SAS were not there but that the term Special Forces did not exist outside the SAS or SBS. Only once the veil was lifted was the term SF bandied around and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 09:19
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I dined with an ex-Army guy last night. He spent...

I dined with an ex-Army guy last night. He spent 6 weeks in Aden, ex-Malaysia, as the incoming battalion was late from UK and they were diverted from their return to UK.

He tells me that there...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2017, 20:24
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

And http://www.bpadenkids.com/turtle.htm

And http://www.bpadenkids.com/turtle.htm
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2017, 11:12
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

And that is an error in the programme, the...

And that is an error in the programme, the uniforms are not starched. As we were on a no notice standby our batties in Merryfield, at a cost, could do a one hour service. When we moved to Malaysia...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2017, 07:36
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Oldpax, one shudders at the thought.

Oldpax, one shudders at the thought.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2017, 13:24
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Brakedwell, it was suggestive of a bomb as the...

Brakedwell, it was suggestive of a bomb as the maid was warned to leave, then the missing son was a perfect excuse to get the principals away from they party while a few of the extras were blown up....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2017, 08:04
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I thought the scenes where the RMP officers...

I thought the scenes where the RMP officers entered dens of iniquity were wholly improbable. Likewise the exposure of the journalist in a Muslim den.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 13:01
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Not that easy. I can picture the theft even now....

Not that easy. I can picture the theft even now.

The drunken officer on 44, whose name escapes me, was sufficiently alert to place his wallet on the table rather than a pocket. Placed one hand...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 12:56
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

SMG yes, but a Browning M2 Machine Gun or...

SMG yes, but a Browning M2 Machine Gun or whatever they mounted on Land Rovers in those days! Sounds a lethal combination. As for the GSM, I was referring to the fact that the Captain, unless he...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 11:07
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

And probably MUCH more dangerous - Bughis Street!...

And probably MUCH more dangerous - Bughis Street!

I remember the shops down towards Steamer Point all with Union Jacks, British names, English welcome etc to get the cruise ship trade. And up at...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 10:20
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

brakedwell, and doing the insertion in full...

brakedwell, and doing the insertion in full daylight. I don't know what they did in those days but surely a night time insertion, layup, dawn recce to ensure they had the right target. I missed the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 10:18
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Dundiggin, you can say that again :) I also...

Dundiggin, you can say that again :)

I also recall seeing a fair number of officers who went native (PC?) and wore sarongs or whatever rather than PJs.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 09:01
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Shot in South Africa explains one missing...

Shot in South Africa explains one missing feature; the unrelenting heat. Those lily white bodies would have been baby pink in a few hours, everyone, not just the Sgt in episode 2, would have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 08:30
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

On medals, he would not have qualified for the...

On medals, he would not have qualified for the post 1962 GSM as he had only just arrived in theatre. TTN should remember at what point you were qualified and could thus put up the ribbon.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2017, 12:52
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Looking at JW's goolie chit, I have a copy at...

Looking at JW's goolie chit, I have a copy at home in mint condition. Copy numbered so, I presume, it could be reconciled with the issue ledger.

Note the word SUFFICIENTLY, another word which...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 17:03
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

JW, I had pads of these all copy numbered. As...

JW, I had pads of these all copy numbered. As they promised an adequate reward to the holder on handing over a complete aircrew they had monetary value.

I never had any instructions on when to...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2015, 14:10
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

We wondered about in blissful ignorance in Sep 64...

We wondered about in blissful ignorance in Sep 64 and I remember Sycamore or Whirlwind doing night perimeter cover. It was said the week we were there saw a low spot in the troubles.

Interesting...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2015, 15:17
Replies: 843
Views: 352,268
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I see the stadium lighting had been nicked by...

I see the stadium lighting had been nicked by 1998.

From the old pics, any idea where the Vulcans parked? I know we sank in to the tarmac.
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