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Thank goodness for navs, as us pilots tend to have both (or, given the average cockpit ergonomics, all three) hands full most of the time.
Thank goodness for navs, as us pilots tend to have both (or, given the average cockpit ergonomics, all three) hands full most of the time.
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Indian Ocean 1980 at the height of the Tehran hostage crisis. USN had to make sure we were friendly!
Eng is stuck into Playboy whilst the Nav dreams of where we are.
The boss takes a nap - well the Indian Ocean is a big place!
The most important piece of airmanship is to know where it's coldest to chill the beer - (strictly to be drunk after arrival - not before!).
Eng is stuck into Playboy whilst the Nav dreams of where we are.
The boss takes a nap - well the Indian Ocean is a big place!
The most important piece of airmanship is to know where it's coldest to chill the beer - (strictly to be drunk after arrival - not before!).
Three above, crap quality but dated from 1962-ish. Guesses as to locations welcomed ... but no prizes!!
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NDW,
I have posted this link before and I know that it is video, not a photo, but if you have not seen it you might enjoy it:
PS. Sadly I have to admit that it was not me in the cockpit, but it was my camera. However, I do have a video of me on my Tonka back seat trip
I have posted this link before and I know that it is video, not a photo, but if you have not seen it you might enjoy it:
PS. Sadly I have to admit that it was not me in the cockpit, but it was my camera. However, I do have a video of me on my Tonka back seat trip
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Blimey, you even got Betty out to see who was making all the noise, nice to see 14 in there, and 31? There used to be a sample of the 31 roundel flash painted on the wall in the ASF hangar at Bruggen where they were working out the design before the squadron formed.
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Thanks for those. Lovely pics. I had the honour to serve on 27 Sqn Tornado in the late eighties and 27 Sqn Chinook a decade later. How many can say that?
I also have a huge and superb picture of a 27 Sqn Tornado flying over the Malaysian Jungle, taken in the eighties, hanging in my study. Any chance you were in that aircraft??
Thanks for those. Lovely pics. I had the honour to serve on 27 Sqn Tornado in the late eighties and 27 Sqn Chinook a decade later. How many can say that?
I also have a huge and superb picture of a 27 Sqn Tornado flying over the Malaysian Jungle, taken in the eighties, hanging in my study. Any chance you were in that aircraft??
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It was 14 Sqn that was in charge of that whole Queens Birthday flypast. However, we used every serviceable jet at Bruggen to achieve it. I was on 14 at the time and it was bloody good fun
I was also on 31 Sqn Designate when we first formed with the Tornados at Bruggen back in 84. Before we had any jets (or aircrew) we had two rooms in ASF (one for us and one for the SEngO) where we unofficially formed the Sqn and started to cut out dayglo for the tool boards. That is why there is a painting of the original 31 Sqn flash there. The biggest problem was making sure that it was designed and fitted without painting over the side pitot probes
Gp Capt Joe Simm (then Stn Cdr) flew our first jet in and we made our initial home sharing with 20 Sqn Jags in the south west corner. That site eventually became 9 Sqn and we moved to our proper home in the North West corner; the nicest HAS site at Bruggen and fortunately very close to the Fear Dry Inn on 431 MU.
It was 14 Sqn that was in charge of that whole Queens Birthday flypast. However, we used every serviceable jet at Bruggen to achieve it. I was on 14 at the time and it was bloody good fun
I was also on 31 Sqn Designate when we first formed with the Tornados at Bruggen back in 84. Before we had any jets (or aircrew) we had two rooms in ASF (one for us and one for the SEngO) where we unofficially formed the Sqn and started to cut out dayglo for the tool boards. That is why there is a painting of the original 31 Sqn flash there. The biggest problem was making sure that it was designed and fitted without painting over the side pitot probes
Gp Capt Joe Simm (then Stn Cdr) flew our first jet in and we made our initial home sharing with 20 Sqn Jags in the south west corner. That site eventually became 9 Sqn and we moved to our proper home in the North West corner; the nicest HAS site at Bruggen and fortunately very close to the Fear Dry Inn on 431 MU.
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Srennaps,
I cannot remember you forming on 20 Sqn jags site and believe me I was one of the last, I watched the Squadron stand down parade through the fence of QRA and we remained on QRA after the Squadron had officially gone, I then moved over to 14 jags which was a far superior Jag Sqn in every way and form.. I then at the end of my tour had several weeks at 431 MU eng bay as they had a shuffle about to see the jag squadron strengths sorted until their disbandment....
First and last time I ever strayed from first line and it was dire... It taught me never get posted to a bay.... And bar those couple of weeks I never did.
I did look at your flash design...... And to be honest thought it was very stumpy and needed stretching with the tail of it redoing..... Sorry, but I did, couldn't believe it when everyone else seemed to adopt it.
BTW if you look at the 14 association website, I'm on the Gib Jag Picture, the lack of a 20 one tells you something
I cannot remember you forming on 20 Sqn jags site and believe me I was one of the last, I watched the Squadron stand down parade through the fence of QRA and we remained on QRA after the Squadron had officially gone, I then moved over to 14 jags which was a far superior Jag Sqn in every way and form.. I then at the end of my tour had several weeks at 431 MU eng bay as they had a shuffle about to see the jag squadron strengths sorted until their disbandment....
First and last time I ever strayed from first line and it was dire... It taught me never get posted to a bay.... And bar those couple of weeks I never did.
I did look at your flash design...... And to be honest thought it was very stumpy and needed stretching with the tail of it redoing..... Sorry, but I did, couldn't believe it when everyone else seemed to adopt it.
BTW if you look at the 14 association website, I'm on the Gib Jag Picture, the lack of a 20 one tells you something
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Trust me, we did form on 20 Sqn jags. There was an Indian Jengo on one shift and a Pakistani Jengo on the other shift. Jeff Field was the WO and he transferred to us (31) along with some rigga Chief but I can’t remember his name. Also a sooty Cpl, Mick Berryman joined us, cracking lad. If I remember rightly the reason you carried on QRA, even after you disbanded, was because “we” were not ready. I also went to the 14 Sqn Jag final bash. I’m sure we must have been in the same room getting pi$$ed at some point. Great days
Pinkfin,
Wow! It is a great pic. Sadly I missed that detachment because I was posted to a Rolls Royce Project Team. To be honest I was gutted as I lived in Malaysia as a kid. I take it you remember Tojo??
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Same one, top bloke
Trust me, we did form on 20 Sqn jags. There was an Indian Jengo on one shift and a Pakistani Jengo on the other shift. Jeff Field was the WO and he transferred to us (31) along with some rigga Chief but I can’t remember his name. Also a sooty Cpl, Mick Berryman joined us, cracking lad. If I remember rightly the reason you carried on QRA, even after you disbanded, was because “we” were not ready. I also went to the 14 Sqn Jag final bash. I’m sure we must have been in the same room getting pi$$ed at some point. Great days
Pinkfin,
Wow! It is a great pic. Sadly I missed that detachment because I was posted to a Rolls Royce Project Team. To be honest I was gutted as I lived in Malaysia as a kid. I take it you remember Tojo??
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Pinkfin,
I have just taken a photo of the photo hanging in my study of the Tornado flying over the Malaysian Jungle. One of yours??
DSC_3613 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
PS, any idea how i get the pictures to show here??
I have just taken a photo of the photo hanging in my study of the Tornado flying over the Malaysian Jungle. One of yours??
DSC_3613 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
PS, any idea how i get the pictures to show here??
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Srennaps,
The Jengo was Indian, the Sengo was Pakistani or Indian and if I remember a lower caste than the Jengo that cause friction. The Jengo who was a nice guy and wore a Turban until his father died, then came in one morning sans turban with a short back and sides ( was a promise to his father to maintain it whilst he was alive )
They were great on exercise and I felt sorry for them as neither could eat Bacon and as the breakfast was beans, compo sausage, egg and Bacon with fried bread, they tended to give it away, bet their cholesterol count was better..
Jeff Fields replaced WO Robinson that if memory had a relapse and had a certificate to say he was erm sane.
Sadly I had departed before the 14 Sqn disbandment piss up, which rankles, as did missing the end of my tour on it.
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The Jengo was Indian, the Sengo was Pakistani or Indian and if I remember a lower caste than the Jengo that cause friction. The Jengo who was a nice guy and wore a Turban until his father died, then came in one morning sans turban with a short back and sides ( was a promise to his father to maintain it whilst he was alive )
They were great on exercise and I felt sorry for them as neither could eat Bacon and as the breakfast was beans, compo sausage, egg and Bacon with fried bread, they tended to give it away, bet their cholesterol count was better..
Jeff Fields replaced WO Robinson that if memory had a relapse and had a certificate to say he was erm sane.
Sadly I had departed before the 14 Sqn disbandment piss up, which rankles, as did missing the end of my tour on it.
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Forgot to add, compo sausage.........drool
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