I know the Jaguar had the thrust of an asthmatic leafblower
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Wasn't Ray, was it Bob?
He had an interesting last Jag trip as well I do believe, Sooties and DF's had problems with an electrical generation snag on his stead all that day and one of the sooties in jest said prior to Ray walking "That jet has been a complete b****, I hope it burns". Unfortunately for Ray, alternator played up on the threshold, then decided to go bang, catching fire in the process. Fire crews put the blaze out quickly without major damage to the aircraft. Ray however, having jumped out of the aircraft in the middle of a dark airfield (NVG sortie), broke his ankles on landing..
He had an interesting last Jag trip as well I do believe, Sooties and DF's had problems with an electrical generation snag on his stead all that day and one of the sooties in jest said prior to Ray walking "That jet has been a complete b****, I hope it burns". Unfortunately for Ray, alternator played up on the threshold, then decided to go bang, catching fire in the process. Fire crews put the blaze out quickly without major damage to the aircraft. Ray however, having jumped out of the aircraft in the middle of a dark airfield (NVG sortie), broke his ankles on landing..
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THE Jaguar Squadron
Ahhh yes - the mighty Jaguar.
Great aircraft, great people!
I recall Air Tragic at LBH used to call the Well border post to make sure the traffic lights on the Venlo-Njimegen road were set at Red. It was so our Jags could take off to the West without worrying about high sided vehicles crossing their path on "climb out". (Allegedly)
II(AC) Sqn - (There were other Jaguar Squadrons, I believe, but they were clearly of no consequence) - has regular all rank reunions and there are several Jagcentric FB pages. Links to most of them can be found via the `overarching` (A 90s staff work buzzword for you youngsters) web site at:
II(AC) Association Index Page
and, if you would like to read of the premier Jag unit between 76 to 79 try:
ShineyTwoJag
Great aircraft, great people!
I recall Air Tragic at LBH used to call the Well border post to make sure the traffic lights on the Venlo-Njimegen road were set at Red. It was so our Jags could take off to the West without worrying about high sided vehicles crossing their path on "climb out". (Allegedly)
II(AC) Sqn - (There were other Jaguar Squadrons, I believe, but they were clearly of no consequence) - has regular all rank reunions and there are several Jagcentric FB pages. Links to most of them can be found via the `overarching` (A 90s staff work buzzword for you youngsters) web site at:
II(AC) Association Index Page
and, if you would like to read of the premier Jag unit between 76 to 79 try:
ShineyTwoJag
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1(F) Sqn ????
I think I've heard of them
Were they the ones flying balloons when 3(F) were flying aeroplanes? Tertius Primus Erit, and all that.
Thread creep, I know, but as one of the few who flew both Harrier and Jaguar, maybe I'm allowed.
I think I've heard of them
Were they the ones flying balloons when 3(F) were flying aeroplanes? Tertius Primus Erit, and all that.
Thread creep, I know, but as one of the few who flew both Harrier and Jaguar, maybe I'm allowed.
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I suppose going from hovering in a Harrier to a Jaguar was very similar...
2 Sqn Jags? Wasn't that the place where the armourers didn't have a lot to do?
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2 Sqn Jags? Wasn't that the place where the armourers didn't have a lot to do?
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but as one of the few who flew both Harrier and Jaguar
especially a light GR3 on a nice cold winter's day
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but as one of the few who flew both Harrier and Jaguar
I, too, would love to fly either again!
especially a light GR3 on a nice cold winter's day
But no more........
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Blimey,
That would apply to both GR3s...
One would have some nice avionics mind, the other was stone age..
Worked on both too mind, nasty heat shields in the canoe tells you which one was my least favourite.
That would apply to both GR3s...
One would have some nice avionics mind, the other was stone age..Worked on both too mind, nasty heat shields in the canoe tells you which one was my least favourite.
Al
Not Ray. It was RCS. I do remember Ray's hurdling event though. Apparently he nearly got run over by the ambulance since the airfield was 'Bruno' at the time.
BV
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Thanks Bob, It's amazing what the Kiwis got up to... RCS was the last producer of a CAT 3 to a Jag when he flew the Boss's kite through a flock of gulls 4 weeks before Colt closed. The Head Up video of a dozen + gulls realising that 14 tonnes of tactical bomber was about to spoil their day was different. I ended up as liasion with RSS to get it fixed before a road move would have been the order of the day.
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1 ?
...Continuous operational service? 
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Yes - The first 3 RFC squadrons - 1912.
I was once sat next to a Sapper at a "Joint dining in" in an RAF Mess when the port was winging its way towards me. Said Sapper placed the decanter firmly on the table & slid it to me.
When asked why he had broken with the tradition in "our" mess - he very pointedly reminded all that would listen of the events in 1912 when the Engineers formed the first 3 RFC squadrons
Fair enough, I guess!
I was once sat next to a Sapper at a "Joint dining in" in an RAF Mess when the port was winging its way towards me. Said Sapper placed the decanter firmly on the table & slid it to me.
When asked why he had broken with the tradition in "our" mess - he very pointedly reminded all that would listen of the events in 1912 when the Engineers formed the first 3 RFC squadrons
Fair enough, I guess!
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Number 6....
Wrong Oldmansquipper..
2 doesn't hold the record of Continious service.. Yet..
No 6 Sqn RFC and RAF . 31 Jan 1914 - 31 May 2007 = 93 years 4 months.
No 2 Sqn RAF.............. 1 Feb 1920 - 31 Jan 2013 = 93 years.
2 doesn't hold the record of Continious service.. Yet..
No 6 Sqn RFC and RAF . 31 Jan 1914 - 31 May 2007 = 93 years 4 months.
No 2 Sqn RAF.............. 1 Feb 1920 - 31 Jan 2013 = 93 years.
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Oldmansquipper - Indeed.
The RE gave birth to several new fangled inventions in the Army.
Speaking as a Scaley, my own Corps being one of them. Our mess kit and lanyard habits being all but identical. Not to mention the port.
The RE gave birth to several new fangled inventions in the Army.
Speaking as a Scaley, my own Corps being one of them. Our mess kit and lanyard habits being all but identical. Not to mention the port.
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I've been quietly waiting for someone else to post this, but as we are on page 3 and still no appearance here goes,
(as told to me by a Tornado Jengo in the '90s)
"flying a Jaguar is a bit like having a w@@k,
It is quite good fun, but you don't tell your friends about it........."
Cheers!
(as told to me by a Tornado Jengo in the '90s)
"flying a Jaguar is a bit like having a w@@k,
It is quite good fun, but you don't tell your friends about it........."
Cheers!