The ONE piece of kit..
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From: Tennessee - Smoky Mountains
In defence of wearing S10s after leaving, I can say with absolute confidence that keeping the smell of cat diarrhoea out of one's nostrils while cleaning it up must have been one of the original design goals of this masterpiece in rubber.
Remnants of CS is far preferable to the stench of feline doings.
Remnants of CS is far preferable to the stench of feline doings.
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From: The bar of Mumbles rugby club
Moving the thread away from this slightly disturbing tangent
Does anyone want a set of No 1s for a tall, slim(ish
) bloke? I kept everything and it's the only thing I haven't sold yet. You'd be amazed at some of the crap people will buy at car boot sales!
Does anyone want a set of No 1s for a tall, slim(ish
) bloke? I kept everything and it's the only thing I haven't sold yet. You'd be amazed at some of the crap people will buy at car boot sales!
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From: @exRAF_Al
An Aircrew watch and a pair of Aircrew cold weather trousers. Now what would a rockape need those for?
Avoid imitations
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Oh yes... I've still got my brand new nav bag. In its polythene bag. Off the Atlantic Conveyor.
(I would like two thousand, four hundred and twelve other offences taken into consideration).
The Conveyor was rumoured to have sunk in port, rather than enemy action, due to being massively overloaded with all the kit the RAF supply system was short of. Best excuse since WW2; not including that bent stores bloke at Odiham.
(I would like two thousand, four hundred and twelve other offences taken into consideration).
The Conveyor was rumoured to have sunk in port, rather than enemy action, due to being massively overloaded with all the kit the RAF supply system was short of. Best excuse since WW2; not including that bent stores bloke at Odiham.
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From: with the wife
The Atlantic Conveyor was a god-send not only to the stackers; a lot of inventory holders must have been looking to the skies and saying 'thank you'.
ST, correct me if I am wrong, but that bent stores bloke, who created a drought of flying clothing, also pillaged all the other stores at Odiham, although he didn't need a key to the back door because he volunteered for duty stacker at weekends and grants and therefore had the keys to the front door - and nobody bothered to ask why he was so keen!!.
Don't know if he was involved in the scam at Odiham involving National Carriers and washing machines.
ST, correct me if I am wrong, but that bent stores bloke, who created a drought of flying clothing, also pillaged all the other stores at Odiham, although he didn't need a key to the back door because he volunteered for duty stacker at weekends and grants and therefore had the keys to the front door - and nobody bothered to ask why he was so keen!!.
Don't know if he was involved in the scam at Odiham involving National Carriers and washing machines.
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From: Scotland
For those like me who get a perverse pleasure from roaming sleet-sodden Scottish hillsides, the headover is the 'nicked' bit of kit that was ordained by God to be the favourite.
It is such a versatile item for regulating body temperature that I sometimes wonder if one could be stark-b0ll0ck naked save for the headover and still be roastie-toastie.
It is such a versatile item for regulating body temperature that I sometimes wonder if one could be stark-b0ll0ck naked save for the headover and still be roastie-toastie.
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From: Detroit MI
The picture of the watch reminded me of a funny. The old watches were de riguer when I was issued mine. When those nice new ones with the "kewl" looking dials and timers on it came out a mate, (Richie R who I recently heard had died), decided he wanted one and he had heard that they had some in stores in Belize. So off he went only to be told that he can't exchange his old one because it wasn't broken, (I got the same response when I tried it on). So he came back to the Swamp and later that evening, (beer might have been involved but my memory is unclear), after throwing it around the room, stamping on it, hitting it with rocks from the garden etc. etc. etc. he decided that he could break it by putting it in the Swamp blender. In it went, on went the blender and the watch promptly flew, through the side of the blender, across the room in absolutely pristine condition bar a couple of slashes in the strap. Watch 1, Blender 0!!!
Not to be outdone Richie decides to wait until a different storeman is on duty and try to sweet talk him into making the exchange. Off he goes to stores and finds a new victim. Richie was quite the charmer and often got his way by the simple application of a nice line of patter. Off he goes giving it his best holding the old watch on it's brown strap in his hand. The stacker is utterly unimpressed with Richies patter and tells him that he can't exchange it because it isn't broken.
This puts Richie in an, (unusually for him), major sense of humor failure and he holds the strap by the end and smashes the watch down on the counter... Well... Remember those metal angle iron things that they used to put along the edge of the counters in stores? He hit the glass directly on that and cracked it. He looked at it, looked at the stacker and said "There, it's F$cking broken now!!!"...
Result...
Back on topic:
Compo Can opener... A set of Mess tins made in 1948 - soon to be antiques and therefore worth buckets of cash I'm sure...
and one of the old style Aircrew Survival Knives, (with an actual point and blade), that I use all the time in my workshop... You'd be surprised what you can do with that old thing... 
Not to be outdone Richie decides to wait until a different storeman is on duty and try to sweet talk him into making the exchange. Off he goes to stores and finds a new victim. Richie was quite the charmer and often got his way by the simple application of a nice line of patter. Off he goes giving it his best holding the old watch on it's brown strap in his hand. The stacker is utterly unimpressed with Richies patter and tells him that he can't exchange it because it isn't broken.
This puts Richie in an, (unusually for him), major sense of humor failure and he holds the strap by the end and smashes the watch down on the counter... Well... Remember those metal angle iron things that they used to put along the edge of the counters in stores? He hit the glass directly on that and cracked it. He looked at it, looked at the stacker and said "There, it's F$cking broken now!!!"...
Result...
Back on topic:
Compo Can opener... A set of Mess tins made in 1948 - soon to be antiques and therefore worth buckets of cash I'm sure...
and one of the old style Aircrew Survival Knives, (with an actual point and blade), that I use all the time in my workshop... You'd be surprised what you can do with that old thing...
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From: Warboys
I managed to keep my DPM 2 Piece Flying suit, although the trousers seem to have shrunk considerably after 18 years in the loft
I still use my Flying boots for GA flying, and somewhere I have a brand new pair of flying gloves, if only I could find them. My Chinagraph lead ran out when I was flying last weekend!
Had to return my Mickey Mouse watch, but got to keep the sunglasses and pen-knife (go figure)
Still use the Big Blue Holdalls for family trips to the coast, (carried a Motorbike engine in one once as well) they have retained the same colour as they were after spending about 12 hours hosing them down out the back of the AAITC block at Finningley to get rid of the 'newness'
I still use my Flying boots for GA flying, and somewhere I have a brand new pair of flying gloves, if only I could find them. My Chinagraph lead ran out when I was flying last weekend!
Had to return my Mickey Mouse watch, but got to keep the sunglasses and pen-knife (go figure)
Still use the Big Blue Holdalls for family trips to the coast, (carried a Motorbike engine in one once as well) they have retained the same colour as they were after spending about 12 hours hosing them down out the back of the AAITC block at Finningley to get rid of the 'newness'
Avoid imitations
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Wessexboy,
Aha! I've been waiting for an opportunity like this for years! I think now's the time to put one on Ebay
My Chinagraph lead ran out when I was flying last weekend!
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From: Between the woods and the water
My favourite piece of kit has/had to be the black stockings (not tights) when worn by the prettier Wrens. Even if the boat-race isn't perfect, a good pair of pins in black stockings is a very pleasant sight.
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From: dark side off the sea!!
i have manged before i left to get some new MK3 cold wether flying jacket if anybody needs one let me know. but the best bit off kit has to be watch they keep crap time but do look good!!