Most Memorable Vehicle
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Most Memorable Vehicle
The Telegraph is running a story about the most beautiful car of all time. It got me thinking about the types of vehicles that have been allocated to me through official channels. My most memorable was being permitted (as an acting Pilot Officer) to use the Stn Cdr's Austin 1800 to carry out a visit to the bank (for some secondary duty). What has been your most memorable vehicle from MT - home or away?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...affdrv07053100
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...affdrv07053100
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BFTS Cranwell early 1983 and we were getting too much flying so our course was told to organise an expedition.
Skiing in Scotland was organised and on the day of departure 2 of our nominated drivers pitched up at MT to collect 2 landrovers - with a big red cross on the side. The only 2 landrovers that MT had spare were both ambulances!
Skiing in Scotland was organised and on the day of departure 2 of our nominated drivers pitched up at MT to collect 2 landrovers - with a big red cross on the side. The only 2 landrovers that MT had spare were both ambulances!
Driving across Germany in something called a JU van. It was ugly, slow and handled like a barge. It also had oval brake drums (no discs) so it vibrated itself apart every time the brakes were applied. Truly memorable.
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The boss's Standard Vanguard Estate - burning up the asphalt to Bawtry to colelct the portraits of Garland and Grey and returning same to the squadron before the AOC found out. Don't think I went under 90 all the way although it would not reach the ton - an unthinkable speed in thise days.
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Ah - memories of driving a Land Rover whilst towing a 3/4 ton trailer with a water bowser in it. No-one told me that, if the bowser wasn't either brim full or empty, then the water would slosh forward when you braked, the momentum of which would propel you into the car in front...
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The St Mawgan bomb dump LWB Landrover.
Blue Lighting it to St Evil full of fireworks for the annual display. Amazing what a blue light will do
If I am allowed two vehicles, it would be 237 OCUs SWB Air Portable 14AA12.
I broke the gear lever off it whilst driving back from stores without a F600.
Blue Lighting it to St Evil full of fireworks for the annual display. Amazing what a blue light will do
If I am allowed two vehicles, it would be 237 OCUs SWB Air Portable 14AA12.
I broke the gear lever off it whilst driving back from stores without a F600.
I once had a go at driving a foam sprayer down the whole length of the runway at Manston.
Those of you who know the place will realise how long it takes at 4mph!
Those of you who know the place will realise how long it takes at 4mph!
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Come the alert the groundcrew rushed out, piled into the waggon, chief in the drivers seat starts engine and slips landrover into reverse.
Well that's what his left hand was trying to do
. Wished we could have seen it but we had already gone in the crew bus and were wondering where the groundcrew were. Eventually they joined us huffing and puffing.We never found out who done the dirty deed.
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Montego diesel staff car from Upavon MT.
Maxed out down "Turbo Hill" out of Marlborough towards Swindon, you could just touch the ton. Going the other way, you'd run out of steam at 60.
Oh to be young and stupid again!
Maxed out down "Turbo Hill" out of Marlborough towards Swindon, you could just touch the ton. Going the other way, you'd run out of steam at 60.
Oh to be young and stupid again!
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The SWB Defender that was sent out to us in Oman for Ex SAIF SAREEA II from, I believe, St Mawgan. It was about 15 years old with less than 10000 miles on it. She had obviously never left the airfield and was a gutless dog until we had ragged her across the desert for a couple of weeks, including a few point-to-points between TLZs. She got better every day until she was purring like a kitten. God bless LR.
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Nick D******r @ RAf Upavon after rolling a landrover belonging to the Gliding school on detachment in the 70's..
Punished by having to tow the gliders back to the winch over the weekend using our rover, unfortunately no one pointed out there was a speed limit and the sight of a landrover screaming across the airfield with an unmanned glider FLYING along behind it was priceless...... they didn't want him to play anymore after that.
Deicing the taxiways one night at Brize stuck on the front of a bowser with two Derwents either side of me wondering why the ice had suddenly turned black........ then realising it was sheet tarmac..... ooops
Punished by having to tow the gliders back to the winch over the weekend using our rover, unfortunately no one pointed out there was a speed limit and the sight of a landrover screaming across the airfield with an unmanned glider FLYING along behind it was priceless...... they didn't want him to play anymore after that.
Deicing the taxiways one night at Brize stuck on the front of a bowser with two Derwents either side of me wondering why the ice had suddenly turned black........ then realising it was sheet tarmac..... ooops
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Diesel Montego without power steering .... a right cow to park!
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Cyprus 1958 as a young Pilot Officer on Orderly officer Duty dismissing my driver and driving myself around Royal Air Force Episkopi in an open, battered, exhaust fumy Land Rover. That's a memory!