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When I was at RAF Finnington (near Donchester) 115 Sqn were known as the 115th Tactical Flight Checking Sqn; sometimes, if feeling punchy, they flew slightly above the glideslope!
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Baffy - as well as being known (to themselves) as Saints, the rest of the Laarbruch wing knew 16 as STAINS - an anagram of Saints of course and standing for STuffed Again IN Salmond (the Salmond trophy was the RAFG inter-sqn bombing comp IIRC).
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The staish asked OC EES for 1 one page precis. OC EES passed it on to OC CIS Eng. Neither understood a word of it. It was lal very well writing - Base Systems Architecture (BSA) - but never explaine dwhat BSA was not provided enough context for the average pilot
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Originally Posted by Radar Riser
"Right, if you're not flying or in the sim, I want you on the sqn in the afternoon aswell as the morning" OC 206, who shares the same name as a Formula 1 racing team.
"Right, if you're not flying or in the sim, I want you on the sqn in the afternoon aswell as the morning" OC 206, who shares the same name as a Formula 1 racing team.
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Hows that 8-5 mon to friday job by the way? LOL
He throws the bait and waits...
Last edited by Spiro; 9th Sep 2006 at 02:37. Reason: Typo, 2.5 years should have read 3.5 years
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That was 10 years ago. Has either reached his level of incompetence or retired - or both.
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I seem to recall sharing the ACMI pan in Deci in the late '80s with 228 OCU, who insisted on decorating the famous wall with pictures of Claude, the Gay Scarab Beetle.
Also, TWCU used to attract titles such as Trans-World Cock Ups and Tornado Washing and Cleaning Unit.
Lastly, the engineers on 27 at Marham in the early '80s went through a period of referring to the Sqn as 'Tenko' because it was run by Tojo and you couldn't get out.
Also, TWCU used to attract titles such as Trans-World Cock Ups and Tornado Washing and Cleaning Unit.
Lastly, the engineers on 27 at Marham in the early '80s went through a period of referring to the Sqn as 'Tenko' because it was run by Tojo and you couldn't get out.
Last edited by engoal; 4th Sep 2006 at 21:27. Reason: Remembered something else!
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I actually though 120 was the Hetero Sqn as 201 had a certain young Queen, 206 had a slightly older one whereas 'Rent-Boy' technically was just regarded as a 'sexual-deviant'............
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I do remember a stroppy Jock getting upset when his garden was re arranged to follow the roof, whatever happened to the yellow duster rollnecks.
Still wear mine with pride (no Splitter, that's WITH not AT Pride!!!)
Did anyone ever paint the 201 float pink or rainbow coloured or did I just dream it?!!
I was on the mighty 120 at the time and nearly crashed my car into the boss's office on my way to work when I saw the CXXTS...there's a few aerial pics of it knocking around and even in the newer pics you could still make out the TS.......Juliet Echo...not there's a naughty boy!! Spank him Yupp...oops
Still wear mine with pride (no Splitter, that's WITH not AT Pride!!!)
Did anyone ever paint the 201 float pink or rainbow coloured or did I just dream it?!!
I was on the mighty 120 at the time and nearly crashed my car into the boss's office on my way to work when I saw the CXXTS...there's a few aerial pics of it knocking around and even in the newer pics you could still make out the TS.......Juliet Echo...not there's a naughty boy!! Spank him Yupp...oops