Global Aviation Magazine : 60 Years of the Hercules
aeroid,
we must know each other if you designed that Xmas card. Have you read this thread from post 1 ? You may well be able to 'connect' with some of the others who were in at the beginning.
we must know each other if you designed that Xmas card. Have you read this thread from post 1 ? You may well be able to 'connect' with some of the others who were in at the beginning.
As smudge is on GW 1 theme here is a pic of one of our frames out in theatre in the early days.
aeroid,
the originator of this thread Coffman Starter is your man. If he can teach me how to do it he can teach anyone. Look forward to your pics and tales of the 'K'.
the originator of this thread Coffman Starter is your man. If he can teach me how to do it he can teach anyone. Look forward to your pics and tales of the 'K'.
Hi aeroid, and welcome.
The best way I've seen is to open an account with Photobucket, it's free, you then upload your pictures to that. Once uploaded it's quite simple to copy the link to the photograph and paste it in to the PPRUNE box as you compile a post. I hope that helps, I'm no expert, but someone with much more knowledge of it than me will be along soon I'm sure. You have to watch the size of the picture as if it's too large it throws all the font sizes out of kilter. Someone will know what the size limit is. Good luck, can't wait to see the pics.
Smudge
The best way I've seen is to open an account with Photobucket, it's free, you then upload your pictures to that. Once uploaded it's quite simple to copy the link to the photograph and paste it in to the PPRUNE box as you compile a post. I hope that helps, I'm no expert, but someone with much more knowledge of it than me will be along soon I'm sure. You have to watch the size of the picture as if it's too large it throws all the font sizes out of kilter. Someone will know what the size limit is. Good luck, can't wait to see the pics.
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Many thanks. As you can probably guess I have been away from the site for some time and am keen to make up for lost contacts. Happy to hear from anyone on [email protected]
aeroid,
I certainly did !
I certainly did !
With 112 views in under 24 hours, I would have thought that some, who were there, could give us some input on the vid I posted. Was that the famous AH refuel of choppers at Kuwait ?
http://youtu.be/DfFA4wSXjh4
Was it the work of the GE's as reported to me ? Whatever, at least we have a record of the work done by "the Flight" during GW1, the quality never approaches that of Chickenlovers photographs, but the sounds of No3 winding up at the beginning, the drop of the nose on the "Khe Sahn" and seeing the FARP set up again, particularly the struggle with those bloody hose reels, is great.
Smudge
http://youtu.be/DfFA4wSXjh4
Was it the work of the GE's as reported to me ? Whatever, at least we have a record of the work done by "the Flight" during GW1, the quality never approaches that of Chickenlovers photographs, but the sounds of No3 winding up at the beginning, the drop of the nose on the "Khe Sahn" and seeing the FARP set up again, particularly the struggle with those bloody hose reels, is great.
Smudge
Here's one we avoided ! Thunderstorms and the Herc do not mix unless of course you are a WX hunter. This should trigger some WX memories.
I have had an e-mail from aeroid confirming his ID and we do indeed go back a long way. Back to the Hastings in fact. He is the person wearing the hat in post #360 ! Anyone who knows him will recognise him from the pic !
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Hi Smudge
Seasons best to you - I have only had a quick chance to scan thru the video so will report back more when I've seen all of it. Its a mix of footage, much of which I haven't seen before. I don't believe the FARP footage is AH, I believe it was taken when the 'official ' return flight went in with the Big Cheese on ( PB ?)The crew look like a 47 Main Sqn crew. I went in not long after AH and I remember it being much more chaotic. I think AH was FARPing Apaches that were still fighting within sight of the airport. I am prepared to be corrected on all of this as I also went in on a Chinook and I may be confusing events. I can't see what I thought was the funniest bit of the video I remember, which was Scotty and an oppo doing an 'In the trenches' sketch giving us aircrew some fierce but fair banter
I think I have reached the limit of the pictures I'm brave enough to post but I'll see if I mellow over the festive period, but it will be 25 years soon so I'm sure I can't upset that many people...... Seasons greetings to all the fine people from my past, both posting and lurking on here.
Seasons best to you - I have only had a quick chance to scan thru the video so will report back more when I've seen all of it. Its a mix of footage, much of which I haven't seen before. I don't believe the FARP footage is AH, I believe it was taken when the 'official ' return flight went in with the Big Cheese on ( PB ?)The crew look like a 47 Main Sqn crew. I went in not long after AH and I remember it being much more chaotic. I think AH was FARPing Apaches that were still fighting within sight of the airport. I am prepared to be corrected on all of this as I also went in on a Chinook and I may be confusing events. I can't see what I thought was the funniest bit of the video I remember, which was Scotty and an oppo doing an 'In the trenches' sketch giving us aircrew some fierce but fair banter
I think I have reached the limit of the pictures I'm brave enough to post but I'll see if I mellow over the festive period, but it will be 25 years soon so I'm sure I can't upset that many people...... Seasons greetings to all the fine people from my past, both posting and lurking on here.
Chickenlover,
Thanks for that response. The GEs involved on the ground on that FARP at Kuwait certainly resemble some of the lads allocated to Victor, however I wasn't there, and accept completely that I also heard AH did a lot of Apaches. As for Scotty, check your PMs, I can offer the item you refer to, if only we could "post and be damned"
. All the best to you and yours for the festive season, I'm sure you have some quality photographs in your den, yet to be seen. Yet another "foxy" reference.
Smudge
Coff,
That photograph looks very JACIG to me. Let's see what develops.
Thanks for that response. The GEs involved on the ground on that FARP at Kuwait certainly resemble some of the lads allocated to Victor, however I wasn't there, and accept completely that I also heard AH did a lot of Apaches. As for Scotty, check your PMs, I can offer the item you refer to, if only we could "post and be damned"
. All the best to you and yours for the festive season, I'm sure you have some quality photographs in your den, yet to be seen. Yet another "foxy" reference.Smudge
Coff,
That photograph looks very JACIG to me. Let's see what develops.
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Gentlemen ...
I've made contact with our good friend Aeroid. Here is is first pic to help him get started and his stories flowing
I understand he'll pick-up in the morning to add narrative ... I'll also follow-up behind the scenes to help him become self posting
Best ...
Coff.
PS. Just moved my original post up to help Aeroid when he comes on-line
I've made contact with our good friend Aeroid. Here is is first pic to help him get started and his stories flowing
I understand he'll pick-up in the morning to add narrative ... I'll also follow-up behind the scenes to help him become self posting
Best ...
Coff.
PS. Just moved my original post up to help Aeroid when he comes on-line
Coffman
looks like a round up of the usual suspects as I recognise some of them from my Hastings tour. Most of them will have been from 36 before it disbanded to reform as the first RAF 'K' sqn. As I mentioned I ended up on 24 till it in turn disbanded to become a 'K' sqn. Both squadrons were based at Lyneham but I went to Fairford on 47 with 30 as our sister squadron.
Invitation card to the 24 squadron disbandment bash. My last Hastings trip was Luqa-Abingdon-Colerne on 22 December 1967. My last 'K' trip was to Split and back on 24 December 1996.
looks like a round up of the usual suspects as I recognise some of them from my Hastings tour. Most of them will have been from 36 before it disbanded to reform as the first RAF 'K' sqn. As I mentioned I ended up on 24 till it in turn disbanded to become a 'K' sqn. Both squadrons were based at Lyneham but I went to Fairford on 47 with 30 as our sister squadron.
Invitation card to the 24 squadron disbandment bash. My last Hastings trip was Luqa-Abingdon-Colerne on 22 December 1967. My last 'K' trip was to Split and back on 24 December 1996.
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Thanks Coff,
The photograph was of some of the first UK crews to convert on to the "new" C130k ( or the h- model to the American). The pilot/Flight Eng ground school, simulator and flying training was carried out at Sewart AFB,Tenn.and involved 10 sim trips and ten flights. Then off to Indianapolis to carry out the Alison engine makers course and finally to Marietta in Georgia to do a short differences course on our own new machine before ferrying it back to UK.
The photograph was of some of the first UK crews to convert on to the "new" C130k ( or the h- model to the American). The pilot/Flight Eng ground school, simulator and flying training was carried out at Sewart AFB,Tenn.and involved 10 sim trips and ten flights. Then off to Indianapolis to carry out the Alison engine makers course and finally to Marietta in Georgia to do a short differences course on our own new machine before ferrying it back to UK.
aeroid,
when did you do the 'nosewheel steering' course ? I can then look up in my log books to see if we flew together when you were a captain.
when did you do the 'nosewheel steering' course ? I can then look up in my log books to see if we flew together when you were a captain.