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was away from home, that is! A memorable welcome at St Dizier and night in Paris attests to that.
Was that the same weekend that the P&O ferry rolled over? Most of us went to see the French beat Scotland at rugby - when we got back to the jets on Monday morning the score was stencil on the noses of all four jets (24-22 or similar IIRC)
Was that the same weekend that the P&O ferry rolled over? Most of us went to see the French beat Scotland at rugby - when we got back to the jets on Monday morning the score was stencil on the noses of all four jets (24-22 or similar IIRC)
Was that the same weekend that the P&O ferry rolled over? Most of us went to see the French beat Scotland at rugby - when we got back to the jets on Monday morning the score was stencil on the noses of all four jets (24-22 or similar IIRC)
Correcto - that was the weekend. The jets were all stencilled on the nose with: France 28, Ecosse 22.
Match was 7 March 1987.
Do you remember Spanky on the train into Paris to the French officers' Club? Then a party on the Sunday night in one of the French guy's country house - beautiful women, gee I wish I could have spoken French.
Correcto - that was the weekend. The jets were all stencilled on the nose with: France 28, Ecosse 22.
Match was 7 March 1987.
Do you remember Spanky on the train into Paris to the French officers' Club? Then a party on the Sunday night in one of the French guy's country house - beautiful women, gee I wish I could have spoken French.
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I recall an IOT student called K****t, arranged for his brother to bring his Jaguar to Salibury Plain at the end of an exercise at I think Camp 2. We are all on the hill above a battalion DZ when this Jaguar comes smoking down the DZ and up over the hill at the end at something like 50ft. "Did you see that?" says the Wing Commander Cadets. What was that says DDIOT (Bobbie Robson - fantastic DDIOT)
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Those really were the days:
Panning for gold
Iddy Hill's wonky eye alcohol thermometer
Duk foiled into thinking Bells was a single malt
Getting a soaking in the Shakleton starting game
Bill (dont call me Bertie) Aspinall's radio controlled beach ball
The yank's sports car with a stick top for a gear stick
Falling off the mess roof and surviving!
The bothy bar
Total plus & Chips from Dougies
Doctoring Froggies respirator on Taceval
Putting the extra door on the Karsy in the blackout
and most of all, being a 22 yo Jaguar pilot privileged to be there.
Good wishes everyone
KMB01
Panning for gold
Iddy Hill's wonky eye alcohol thermometer
Duk foiled into thinking Bells was a single malt
Getting a soaking in the Shakleton starting game
Bill (dont call me Bertie) Aspinall's radio controlled beach ball
The yank's sports car with a stick top for a gear stick
Falling off the mess roof and surviving!
The bothy bar
Total plus & Chips from Dougies
Doctoring Froggies respirator on Taceval
Putting the extra door on the Karsy in the blackout
and most of all, being a 22 yo Jaguar pilot privileged to be there.
Good wishes everyone
KMB01
LOL Kemble. Had forgotten.
You hiding behind bertie at medium level, and being told off for doing so!!! I then got told off for laughing!
Turn about port GO!!
Happy days
You hiding behind bertie at medium level, and being told off for doing so!!! I then got told off for laughing!
Turn about port GO!!
Happy days
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The Squadron Formally Known As....
Even in the mid-nineties when the Sqn Boss tried to remove all reference to 226 OCU from the Ground Equipment, those dyed in the wool devotees on the Sqn would refer to 16(R) as the Sqn formally known as 226 OCU! Happy days even then Kemble. 
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KMB01:
You were getting on a bit! I was still only 21 when I got to Bruggen
Bbadanov:
I reckon I flew you home from that St Dizier trip then! (which was my penultimate trip on the jet before I was posted to the Tonka - almost my last trip on the jet and my first with a Nav in the boot, always assuming I've id'd you correctly!)
You were getting on a bit! I was still only 21 when I got to Bruggen
Bbadanov:
I reckon I flew you home from that St Dizier trip then! (which was my penultimate trip on the jet before I was posted to the Tonka - almost my last trip on the jet and my first with a Nav in the boot, always assuming I've id'd you correctly!)
I reckon I flew you home from that St Dizier trip then!
The best to me was when the Harriers were over from germany, 1981 or 1982.
"Is that your aircraft on my line"
"Yes were still planning"
"Well shift them!! I need to get mine out"
Harrier mate slammed door and rang germany.
I went to stand in office for yet another telling off.
Idy did weather check and we launched. The Harriers went home complaining about Tain and FRA's.
"Is that your aircraft on my line"
"Yes were still planning"
"Well shift them!! I need to get mine out"
Harrier mate slammed door and rang germany.
I went to stand in office for yet another telling off.
Idy did weather check and we launched. The Harriers went home complaining about Tain and FRA's.
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Bbadanov:
<Had flown over with OC226>
Yep, and the 'about to be a Flt Cdr' was in my boot on the outbound and swapped with you so he could do his back seat check with the Boss on the way home. Happy days!
<Had flown over with OC226>
Yep, and the 'about to be a Flt Cdr' was in my boot on the outbound and swapped with you so he could do his back seat check with the Boss on the way home. Happy days!
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Oh, guys. What can I say. Personal opinion only, but I always took my hat off to you all. You were always my favourite of all the bomber pukes.
Which one of you was that I was doing 1v1 DACT against in an F4 over moon country when you departed your jet? Watching you spin I asked if you wanted to knock it off and you replied, "Nope, just completing my spin recovery drill". And then carried on with the fight. Deepest respect!
Which one of you was that I was doing 1v1 DACT against in an F4 over moon country when you departed your jet? Watching you spin I asked if you wanted to knock it off and you replied, "Nope, just completing my spin recovery drill". And then carried on with the fight. Deepest respect!
60024: Happy days!
A few days before that Paris weekend, I was in the 237 crewroom and answered the phone. It was Spanky, who asked "Want to come over to Paris for the weekend?"
As OC 237 was in the crewroom, I asked "Hey boss, can I go with 226 to Paris for the weekend?". OC237 (the man with "a passion for flying") snapped back: "No, of course you can't!!".
I replied to Spanky: "Sure mate, Boss says it's ok!"
What a life...tell 'em today, and they won't believe it!