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26th Jul 2017, 11:07
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Posted By kookabat

What I'm really appreciating in this account,...

What I'm really appreciating in this account, sidevalve, is how the ordinary helpers are named throughout, where known. In a small way that reminds us that they were real people!
7th Jun 2017, 00:17
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Posted By kookabat

Fair to middling, I'd say. He's certainly keen to...

Fair to middling, I'd say. He's certainly keen to chat. I have a postal address and will send him a letter later this week; I'll make sure to ask if he's online.


The War Memorial hosted the...
5th Jun 2017, 00:51
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Posted By kookabat

Magic photos. Just magic. Danny, I...

Magic photos. Just magic.

Danny,

I can't comment on the Vengeance at all, but if you wanted an Australian update, the past weekend saw a fairly significant gathering of Bomber Command types at...
22nd May 2017, 06:48
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Posted By kookabat

On the 'remote tower' thing (on the last page I...

On the 'remote tower' thing (on the last page I think), Airservices was looking at such a system for some of their more remote towers a couple of years ago. There's a bit about it here...
6th Apr 2017, 05:31
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Posted By kookabat

What he said. Get well soon.

What he said. Get well soon.
26th May 2016, 08:45
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Posted By kookabat

Wow, Walter. Just wow. :ok:

Wow, Walter.

Just wow.

:ok:
13th Nov 2015, 08:46
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Posted By kookabat

Lovely set of photos, John, and a wonderful story...

Lovely set of photos, John, and a wonderful story to go with them.

If it's that hard to get *in* to a Beau, imagine trying to get *out* in a hurry! :ooh:
18th May 2015, 08:00
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Posted By kookabat

All I can offer is this, of a 103 Sqn crew circa...

All I can offer is this, of a 103 Sqn crew circa early 1942. There are the windows previously mentioned, no sign of a door though.
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9th Feb 2015, 22:14
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Posted By kookabat

I posted something similar once, when Reg was...

I posted something similar once, when Reg was still with us:

"Halifax skipper, airline pilot, air traffic controller, newsreader... is there anything you DIDN'T do??"

To which the great man...
29th Sep 2014, 07:30
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Posted By kookabat

What he said. Lovely writing, Danny. Not that...

What he said.
Lovely writing, Danny. Not that we've come to expect anything else from you.
24th Sep 2014, 02:23
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Posted By kookabat

Mostly off-topic, but the talk of 'curvature of...

Mostly off-topic, but the talk of 'curvature of the earth' take-offs reminded me of this one, filmed in Canberra a few years ago... one mild naughty word (you'll see why):
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21st Aug 2014, 12:52
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Posted By kookabat

I think anyone can. I visited the UK about five...

I think anyone can. I visited the UK about five years ago on a 'pilgrimage' to various sites associated with my great uncle Jack's Bomber Command service. One of those was Bardney. Not much left...
14th Jul 2014, 01:33
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Posted By kookabat

Wow Harry, That's a very readable description...

Wow Harry,
That's a very readable description of a jaw-droppingly amazing activity - they'd never let anyone do that these days. What an experience. Thanks for sharing.
Adam
21st Jun 2014, 08:05
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Posted By kookabat

I was in the UK about five years ago as part of a...

I was in the UK about five years ago as part of a wider 'pilgrimage' visiting places associated with my great uncle's Bomber Command crew. My PPL was still current at the time so one of the first...
29th May 2014, 00:30
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Posted By kookabat

Aircraft type confusion lives on... one of my...

Aircraft type confusion lives on... one of my colleagues told me this story from the early days of Australia's computerised ATC system

Some years ago, a pilot somewhere in the GAFA (Great...
25th May 2014, 05:10
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Posted By kookabat

Heeheeehee, that old trick!! During my training...

Heeheeehee, that old trick!! During my training as a civil ATC we drove simulator blips for each other. As the course progressed and exercises got busier pearlers like muxed-ip callsigns or the old...
9th May 2014, 05:46
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Posted By kookabat

That was definitely the case in Australia. Phil...

That was definitely the case in Australia. Phil Smith, pilot of what eventually became my great uncle's 467 Squadron crew, did his training at No. 1 EFTS in Tamworth NSW, and then at No. 3 SFTS at...
3rd May 2014, 01:14
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Posted By kookabat

I'll say. And long may it continue, Danny!!

I'll say. And long may it continue, Danny!!
25th Mar 2014, 04:46
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Posted By kookabat

Just a quick one. ANZAC Day approaches downunder...

Just a quick one. ANZAC Day approaches downunder (oh, ok, and everywhere else too), and so begin the usual stories on the television news.
This one's a bit different though, and it concerns a...
10th Sep 2013, 22:45
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Posted By kookabat

As has been heard in the Ops Room on more than...

As has been heard in the Ops Room on more than one occasion...



:O
7th Jul 2013, 01:19
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Posted By kookabat

Feels like herding cats to me too sometimes! ...

Feels like herding cats to me too sometimes!
Keep it coming Danny, I'm quite looking forward to hearing about earlier days in ATC. There's not much about it around. :ok:

Adam
6th Jul 2013, 13:03
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Posted By kookabat

From a modern day civilian controller perspective...

From a modern day civilian controller perspective I can assure you nothing's changed in that regard!
14th Dec 2012, 00:46
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Posted By kookabat

And that's my understanding of it as well, Danny....

And that's my understanding of it as well, Danny. That, and 'keep your eyes peeled, lads'. When I first started thinking about it - the masses of aircraft, in the dark, no lights, no radios,...
13th Dec 2012, 20:25
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Posted By kookabat

And they called it the (relative) 'safety' of the...

And they called it the (relative) 'safety' of the bomber stream...
19th Oct 2012, 04:14
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Posted By kookabat

Dare I say it, the way this thread has drifted...

Dare I say it, the way this thread has drifted over the last four or five years remains one of its most outstanding attributes. Always, as Danny said, coming back to the key foundation of WWII...
3rd Oct 2012, 01:01
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Posted By kookabat

This time the whole letter has loaded (the top...

This time the whole letter has loaded (the top few paras were cut off the first time I looked at it), and I now see there's a reference to "equip yourself for your Air Force career by studying...
2nd Oct 2012, 13:18
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Posted By kookabat

Well that's just curiouser and curiouser! Thank...

Well that's just curiouser and curiouser! Thank you Pete, for that letter, and thank you Taphappy for your thoughts as well.
The wording of the letter certainly suggests that there was some sort of...
1st Oct 2012, 22:51
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Posted By kookabat

G'day Danny, Your eloquent writing connues to...

G'day Danny,
Your eloquent writing connues to evoke a fair idea of 'how it was' - really enjoying this stuff.
If I can drag you back to when you first enlisted, just for a moment... I did go back...
27th Aug 2012, 22:23
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Posted By kookabat

Fred, Words never seem enough at times like...

Fred,
Words never seem enough at times like this - but thank you. For your wartime service, for getting stuck into this thread to tell us about it, and for letting us know your latest news.Our...
29th Jul 2012, 00:59
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Posted By kookabat

Oops!

Oops! Call that a brain fart, Danny - the years should have read 1944-45. The pilot concerned (one F/L Leo McAuliffe) was in action with 222 around D-Day (indeed he's mentioned in the Austalian...
27th Jul 2012, 06:00
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Posted By kookabat

I've got the service record of a 222 Sqn pilot...

I've got the service record of a 222 Sqn pilot (Spitfires then Tempests) who spent some time between 'tours' flying for '84 Group Communications Squadron' (Treble Two being part of 84 Gp) - ORBs for...
12th Jul 2012, 06:01
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Posted By kookabat

Nope - they still need to be done. The twin...

Nope - they still need to be done. The twin turboprops belonging to the airline I used to work for would be taken off line every so often to have a compass swing carried out - if it wasn't done...
9th Jul 2012, 03:23
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Posted By kookabat

An English rear gunner of my acquaintance told me...

An English rear gunner of my acquaintance told me once that the non-swimmers were "dragged/forced" to cover the mandatory distance in the swimming test by hanging off a bamboo pole. Apparently this...
4th Jul 2012, 00:30
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Posted By kookabat

Taphappy, Please keep digressing as often as...

Taphappy,

Please keep digressing as often as you like - often these little sidelights are as interesting as the 'main' story!

Adam
28th Jun 2012, 12:21
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Posted By kookabat

Excellent advice Danny. I may have some contacts...

Excellent advice Danny. I may have some contacts up my sleeve who can get in touch with those who run the trust that now looks after the (closed) Museum - I'll flick them an email and see what I can...
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