Where I spent my younger years and the area I spent it

Because he was a much misunderstood leader, and was around before Pontius even started basic training. The "handle" comes from one person's description of me as "mildly eccentric" and the fact that one of my previous jobs was with a company that featured a star in its logo and callsign.

54Phan
 

It covers my year of birth (1954, btw) and nicely ties in with my favourITE * jet and one of its many operating units.

(Colour me chastened!)

Well....My father used to talk about the very large scavenging birds that always used to circle over Crater Camp in Aden, searching for rubbish, He was stationed there during his National Service in the late 1940s.

In the 1990s, I was a SAR helicopter pilot in the Far East (using the PRuNe name SARboy back then). Once, during a night Casevac, flight I hit one of these "****e Hawks; so big it blotted out the moon. Scared the living daylights out of me and for a few seconds I thought we were probably going down in the sea with the stretcher-bound casualty on board. You don't forget moments like that.

When I changed jobs it was as a police pilot, often circling whilst searching for rubbish (i.e. criminals). I discovered I'd lost my original username due to a big server crash during the time I was emigrating. This one fitted the bill.

From the Sgt's Mess the Cornerstone of the Royal Air Force where else?

A bastardisation (can I say that?) of "Mixed Rig"; a Naval term meaning the wearing of both military and civvy clothing at the same time, such as covering up your uniform with a civvy coat.

These are great. HTB, I do remember, my friend.

:ok:

It's the speed I approach at!

It was either Ron Cake or Vic Snotter. I wish I had gone for Vic Snotter - it has more bite.

Blaireau
 

In my formative Hunter days, the breaking of wind had to be accompanied by the liturgy "BADGER BADGER BADGER, 123", Three whistles, and the words "one hundred and ten". (110 being the wingspan of the eponymous Russian bomber as wound into the Hunter gunsight). Until the full call was completed, all squadron mates could and would bash you. Try whistling whilst being pummelled.

The Fleet Air Arm were unfamiliar with this time honoured tradition at the time of my secondment in the early 70's, and soon my nickname and Air Defence callsign became "Badger".

In retirement, we lived for some years in SW France where a badger is "un blaireau".

Here in Portugal it is texugo, but I remain Badger to my old colleagues.

BOAC
 

Come on, we're waiting!

Brian, obviously a nav on 48 Sqn, who beat the other Brians to it!

phantomstreaker
 

A collective nickname used by engineers on V sqn during mid 90s.

trend at the time was to run naked through various formal gatherings stark naked with zoro style mask on , the more formal the better.


the challange was past on to another ground crew member at the next event and the previous culprit stood next to SENGO/ WOENG in order to prove his innocense .

as the main instigator of this challange i usually held title for longer than others

Apologises to any aircrew wives who were traumatised by the events

I wondered about yours, PS. Style, friend Pure style!!!:ok:

Moniker
 

Same as CUBANATE - but different - if you see what I mean!
CB

Phantom, ever meet the Naked Ninja on 14 Sqn, dressed in simply a white Navy antiflash hood.. :)

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...BE_oWACUROY7KA

CourtneyMil thanks,

can also be found on FB sites such as phormer Phantom phlyers as D B:ok:

Nutloose,

we have PM about this before ...strange similar sense of humour ;)

Now come on Beags - give us the real reason.

Shurely not short and phat, long ears, walks with a wobble, too shagged out with the least exercise and would like to chase wild animals but just can't be bothered.

A real fighter pilot would not take it - and I havn't seen many Beagles wearing huge watches and massive glades (well, there was one but that's another story).

Oh, and for the other F4 guys, the true identity of the "The Talking Armpit" revealed - I never knew but oh, so aposite.

Nothing to do with dogs......

Soar with Beautiful Eagles?