BOAC
 

Ooooh, that might well ring bells with a few folk around here - if it's who think it is he's toned his act down a bit, and whilst he is a captain now I don't think even he has dared put ISS on his CV.

I don't think he's mentioned his time on the Reds for a while but I wouldn't exactly describe his attitude as "toned down."

We talking "night****? ?:)

Perhaps we are........

When you next see him, in all his glory, ask him which positions he flew and which years. I'd be interested. There are a few Lightning drivers around here who would be interested in that part of his career too. We had a tosser F/O in Astraeus who claimed he was the only civilian Harrier pilot....................... The other F/Os (who he regularly whip-lashed) were desperate for him to be rostered with me but we never managed it.

To be kind, he may have been a winged holdee. The Reds usually have 2 or 3 attached for up to a year who help out and technically could be described as flying with them.

- a nice gesture, but I suspect you do not know him?:)

BOAC- that chap in BA must have been a night mare?

I think 'no comment' is appropriate.;)

A guy in my class of recruits (now a captain with an American airline) claimed to have flown in the rear seat of his uncles Lightning before joining up.
"The rear seat?" , I said. "They (the T's) were side by side!
"We'll this one was one of a few tandem ones"
He even went on to describe (quite convincingly) how they ran up the Irish Sea at Mach 1, skimming the waves and dodging headlands before a flameout and restart and landing at Woodford!
He should have written novels .

I on the other hand, am quite proud of the 1hr 20 mins on the Hawk in my logbook :E

BW

I once had the pleasure of tipping a whole table load of green and red chilies in the oh so hot soup he ordered for everyone during a night stop in KL. in fact I had to tip some soup out to get all the chillies in.He insisted on ordering for everyone and after several beers he needed the boys room. When he came back he told me that the soup he ordered would be too hot for me. He lost his voice -

for once...........

Nutloose, would have thought binned was a reasonable disposal for loose nuts. :}

Whenurhappy,

Your #88 refers. I'm a babe in arms in this internet caper. Can anyone tell me if you can get at Air Force Lists for the years 1970 - 85 any way ? I'd like to know how far some of my old mates got (I retired in '72).

Answer has to be very simple for me to understand !

Ta in advance, Danny.

Try eBay.

I found Spring 1972 and then 1995, 97, 98, 99 01, 03, 07 amongst others.

Air Force Lists.
 

Pontius Navigator,

Thanks ! I'll have a look,

Danny.

Danny42C

Large Municipal libraries will have older copies of the RAF List, albeit in the stack-room, or they can Interloan copies from other holdings.

Unless, of course, your local library has become an 'infohub@slagston borough council'* and staffed by well-meaning people with dyed hair and piercings, who have never actually worked in a real library.



*purposefully in non-discriminatory lower case

Danny42C

I inherited in my office copies of what I think were the last published Air Force List (2007) and Retired List (2006).

If you'd like to PM me names I can have a look for you. :ok:

Air Force Lists
 

Whenurhappy,

Thanks ! I'll try - but it's going back a bit.

teeteringhead,

Thanks, too - but all my old mates will have retired long before that !

Danny.

But if they retired from more than a Short Service Commission, they will still be in the Retired List - if still alive in 2006 :eek:

And there are also some older Air Force Lists lurking in the office - not a complete set but the earliest is 1972......