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Fret not Argo. Bear in mind that the size of the odd one's brain reflects the size of his aircraft's range, endurance and weapon capability. I would, however, make allowance for the vast majority. 
newt,
As ever, calm down old chap
newt,
As ever, calm down old chap
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And if Lightning pilots are too big-headed..........
As if......
Never flew the thing, but flew with it on MFF
CAP during the odd ADEX. Get on CAP, twice round the pattern and the man-in-the-rocket is Bingo and RTB....
Didn't Lightning calls go something like "Tally....Contact....More help....Fox 1 (oh really?)....Chicken....RTB"
More WIWOL banter much needed to liven things up!
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"Didn't Lightning calls go something like "Tally....Contact....More help....Fox 1 (oh really?)....Chicken....RTB"
Beags old chap, do sharpen up....
More like:
" judy, splash, ready for split"
Or, in the case of the ancient AI23B radar with unknown target heading:
smash it to the edge, sneak it down the side, lose it off the bottom, full burner turn in hopefully the correct direction, and never see it again!
"more help" was for the weenies!
Beags old chap, do sharpen up....
More like:
" judy, splash, ready for split"
Or, in the case of the ancient AI23B radar with unknown target heading:
smash it to the edge, sneak it down the side, lose it off the bottom, full burner turn in hopefully the correct direction, and never see it again!
"more help" was for the weenies!
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I must admit, I find myself in total agreement with LM over his wish to amend the thread title to deter imposters....
With LM having made 22 posts out of the current 64, could I possibly suggest...
"Lightning Mate's bumper thread of self importance (No imposters allowed)"
Flipflopman
With LM having made 22 posts out of the current 64, could I possibly suggest...
"Lightning Mate's bumper thread of self importance (No imposters allowed)"
Flipflopman
Lightning Mate, aahh memories of MPC.
The photo #66 (one which I took earlier), was Jack downing a high flying Jindivik, followed by a 23 Sqn warp 9 reheat fly-past over the FTS/MPC and a pull up to trail level; at which time calling 2 mins to break.
May have been the same detachment when ‘boy flyer’ and instructor decided to abandon a Gnat in the circuit – complained about having no elevator control; blogs and co strapping in for a live firing thought ‘silly place to practice parachuting’.
Unmanned Gnat dutifully circled the airfield while everyone else left the scene; the ensuing ATC silence was broken by ‘Scruff’ who stated that he had the warhead round – “lets go and get it”.
The Gnat crashed (without further aid) on the beach behind MPC; the locals petitioned Station Commander to remove ejection seats in training aircraft.
The photo #66 (one which I took earlier), was Jack downing a high flying Jindivik, followed by a 23 Sqn warp 9 reheat fly-past over the FTS/MPC and a pull up to trail level; at which time calling 2 mins to break.
May have been the same detachment when ‘boy flyer’ and instructor decided to abandon a Gnat in the circuit – complained about having no elevator control; blogs and co strapping in for a live firing thought ‘silly place to practice parachuting’.
Unmanned Gnat dutifully circled the airfield while everyone else left the scene; the ensuing ATC silence was broken by ‘Scruff’ who stated that he had the warhead round – “lets go and get it”.
The Gnat crashed (without further aid) on the beach behind MPC; the locals petitioned Station Commander to remove ejection seats in training aircraft.
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PE 3721,
Got you in one. PM if you wish.
Poor old Scruph. Went to the big hangar in the sky not very long ago.
So, everyone else - wanna try winding me up more?......
Got you in one. PM if you wish.
Poor old Scruph. Went to the big hangar in the sky not very long ago.
So, everyone else - wanna try winding me up more?......
...warp 9 reheat fly-past over the FTS/MPC and a pull up to trail level...
Then WHOOM.....WHOOM......WHOOM........WHOOOOOM as a 4-ship of Lightnings going home from MPC wired the cr@p out of the Mess, then pulled up and headed East. Stn Cdr 'Tojo' was up on his feet and out of the door to find a phone with a face like a beetroot. And How We Laughed - all except the poor Bucc Nav giving his spiel.
I'm not sure if it was on that occasion or a later one when the no.4 got a bit stretched and kept the burners in for a tad too long, then dropped a boom over Caergolliwog....
Be aware Beagle.
Fast jet bomber crews lurk here on this very thread! Might even be the ones who gave that snoring brief in the officers Mess in 1975!!
At least we could go supersonic even without the reheat!
The rest of my post is
Fast jet bomber crews lurk here on this very thread! Might even be the ones who gave that snoring brief in the officers Mess in 1975!!
At least we could go supersonic even without the reheat!
The rest of my post is
Well, the brief wasn't given by Jindabyne as he was a Valley QFI at the time - and the nav wasn't 'foldie' as I know he was both elsewhere at the time and would have given a much livelier brief...
newt - are you the WIWOL who taught in the Bucc sim in 1976-7 ish at HappyHonington and later went to ba?
newt - are you the WIWOL who taught in the Bucc sim in 1976-7 ish at Happy
Honington and later went to ba?
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For BEagle ...
It's a cold, wet & windy day down here, so I was delighted to read about that revolutionary piece of kit, the "phone with a face like a beetroot" ...
Feel much better now, fit enough to agree with my huskies that it's time they took Old Two-Legs out ...
Merrily yours,
Jig Peter
Feel much better now, fit enough to agree with my huskies that it's time they took Old Two-Legs out ...
Merrily yours,
Jig Peter
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AOC kindly took this into consideration and reduced the subsequent punishment!
He thought I was paying a mortgage and reduced the fine from £50 to 30. In fact we were in a hiring not our own house
.Farns
BTW CAF exchange RA was other part of pair
he ended up at Manston for the night.
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Gainesy - tragic news
Very sad, both obviously for the individual involved and their family & friends but also for the vintage fast jet movement as a whole
Very sad, both obviously for the individual involved and their family & friends but also for the vintage fast jet movement as a whole
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Indeed so, I have a name but not certain if its been officially released yet, so keeping schtum for now. I don't think the guy is ex-RAF but ex-SAAF Mirage IIIs, not even sure of that so I'll stop waffling.
Begining to sound like Hyd probs.
Begining to sound like Hyd probs.
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At least we could go supersonic even without the reheat!
So could the Victor, Newt, and it was neither built like a brick s**thouse, nor looked like one!
So could the Victor, Newt, and it was neither built like a brick s**thouse, nor looked like one!
