You've been ZAPPED
One of the best ever would have been the RAAF Roullettes, who left their zap on the base of a sports trophy, which was then held aloft on international TV for all to see, by the winning team. Alzheimer's has robbed me of which trophy, but it was only a year or so ago.
My best would have been the RAF Whirlwind after the 1973 International SAR Competition. On the known fact that most helicopter drivers don't look under their machine, "FLY NAVY" was proudly flown by the RAF over central London the morning after the party, leading two USAF Huskies. Made the front page of the Express
My best would have been the RAF Whirlwind after the 1973 International SAR Competition. On the known fact that most helicopter drivers don't look under their machine, "FLY NAVY" was proudly flown by the RAF over central London the morning after the party, leading two USAF Huskies. Made the front page of the Express
Can't claim the credit, but one of the best I saw was on 120 Sqn's roof. They had their number in Roman numerals in yellow on the green sqn roof. CXX, it read. One morning when we turned up to work someone had painted, very neatly, "TS" on the end. Naturally an aerial photo was taken before OC120 got it removed!
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Germaneee
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Queens Flight Walter Wessex. Went down like the Hindenberg with the little man up front.
In the same vein as the Eastenders till, the till in the Cabin in Corrie had a dayglo frog and Maple zap for quite a few years.
In the same vein as the Eastenders till, the till in the Cabin in Corrie had a dayglo frog and Maple zap for quite a few years.
lazy fairweather PPRuNer
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Forres,Scotland
Posts: 218
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
you know who you are!
An entire Tucano, Alconbury airshow 199X.
Said Tucano Pilot had the rank stupidity to pick on our lead dry at the meet and greet party (not too bright seeing as the entire crew were present at the time and possesed an Australian rules footballer on exchange). Anyway, ten rolls of zaps initially intended for joe public strangely found their way onto his aircraft on the last evening.
I would however like to stress that such behaviour was restricted to us non-commossioned oiks and that the crew AEO was most definitely NOT present. That photograph of him merrily sticking his share of zaps across the fuselage is a cruel fabrication!
Also, the low overshoot and flyby at his home plate as he was getting out of his aircraft in front of an irate SengO was pure coincidence.
Said Tucano Pilot had the rank stupidity to pick on our lead dry at the meet and greet party (not too bright seeing as the entire crew were present at the time and possesed an Australian rules footballer on exchange). Anyway, ten rolls of zaps initially intended for joe public strangely found their way onto his aircraft on the last evening.
I would however like to stress that such behaviour was restricted to us non-commossioned oiks and that the crew AEO was most definitely NOT present. That photograph of him merrily sticking his share of zaps across the fuselage is a cruel fabrication!
Also, the low overshoot and flyby at his home plate as he was getting out of his aircraft in front of an irate SengO was pure coincidence.
Avoid imitations
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Posts: 14,580
Received 438 Likes
on
231 Posts
Fearn Britten's bottom. 
It would need a much bigger sticker these days....too many pies.
It would need a much bigger sticker these days....too many pies.
Another splendid zap was on 899NAS' Sea Vixen 124, whilst ashore at RAAF Pearce, Western Australia.
124 then finished the commission as the one and only RAF Vixen, including flights over most of SE Asia, NZ, Middle East and finally home to Yeovilton, all with RAAF roundels
Picture here.
124 then finished the commission as the one and only RAF Vixen, including flights over most of SE Asia, NZ, Middle East and finally home to Yeovilton, all with RAAF roundels
Picture here.
Last edited by John Eacott; 24th Jan 2004 at 16:30.
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: edinburgh
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
seem to recall a few years ago an ANG f-16 in the states nightstopped,cant remember where but when said "topgun" went back out the following day the machine had been repainted with the host squadrons unit markings!
More reminders came back, not wanting to hijack the thread, but!
Ark put into Valetta Harbour around 1973 or 74, with a USMC F4 that was very reluctant to go back to Forrestal. Since Mintoff had recently kicked out the USN, the F4 was stowed in the lower hangar, in amongst the Buccs, for the first few days whilst various visitors were on board. It was then put into the F4K's in the upper hangar, and worked on in more ways than one.
Came time for ground runs, and the US markings were covered in brown paper, and it sat resplendant amongst all the 892 F4K's, with a shiny new paint job on the fin.
Eventually made it back to the USA with an 892 fin, and it was the bosses aircraft
Ark put into Valetta Harbour around 1973 or 74, with a USMC F4 that was very reluctant to go back to Forrestal. Since Mintoff had recently kicked out the USN, the F4 was stowed in the lower hangar, in amongst the Buccs, for the first few days whilst various visitors were on board. It was then put into the F4K's in the upper hangar, and worked on in more ways than one.
Came time for ground runs, and the US markings were covered in brown paper, and it sat resplendant amongst all the 892 F4K's, with a shiny new paint job on the fin.
Eventually made it back to the USA with an 892 fin, and it was the bosses aircraft
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 154
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Cunning Artificer
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The spiritual home of DeHavilland
Age: 76
Posts: 3,127
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Got an Aussie Canberra staging through on its way to Manila with the customary ball and chain on the kangaroo's leg. He must have wondered where that came from in a place like this! They painted it out while in Manila so I got it again on the way back.
That guy on page one who zapped a pair of 205 Shacks was on dangerous ground. Shack people were generally a bunch of comedians and 205 especially were not a crowd to mess about with.
That guy on page one who zapped a pair of 205 Shacks was on dangerous ground. Shack people were generally a bunch of comedians and 205 especially were not a crowd to mess about with.
Just a numbered other
When my course was going through Leeming (oh God! it was 25 years ago this month!) we crept out at dead of night to zap the entire Reds (Gnats then) with FLY NAVY stickers.
They were due to perform, for the Queen Mum I think, later that day.
We got the message at Topcliffe that the humourless turds were unimpressed by our actions which 'could have resulted in an accident', as all the stickers were placed in front of the left intake duct.
Reckon they were most embarrassed by not finding them until it almost made them late on show.
Anyway, we returned from Tp in time to watch them taxy out past our flight line. Navy studes lined up to wave them off with various body parts, and as the last turned rear end on to us - up went the revs, and out came a cloud of red diesel 'smoke', which at that distance was still mostly liquid. 86 course's ovies (and especially Churchley's bunny suit (only bloke daft enough to wear one) were a funny shade of greeny-pink for the rest of the course, and for some way into 705. Oh how we laughed whilst choking on the stuff.
Nice one Reds
edited to place commas where they make sense
They were due to perform, for the Queen Mum I think, later that day.
We got the message at Topcliffe that the humourless turds were unimpressed by our actions which 'could have resulted in an accident', as all the stickers were placed in front of the left intake duct.
Reckon they were most embarrassed by not finding them until it almost made them late on show.
Anyway, we returned from Tp in time to watch them taxy out past our flight line. Navy studes lined up to wave them off with various body parts, and as the last turned rear end on to us - up went the revs, and out came a cloud of red diesel 'smoke', which at that distance was still mostly liquid. 86 course's ovies (and especially Churchley's bunny suit (only bloke daft enough to wear one) were a funny shade of greeny-pink for the rest of the course, and for some way into 705. Oh how we laughed whilst choking on the stuff.
Nice one Reds
edited to place commas where they make sense
Katie 'what's her name' off Blue Peter (the one with the lisssssp), mid-late 90s, had a penchant for Red 5 me thinks, just prior to stating in some glossy that she doesn't believe in sex before marriage...doesn't say much for Red 5s attempts does it.
During Mildenhall airshow festivities, I wonder if Red 5 ever did come across the zap.
Like the story goes: It may be slow but Albert is always there first!!
During Mildenhall airshow festivities, I wonder if Red 5 ever did come across the zap.
Like the story goes: It may be slow but Albert is always there first!!
58 Squadron Owl
Back in '70, I saw a photo of a 58 Sqdn. Canberra which had the Owl on a branch squadron crest on the fin replaced by TIGGER sitting on the branch with a fat belly and feathers drifting down from his mouth. One side of the fin had his front view and the other side, his rear view. Apparently it was done by a Walt Disney cartoonist doing his conscritpion/national service. The aircraft had been attending a multinational photo recce competition somewhere.
I seems that the squadron SengO had a total sense of humour failure and ordered it repainted ASAP.
CC
Back in '70, I saw a photo of a 58 Sqdn. Canberra which had the Owl on a branch squadron crest on the fin replaced by TIGGER sitting on the branch with a fat belly and feathers drifting down from his mouth. One side of the fin had his front view and the other side, his rear view. Apparently it was done by a Walt Disney cartoonist doing his conscritpion/national service. The aircraft had been attending a multinational photo recce competition somewhere.
I seems that the squadron SengO had a total sense of humour failure and ordered it repainted ASAP.
CC
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Brunei
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
There is a 72 Sqn zap on the underside of a wing of one of his majesty's lovely shiny PC7's here in Brunei. Still wasn't removed after the latest annual maintenance. Obviously I havn't noticed it or pointed it out to the gingers. Luckily not from the Aldergrove era (I was a Tiger GRRRRRRRRRR) but alot more recent. I know who you are....good luck at Valley.
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Continent
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Space Shuttle Columbia
I seem to recall that on display at RNZAF Wigram 2 Mess Bar there was a zap from 883 course (or similar) hermetically sealed in plastic with a letter from NASA confirming that it had flown in the space shuttle Challenger. This would probably be the record for distance/altitude/expense, unless a zap has gone on a deep space probe (which I doubt!).
It was there hanging up in the bar in 1985 and 1986, but after the sad demise of said space shuttle (April 1986) it mysteriously vanished.
Probably something else those 2 miserable barmen skimmed from that place...
Gidday all fellow 885 and 1285 cadets
Crash
It was there hanging up in the bar in 1985 and 1986, but after the sad demise of said space shuttle (April 1986) it mysteriously vanished.
Probably something else those 2 miserable barmen skimmed from that place...
Gidday all fellow 885 and 1285 cadets
Crash
Avoid imitations
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Posts: 14,580
Received 438 Likes
on
231 Posts
European Crash,
Well now you mention it........ I heard of a WRAF girl who had a zap cunningly placed on her "Deep Space Probe".
Very embarrassed she was, as she thought no-one knew she had one.
Well now you mention it........ I heard of a WRAF girl who had a zap cunningly placed on her "Deep Space Probe".
Very embarrassed she was, as she thought no-one knew she had one.
Red On, Green On
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Between the woods and the water
Age: 24
Posts: 6,487
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Anyway, we returned from Tp in time to watch them taxy out past our flight line. Navy studes lined up to wave them off with various body parts, and as the last turned rear end on to us - up went the revs, and out came a cloud of red diesel 'smoke', which at that distance was still mostly liquid. 86 course's ovies (and especially Churchley's bunny suit (only bloke daft enough to wear one) were a funny shade of greeny-pink for the rest of the course, and for some way into 705. Oh how we laughed whilst choking on the stuff.