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Wensleydale 6th Mar 2016 07:02


Had the privilege a couple of years ago of visiting the Royal Mint in Wales

The Hole with a Mint in it!?

Tankertrashnav 6th Mar 2016 10:01

P-N That would be a great idea, telling a French firm they could have the contract for OBEs etc if they produced a Waterloo commemorative first.

Sacre bleu!

TwoTunnels 6th Mar 2016 10:37

Op NEWCOMBE
 
I think it must have been the Royal Navy who set the criteria for the Op NEWCOMBE medal (GSM) as none of the aircrew (from a particular unit) who flew missions over Mali in 2013 qualify. Whereas if you were somewhere in the Atlantic you did.

Pontius Navigator 6th Mar 2016 10:53

TTN, and a Trafalgar out of the iron from the cannon balls . . .

mmitch 6th Mar 2016 11:00

In an article in the 'Mail' a British medal maker complained that although the British government put out to open tender (as required by EU rules) he had never seen one from the French. Where have I heard that one before?
mmitch.

Tankertrashnav 7th Mar 2016 22:10


Originally Posted by mmitch (Post 9301925)
In an article in the 'Mail' a British medal maker complained that although the British government put out to open tender (as required by EU rules) he had never seen one from the French. Where have I heard that one before?
mmitch.

The tender documents are kept in the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet in the basement of the municipal building in Clochemerle sur Seine, behind the door with a sign reading "Attention au leopard". There is no excuse for not bothering to find the correct documents.

(Acknowledgements to the late Douglas Adams ;))

BlackadderIA 8th Mar 2016 19:58


Originally Posted by TwoTunnels (Post 9301908)
I think it must have been the Royal Navy who set the criteria for the Op NEWCOMBE medal (GSM) as none of the aircrew (from a particular unit) who flew missions over Mali in 2013 qualify. Whereas if you were somewhere in the Atlantic you did.

That's been fixed in the latest DIN. Qualification is now 45 days continuous, 60 days cumulative or a single flight for aircrew.

Melchett01 8th Mar 2016 20:20


Originally Posted by BlackadderIA (Post 9304227)
That's been fixed in the latest DIN. Qualification is now 45 days continuous, 60 days cumulative or a single flight for aircrew.

Is 45 days the new 30 days?


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