Taranto Night Dinner BRNC
 

Anyone going to the dinner? See Tracey Curtis-Taylor is giving a speech, listen up and you might receive an education in how to fly, and how you've been doing it wrong all these years.

Which Taranto Night Dinner may that be? Myself, I know of six that are taking place this November!

WOW, this is something I cannot miss. We did meet here once at a gala dinner, but politeness prevents me from stating what we thought of her.

Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Mick.

http://fleetairarmoa.org/event/brnc-...-night-dinner-

wiv 'er honnery crab pilots' wings ? :E ............... LFH

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During my time in the Mob I met many Great senior officers {I was a junior one} but judging by the number posing with, socializing with, inviting this incredible fraudster to various piss ups, its obvious that the present bunch must be total twits, my youngest daughter {ex bush pilot , float/ski pilot, fire pilot, medevac and now 737 driver} is waiting to " welcome" her along with most of here fellow female crews, should she try any of her crap in Canada, it should be fun to watch!

Megan,

Is that the very same Tracey Curtis-Taylor alleged to have completed none of her famed flight solo, and had only piloted just 4 of the 30-odd legs of the journey?

Great guest of honour there....I guess I have been doing it wrong all these years; shoulda paid someone to fly for me and actually stay schtum. As for piloting ability, as my old instructor once said, "it's mostly confidence mate!" Confidence to do it on your own for a start.

Looking at it...
I'm starting to think that it might just be a trendy fashion thing within the RN this season.
Perhaps somebody's had the idea that a liberal coating of egg-on-face would nicely complement the scrambled egg on cap-peaks.
Knock, knock ... Is anybody home in there?

The Dark Blue has form on this. The famous TV celeb survivor is an honorary Commander RN.

He explains that he left the Artists Rifles following an injury sustained while parachuting.

He left because he was asked to go/sacked, ie SNLR. The injury was sustained while jumping as a civvie anyway.

Last 'Walt'z ?
 

Will there be dancing after the Dinner ? Who will get the last 'Walt'z ? ...... LFH

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The only appropriate quotation that comes to mind is "How are the mighty fallen". Having attended a number of Taranto Dinners I have to say I am pleased not to be attending this one.


PS Flasheart - that's a cracker!

Well the version I've been told (from an Irish guy who spent 15 years in the French Légion) is.....

That he simply fell off the back of an army truck when it started moving.

Will there be dancing after the Dinner? Who will get the last 'Walt'z? - LFH

Flasheart - that's a cracker! - Wander00

A cracker indeed, and observing that the Britannia Association is advertising this as a "stag event" (vide Post #6), it would only be right and proper for Ewald to get for the last waltz, since he appears to have been doing TCT a solo "sub" successfully for quite some time now without receiving due credit.:ok:

Anyone considering attending this dinner who has not read the last few pages of http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...d-threads.html should certainly brief themself before deciding whether to go for laughs, or not go on principle.:rolleyes:

Jack

Entirely possible that's how he sustained the injury ;)

You have a PM.

Shaggy Taranto Story
 

Taranto Night long ago (L-o-O), Commander (Air) is on his feet after Dinner. Hushed audience....

"I well remember that night, the most stressful of my life so far. I was the youngest Sub-Lieutenant on the Squadron, I was "breaking my duck". I'd been thoroughly briefed, knew what I had to do in an hour or two. but would I be capable of doing what was expected of me ? Who knows, in that first test, how he will behave when "the chips are down". How would I feel if I failed ? It didn't bear thinking about. I paced nervously up and down. A quick gin in the Wardroom ? - strictly forbidden.

At last it was time - the 'op' was on.... I "screwed my courage to the sticking point", squared my shoulders......"

(not a glass clinked on the Mess tables, not a chair moved......)

.......and went in to my new bride in that little Devon hotel on the first night of our honeymoon !"

Danny42C.

(Am sure Union Jack has heard that dozens of times, but it was a new one on me. D).

I married my Italian love on 11 Nov, and when she found out what that was the anniversary of she never forgave me!

Bob C

If anybody makes the Taranto night dinner in question, and happens to film it - pretty please - quite a few of us would like to see the speeches.

G

Whatever (y)our interest, I hope no one does film it. Chatham House Rules usually apply to Service after-dinner speeches or they would be far less entertaining.

Surely anyone attempting to film at a Service Dinner will be fined a round of port? Equally if they were to take some 'selfie' with their iToy?

Very chav.

Taranto Night
 

At Cottesmore when 360 Sqn had a high percentage of Dark Blue aviators the monthly "Dining In " format changed in November when a White Ensign appeared in the bar and an invitation "To the officers of RAF Cottesmore from the officers of the Cottesmore Wardroom, celebratory drinks before dinner at the first bell of the second dog watch" It had us all seeking out our boy scout diaries for the decode. One Lt John Eagle RN was late at table and was required to "stand up" for an after dinner story. He related,in disgusting detail how to reserve a train compartment on the night sleeper to Scotland with the aid of a spare pair of trousers, a tin of Maconnachie's Russian salad and a miniature bottle of rum. A great evening even to the blue carnations on the table and an honourable memory.