Flt Lt David Morgan, Lt Cdr RN?
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Buggeur! I was in the UK in May, and could have bought one, but now I'm having great difficulty with Amazon as any attempt to proceed seems to fail.I will persist! I wonder of Wa-erstones have a mail order section?
Buggeur again; they're linked to Amazon; same problem!
Buggeur again; they're linked to Amazon; same problem!
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Me too; already sounds a very honest read.
My Dad - also still with us - was a Seafire eng. fitter then ended up as chargehand on SHAR development jets & others from Dunsfold - would be a laugh if he worked on both Mr.Morgan's a/c !
My Dad - also still with us - was a Seafire eng. fitter then ended up as chargehand on SHAR development jets & others from Dunsfold - would be a laugh if he worked on both Mr.Morgan's a/c !
No, having read Sharkey's , I could quite honestly say it's not woth a Punt or 1.4 euros (or whaever a Punt is worth now). I would say it's value is approx what it's worth as recycling material.
However, I'm more than happy to pay the asking price for Moggy's memoirs. I saw what my Virgin pension is worth after some fairly considerable contributions on my part. You deserve it mate!
However, I'm more than happy to pay the asking price for Moggy's memoirs. I saw what my Virgin pension is worth after some fairly considerable contributions on my part. You deserve it mate!
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I had the pleasure of flying with Dave Morgan (F/L) on Wessex in '71. We had to 'leave' an underslung trailer on the edge of Porton Down - I wonder if it is still there?. An excellent chap to fly with.
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Re: Sharkey's book
The long river company seem to think it's an ideal book to purchase at the same time as David Morgan's!
Shall put DM's on my birthday shopping list.
The long river company seem to think it's an ideal book to purchase at the same time as David Morgan's!
Shall put DM's on my birthday shopping list.
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Hi Mog
Great to see a thread dedicated to a great guy. I was fortunate enough to serve on Hermes with Dave and on subsequent squadrons. Even crew chiefed for him during his airshow days. I especially remember him coming in for a Short Rolling Landing at Biggleswade and disapearing into a cloud of grass cuttings (got the photo). I was one of the guys who fixed the hole in his tail fin, put there by triple AAA, on the very first attack on Stanley Airport.
Keep up the good work with the Yaks and hope to see you at Compton Abbass when I return from the States soon. BJ
PS will buy the book soonest. It can't do anything but knock spot's of Sharky's BS
Sharmine
Keep up the good work with the Yaks and hope to see you at Compton Abbass when I return from the States soon.
BJPS will buy the book soonest. It can't do anything but knock spot's of Sharky's BS
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Hehehe .. Just bought DM's book from my local Waterstones - surprised to find it (mistakenly) in the fiction section and not military history! I'm sure it's anything but fiction going by this thread! Hohum 
Mine arrived yesterday from BigRiver via the Vulcan to the sky on-line webshop - so the retailer's commission went towards getting 558 airborne again.
Top read, Mog!
Regarding PTSD, it seemed to me after GW1 that the best thing to do was to get back into the 'peacetime' job asap, and then go on leave once back in the 'normal' environment - I'd been a 'reinforcement' VC10 captain, wrested from my cosy UAS existence teaching some excellent people how to have fun when flying. So after flying the jet home from KKIA via a very heavy session in Palermo and a 4-ship beat up at Brize (the buggers at Abingdon wouldn't even allow a flypast....) then begging a lift to pick up my car from the other side of the aerodrome, I unpacked, then went back to the UAS the following day. Did a GH trip and a FAT, then back into the swing of things. So it was that on 22 Feb 91 I'd flown 2 x Op trips, both were 4+ hours supporting Buccs and Tornados - but on 22 Mar 91 it was 4 x 'dog trips - Air Experience, SCT Descending 2 and GH with Boss Hog, then GH/Sector Recce with one stude (now a top Chinnie mate) and Circuit consol with another (became a RM officer). A good transition to normailty - but the odd noise now and again still sounds like the Scud alarm even after 15 years.
Top read, Mog!
Regarding PTSD, it seemed to me after GW1 that the best thing to do was to get back into the 'peacetime' job asap, and then go on leave once back in the 'normal' environment - I'd been a 'reinforcement' VC10 captain, wrested from my cosy UAS existence teaching some excellent people how to have fun when flying. So after flying the jet home from KKIA via a very heavy session in Palermo and a 4-ship beat up at Brize (the buggers at Abingdon wouldn't even allow a flypast....) then begging a lift to pick up my car from the other side of the aerodrome, I unpacked, then went back to the UAS the following day. Did a GH trip and a FAT, then back into the swing of things. So it was that on 22 Feb 91 I'd flown 2 x Op trips, both were 4+ hours supporting Buccs and Tornados - but on 22 Mar 91 it was 4 x 'dog trips - Air Experience, SCT Descending 2 and GH with Boss Hog, then GH/Sector Recce with one stude (now a top Chinnie mate) and Circuit consol with another (became a RM officer). A good transition to normailty - but the odd noise now and again still sounds like the Scud alarm even after 15 years.
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I got a copy today from amazon will be waiting til my hoilday in Sept to read it.
Sharkys book I read years ago and enjoyed, OK so the guy likes rattling political cages, he got the job done and earned a few bob with his book I can't fault him.
Sharkys book I read years ago and enjoyed, OK so the guy likes rattling political cages, he got the job done and earned a few bob with his book I can't fault him.
Ward's book has soft, absorbent pages. So it does at least have one use....
Enduring research in Phoenix, Too Sanh or Noo Yark? YGBSM - couldn't imagine anything less appealing.
Enduring research in Phoenix, Too Sanh or Noo Yark? YGBSM - couldn't imagine anything less appealing.
Suspicion breeds confidence
Sharkey's ego does tend to get in the way of what is an otherwise good book and I still enjoy reading it. I have just ordered David Morgan's and I'm looking forward to hearing a balanced perspective from the 800 side.
Also Amazon are offering that plus XM607 for £20. Not bad.
Am thinking about writing a book about my own FI experiences likely to be called "Carrying the boss's briefcase"
Also Amazon are offering that plus XM607 for £20. Not bad.
Am thinking about writing a book about my own FI experiences likely to be called "Carrying the boss's briefcase"
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Hi Mogwi,
Tis many years since we last met, but if you'd like to rectify the situation, how about displaying your Yak at Shuttleworth. If you're interested, send me a PM,
VBW,
A
Tis many years since we last met, but if you'd like to rectify the situation, how about displaying your Yak at Shuttleworth. If you're interested, send me a PM,
VBW,
A