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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2018, 19:38
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Posted By lasernigel

Franek Thank for the video link much appreciated....

Franek Thank for the video link much appreciated. Hoping I can find his obituary somewhere.

Seems to have be blessed with the ability to survive. http://Tadeusz Turek
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2018, 19:29
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Posted By lasernigel

Franek, thanks for the link for seeing Tadeusz...

Franek, thanks for the link for seeing Tadeusz Turek. He was a really nice guy. It is a great shame that there is no more history on his RAF career or his dedication to his ATC sqn as a Wing...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2017, 21:25
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Posted By lasernigel

Not this one unfortunately. Although Uncle...

Not this one unfortunately. Although Uncle mentioned before was a pilot and my Mum's cousin was also and retired as an Air Commodore, Nigel got glasses at 12 putting his dreams as a pilot to rest....
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2017, 17:30
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Posted By lasernigel

"Tomorrow is another day." More stories from...

"Tomorrow is another day."

More stories from you all is my prize please.

Still trying to ask relatives if anyone knows where my Uncle Fred's logbook is. It will cover his training in Canada and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 22:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

Excuse my ignorance or naivety. Re the Comet...

Excuse my ignorance or naivety. Re the Comet line, I understand that these brave souls got down to Gibraltar courageously assisted by the French resistance and Spanish sympathisers. But the flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2017, 14:00
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Possibly not for this thread, but WW11 anyway. ...

Possibly not for this thread, but WW11 anyway.
Could be an interesting read...
The luckiest Lancaster: Bomber that survived 109 missions | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2017, 18:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

That's what I did on my basic electronic course...

That's what I did on my basic electronic course in the Army, though we weren't allowed to keep them. Done in a lab with high lab seats. Instructor used to run a "shock" table on the board. Injecting...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2017, 00:35
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Nice to see you again Danny 42C.

Nice to see you again Danny 42C.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2017, 19:18
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Get well soon Danny42C

Get well soon Danny42C
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2017, 22:32
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Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

Get well soon Danny.

Get well soon Danny.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2016, 15:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

After being suitably chastised about the state of...

After being suitably chastised about the state of my cooking, whilst on ATC camp at Coltishall, (we had camped out on the coast somewhere), my cooking has remarkably got to the stage of people asking...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2016, 12:23
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Must admit one of the favourite tipples in BAOR...

Must admit one of the favourite tipples in BAOR was Asbach brandy, very cheap down the NAAFI.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2016, 13:17
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

No problem Danny, never Sir though! Only made Sgt...

No problem Danny, never Sir though! Only made Sgt in the British Army and S/Sgt in the Omani Army.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2016, 11:39
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Posted By lasernigel

Danny, re your lines of the poem you thought by...

Danny, re your lines of the poem you thought by Kipling.



The original has no quote of " And come and marry me, Mary Jane."

It comes from Soldier, Soldier.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2015, 20:06
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

It went in the '80's and the boys went up to...

It went in the '80's and the boys went up to Layton Hill convent school, which is now called St.Mary's Catholic Academy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Catholic_Academy

St Joseph's...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2015, 14:02
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

I wasn't born until '53 Danny. But Holy Joe's was...

I wasn't born until '53 Danny. But Holy Joe's was still open into the 1960's until the nonsense of comprehensives came in.
Wing Commander Tuarek was still OC of the ATC sqn into the '70's in...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2015, 21:37
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Just a note about those brave Polish flyers. I...

Just a note about those brave Polish flyers. I was in the ATC in Blackpool, the school Sqn was 2454, though the band was 2354 based in a building in the roughest council estate in Blackpool, Grange...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2015, 12:10
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Whilst in the Army 71-84, none of our radios...

Whilst in the Army 71-84, none of our radios either on tanks or support vehicles had this facility. Neither did the Sioux or Scout helicopters.
Maybe the Russkies already knew!:eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2015, 07:49
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Would love to know as a guy with Electronics...

Would love to know as a guy with Electronics training, what exactly did " Switch for destruction of R-3003 radio did"? Short out something?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2015, 19:03
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

psaulm71 My Dad was an airframe fitter with...

psaulm71

My Dad was an airframe fitter with 78 sqn when they were based in Kabrit and Heliopolis towards the end of the war. Think he went out in '44. Will put some piccies up when I get home....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2014, 18:07
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

It has been wonderful to read the stories from...

It has been wonderful to read the stories from Cliff and Regle. Now we have had Danny's great input along with others.
A new chapter begins, agree totally with the addition of the word "after".
...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2014, 21:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

Thanks Brian 48Nav.:ok: 42 Sqn disbanded recently...

Thanks Brian 48Nav.:ok: 42 Sqn disbanded recently they had Nimrods.

My Dad said he was on IIC's on the fateful day bombing some bridge.

On the bucket list to visit his grave. His Father and...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2014, 23:09
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

My Uncle Fred was shot down on the 21st October...

My Uncle Fred was shot down on the 21st October 1944. Know he is buried now in Taukkyan war cemetery. They didn't find his body until 1956.
He was with 42 Sqn but can't get on the RAF website link...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2013, 07:22
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Keep the stories coming Danny, so enjoyable. ...

Keep the stories coming Danny, so enjoyable.

I remember those bikes vividly, mainly for the same reason as Chugalug.
My Uncle had a butchers shop in Blackpool. I started at an early age gutting...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2013, 23:46
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By lasernigel

Geriaviator, brilliant the innocence of a child's...

Geriaviator, brilliant the innocence of a child's curiosity can be so funny at times.:ok:
Talking to my eldest daughter the other day, and she remembers as a child being in Kuwait, when I was posted...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2013, 15:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

"Holy Joes" as it was affectionately known in the...

"Holy Joes" as it was affectionately known in the '60's. Always the odd scrap between us lowly people at Claremont Sec Mod.:ok:

A school Sqn formed at our school as well (2454), that was run by a...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2013, 09:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

Sorry Danny 42C, slightly off thread again. I...

Sorry Danny 42C, slightly off thread again.
I was in the ATC living in Blackpool as a kid, I went to school with a lot of first generation Polish kids. The band Sqn 2354 based at Layton was run by a...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2012, 11:53
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

My Dad got invalided out in 1946 via Weeton after...

My Dad got invalided out in 1946 via Weeton after his Egypt stint from '44. He joined in '41. Caught a severe case of dysentery.
After marriage moved to Southport where I was born.
He had a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2012, 07:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

A Happy belated Birthday greeting to you Danny. ...

A Happy belated Birthday greeting to you Danny.
I'm all sure we want to hear more stories from you for years to come.:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2012, 11:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

Danny, pleased to say that the last time I went...

Danny, pleased to say that the last time I went to Pondicherry a few years ago, all the streets still have French names and the police still wear a gendarmes hat. It still is a quaint place.:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2012, 11:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

It has truly been wonderful to see what went on...

It has truly been wonderful to see what went on "behind the scenes" and your careers in the War and hopefully what you did later.

Danny42C, I was hoping you were going to stay on a bit in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2012, 00:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

Danny42C, thanks for starting to share your...

Danny42C, thanks for starting to share your adventures with us, it gives an insight to those courageous young lads who gave their all for our country. My Dad's cousin "Uncle Fred", went through the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2010, 21:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

God Bless Regle your stories to us all were...

God Bless Regle your stories to us all were amazing. May you still soar up into the heights.:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2009, 13:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,842,121
Posted By lasernigel

Angels I have been in contact with Regle, as my...

Angels I have been in contact with Regle, as my Uncle Fred was a Blackpool lad and I thought he might have remembered him from 177 ATC sqn at Squires gate.
He did join up as a pilot and did his...
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