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A couple of mine from Brunty
Originally Posted by Wander00
WIWOLs - any excuse! But nice pics - who were the good looking guys in the advertisement - when was that from?
Says who they are in the text of the advertisement. Flt Lt Martin Jones and Fg Off Richard Manning (and my eyesight wasn't good enough to let me GD(P)).
Image title says advert is from 1973. The Engineer is Fg Off Peter? Challens and the Fighter Controller is Fg Off Mike Good.
Image title says advert is from 1973. The Engineer is Fg Off Peter? Challens and the Fighter Controller is Fg Off Mike Good.
Aah, thanks - on my laptop came up as dark blue on light blue and in the bright sunlight we are enjoying (briefly, I expect) just a bit difficult to read. Appreciated
First met RM in Oman 82-84, then saw him again on an Air Ambo visit to Linton circa 2007. Some people just can't give up this flying lark, eh? 
Hope the following isn't too risqué.
When I joined BEA in 1973 and flew Viscounts at Glasgow, one of the pilots was Jock Sneddon, ex Lightnings.
He'd a tale of, upon receiving his posting, 'phoning to enquire of a colleague already on type what performance he might expect.
Jock's account went along the lines of:
"I asked him whit it was like and he said; Well, you line it up, shove it intae reheat an' the first thing that happens is yer foreskin hits ye in the face; by the time ye claw it doon again yer passin' ten thousand feet in the climb!"
When I joined BEA in 1973 and flew Viscounts at Glasgow, one of the pilots was Jock Sneddon, ex Lightnings.
He'd a tale of, upon receiving his posting, 'phoning to enquire of a colleague already on type what performance he might expect.
Jock's account went along the lines of:
"I asked him whit it was like and he said; Well, you line it up, shove it intae reheat an' the first thing that happens is yer foreskin hits ye in the face; by the time ye claw it doon again yer passin' ten thousand feet in the climb!"
And then there's the legendary remark after flying a single-seater, FMk1, for the first time (no T-birds had yet been built) to the question "how was it?"
"Well, I was ahead of it the whole time until brakes release"
"Well, I was ahead of it the whole time until brakes release"
OK, my first go at adding photo’s to text and I have had the slides for quite some time so please be gentle with me!
Back in the late 60’s 390 MU spent a lot of time at Tengah splitting 74 Squadron Lightnings into Airfix like components.
This was so the bolts holding the two wings together could be PRC’d to stop fuel leaks as I remember. Hours – well a week or more – of endless fun. We did a good job, as did those who did the Bruntingthorpe Lightnings with not one drip tray in sight – so far!
But this is how I remember them – even the ones at Tabuk!
On the MU I also remember spending some time replacing burnt wiring on the spine after Avpin fires – which were clear and smokeless as I remember and difficult to spot until it was too late!
Back in the late 60’s 390 MU spent a lot of time at Tengah splitting 74 Squadron Lightnings into Airfix like components.
This was so the bolts holding the two wings together could be PRC’d to stop fuel leaks as I remember. Hours – well a week or more – of endless fun. We did a good job, as did those who did the Bruntingthorpe Lightnings with not one drip tray in sight – so far!
But this is how I remember them – even the ones at Tabuk!
On the MU I also remember spending some time replacing burnt wiring on the spine after Avpin fires – which were clear and smokeless as I remember and difficult to spot until it was too late!
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A friend of mine out at Aldergrove had been a liney at Binbrook and got a jolly in a T4 at Akrotiri. Pilot says do you want a long trip or a short trip.
The short trip sounds fun sir.
Landed after 8 minutes on reserves but I think he would be smiling.
Have a great day on the golf course sir.
Jon
The short trip sounds fun sir.
Landed after 8 minutes on reserves but I think he would be smiling.
Have a great day on the golf course sir.
Jon
