Apocryphal Tales
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During the mid 60s, a new No.1, known as the T63 was introduced for ORs.
It cost £7+, a lot more than the quarterly Clothing Allowance. If your allowance went to Zero, you made up the differencce from your pay.
By the early 60's surely recruits were issued with them?
LB - Bob was a star, especially considering his tour started with the death of his new Son in Law in the Hyde Park bombing.
Yes, I knew him at Guetersloh, 19 I think, and Pete Naz was the other Flight Commander. Good customers, usually gave feedback even if I was right with the contrail forecasts. Which was not often, but that's another story ............
I had to do the annual inspection of Binbrook Met Office just after the Hyde Park bomb and a good WingCo Ops tipped me off before I made the mandatory office visit to Stn Cdr.
Dreadful wicked business.
Yes, I knew him at Guetersloh, 19 I think, and Pete Naz was the other Flight Commander. Good customers, usually gave feedback even if I was right with the contrail forecasts. Which was not often, but that's another story ............
I had to do the annual inspection of Binbrook Met Office just after the Hyde Park bomb and a good WingCo Ops tipped me off before I made the mandatory office visit to Stn Cdr.
Dreadful wicked business.
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A rifle is aimed. Cow stands up, interested. Crack!
At Yatesbury the 25 yard Rifle Range was alongside a field, containing cows!
A class of Boy Entrants were having Range Practice.
One Boy, swings trusty Lee Enfield to point at cow. Bang! Cow drops dead and Boy carried on shooting at target.
Cow leaps into air, all 4 hooves jerk 90 degrees to starboard. Thud. Cow works, cow stops working
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It was the latter, civvies from Peterborough.
The guards were not used because the Station Commander said something about..."I'm not having some airman shooting up my airfield."
Yes that was it.
The farmer and his son dragged the cow (with our help) up the ramp and took it away, so no free beef was obtained.
I remember the son put his finger into the bullet hole, (much to our astonishment) and said "Look 'ere faaaaaather," Roight in 'is brains."
Fond memories!
The guards were not used because the Station Commander said something about..."I'm not having some airman shooting up my airfield."
Yes that was it.
The farmer and his son dragged the cow (with our help) up the ramp and took it away, so no free beef was obtained.
I remember the son put his finger into the bullet hole, (much to our astonishment) and said "Look 'ere faaaaaather," Roight in 'is brains."
Fond memories!
Police sniper team as in RAF Police, or civilian police?
If the latter, what was wrong with the SLRs in the armoury?
If the latter, what was wrong with the SLRs in the armoury?
Result
7 personnel in hospital with gunshot wounds
8 passing civilians similar
16 sheep dead
22 Squirrels
1 Car property of Staish looking like swiss cheese
1 Bank held up
19 windows
22 aircraft shot (not even airborne)
and
1 Cow who got tired of the noise and wandered off for some quiet.
The guards were not used because the Station Commander said something about..."I'm not having some airman shooting up my airfield."
I was at Wyton until Summer 93, but don't recall the cow incident. Staish left a couple of weeks after me, so must have been the "new" team. bit hard on the cow though, and no doubt the farmer was compensated.
I remember the son put his finger into the bullet hole, (much to our astonishment) and said "Look 'ere faaaaaather," Roight in 'is brains."
Brains and the Plod....definitely mutually exclusive concepts!
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Sounds like a load of Bullocks to me! (or perhaps OC block had called for a Bull Night).
Edited to add.... perhaps the Canberra pilot had asked for a Steer?
Edited to add.... perhaps the Canberra pilot had asked for a Steer?
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20 SLRs? Sounds a bit overkill, and as you say, prone to a cock-up of titanic proportions.
Give one SLR and a mag to a RockApe Cpl or Scuffer (unless there are any real soldiers on the camp) and have at it. I just think it a bit embarrassing for the Armed Forces to have to call in civvy coppers to shoot a cow. Certainly on a full-size unit with plenty of small arms and ammunition.
Actually, scrub the Scuffer. He'd probably use his pistol and just get the cow very angry.
Give one SLR and a mag to a RockApe Cpl or Scuffer (unless there are any real soldiers on the camp) and have at it. I just think it a bit embarrassing for the Armed Forces to have to call in civvy coppers to shoot a cow. Certainly on a full-size unit with plenty of small arms and ammunition.
Actually, scrub the Scuffer. He'd probably use his pistol and just get the cow very angry.
(a bear of little brain)
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Ok, RN rather than aviation related (although it does have a bit of aviation content), told to me by a mate who was an ex-Killick stoker.
Anyway his frigate was on a visit to the USA. After the ship had docked they needed to go to the bank to get some cash, to pay the crew. Quite a lot of cash in fact - 250k or so, lots back then in the late 70s. So the captains secretary phones up the local police to ask for an escort, "can't help you buddy, very busy day but where you're going be careful, it's bad there".
So arrangements were made for an armed guard, and off they set in the ships hire car. Very shortly after the secretary walked into the bank flanked by a couple of sailors carrying sten guns the local police did find cars to check out the 'robbery occurring'. Apparently though they never checked the car so the CPO sat quietly in the back with a bren gun on his lap went unnoticed.
(The story did include the ships Lynx with the required missiles following the car to the bank, 'just in case', but I don't think that was true. Honest I don't).
Anyway his frigate was on a visit to the USA. After the ship had docked they needed to go to the bank to get some cash, to pay the crew. Quite a lot of cash in fact - 250k or so, lots back then in the late 70s. So the captains secretary phones up the local police to ask for an escort, "can't help you buddy, very busy day but where you're going be careful, it's bad there".
So arrangements were made for an armed guard, and off they set in the ships hire car. Very shortly after the secretary walked into the bank flanked by a couple of sailors carrying sten guns the local police did find cars to check out the 'robbery occurring'. Apparently though they never checked the car so the CPO sat quietly in the back with a bren gun on his lap went unnoticed.
(The story did include the ships Lynx with the required missiles following the car to the bank, 'just in case', but I don't think that was true. Honest I don't).
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To shoot or not to shoot the cow?
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Some very cheesy jokes re those Wyton memories....very nice!
But I swear it all happened, just like I saw it.
I think the the best come back someone offered on hearing this was...."You should have put out a CALF Amendment."
But I swear it all happened, just like I saw it.
I think the the best come back someone offered on hearing this was...."You should have put out a CALF Amendment."
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Shamelessly stolen from Arrse:
RSM is in his office eating a packet of jelly babies. He finds them not up to the usual standard, so jails them.
Provost sergeant goes and collects the jelly babies, and takes them back to his guardroom. Finds it funny, kicks back in his office and eats the jelly babies.
RSM visits guardroom sometime later to check on the situation, and Provo confesses he ate the jelly babies.
RSM jails Provo for eating the prisoners.
RSM is in his office eating a packet of jelly babies. He finds them not up to the usual standard, so jails them.
Provost sergeant goes and collects the jelly babies, and takes them back to his guardroom. Finds it funny, kicks back in his office and eats the jelly babies.
RSM visits guardroom sometime later to check on the situation, and Provo confesses he ate the jelly babies.
RSM jails Provo for eating the prisoners.