Ascoteers ?
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Mole man,
What C130s ???? Respect indeed. It's the Ascot call sign that pulls all sorts together I think. I regularly have a beer or three with an ex VC10 GE and we both feel that we are bonded by the Ascot call sign. I have a good friend who has been an extended tour Herk GE and also a Tristar GE, again Ascot hangs it together. I have many ex Aircrew who I count as good mates from the Ascot world, I can't say that for my former life as, ground crew on 56 Lightning Squadron, MEAF Bomber wing or various other flying units I worked with/for. Something about the Ascot fleet that was all inclusive, very friendly and certainly gave me the best years of my 30 years served.
What C130s ???? Respect indeed. It's the Ascot call sign that pulls all sorts together I think. I regularly have a beer or three with an ex VC10 GE and we both feel that we are bonded by the Ascot call sign. I have a good friend who has been an extended tour Herk GE and also a Tristar GE, again Ascot hangs it together. I have many ex Aircrew who I count as good mates from the Ascot world, I can't say that for my former life as, ground crew on 56 Lightning Squadron, MEAF Bomber wing or various other flying units I worked with/for. Something about the Ascot fleet that was all inclusive, very friendly and certainly gave me the best years of my 30 years served.
Thankyou Sparkie and all other "flightwatch" operators! Great service over 30 odd years of HF use. Had some great help with operational comms at very long range and always had a flightdeck giggle at "standby while I swing my aerial". However, most appreciated were possibly the private phone patches from a long way away. I am certain I had calls from the S.Atlantic to UK and a long way N,S,E and W on regular basis and, my phone bills proved it!
Seriously, there was a flightsafety side and, the lifeline of HF comm when, literally, 1000 miles from a usable airfield was worth all the effort! Great help from lots of agencies, Portishead (porpoisehead), Falcon Bahrain etc, etc. On the less long-range side, the North Atlantic would often impress with great service from Gander, Shanwick, New York and Santa Maria. I apologise for when my technique might have been lacking but, I did my best as a user!
OAP
Seriously, there was a flightsafety side and, the lifeline of HF comm when, literally, 1000 miles from a usable airfield was worth all the effort! Great help from lots of agencies, Portishead (porpoisehead), Falcon Bahrain etc, etc. On the less long-range side, the North Atlantic would often impress with great service from Gander, Shanwick, New York and Santa Maria. I apologise for when my technique might have been lacking but, I did my best as a user!
OAP
M.Libby Esq
As one who spent to many hours down the back of Albert over two tours as a G/e ( 6 years the first and another four after being resurrected when the Gulf fracas took place ), I saw the mention of the above personage and wonder if anyone remembers the M Libby memorial posing mirror we arranged for in the accommodation in Riyadh during the 1st Gulf war. When Mick joined us in the compound he was astounded that we did not have a full length mirror in our rooms, so as a matter of priority, we arranged for the accommodation manager to find and install one to the satisfaction of the sainted one. Happy memories, along with London water, Caribbean water, Russian water all being shipped into Saudi from Bahrain!
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Gopher
Well, the waters were well and truly sampled. I'm sure we shared a drop or two. I'm thinking that compound was some of the best down route accomodation I ever experienced. I do remember Libby's mirror. If you think about it, it was nice of him to join us for a while, he was used to more "up market" stuff.
Smudge
Well, the waters were well and truly sampled. I'm sure we shared a drop or two. I'm thinking that compound was some of the best down route accomodation I ever experienced. I do remember Libby's mirror. If you think about it, it was nice of him to join us for a while, he was used to more "up market" stuff.
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Onceapilot glad to be of service, much enjoyed working H/F SSB although having joined as a wireless op in the early 60's, morse was always my favourite. Later on once the Brittania, Hasting and Beverley's were gone we only had the Shack and Nimrod to ''practice'' with
mind you when we suggested change to c/w in bad QRM there tended to be a reluctance to use the key
Hey ho many moons ago, now its all computer managed. Such is progress
mind you when we suggested change to c/w in bad QRM there tended to be a reluctance to use the keyHey ho many moons ago, now its all computer managed. Such is progress
