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brakedwell 13th Apr 2018 14:22

And it's Bollocks for me. God help the RAF :eek::eek:

SamYeager 13th Apr 2018 14:22

With the reference to 1 April 1918 in the quoted article are we sure this wasn't an April Fool?

Haraka 13th Apr 2018 14:23

Again. How much were these clowns paid, and who authorised payment?
A sight more than painting a RAFAT Hawk Blue I suspect.

Easy Street 13th Apr 2018 14:25

It might have been even worse. At the link there is an article which suggests that the agency had also designed a RAF100 logo, below, with a bizarre B2-like ‘F’. Fortunately it looks like someone had a common-sense moment and knocked up the red square thing instead, for the cost of probably 5 minutes’ work in MS Office. Although even that is itself bizarre, red being the Army colour...

https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.co...-1398x1080.jpg

Brian W May 13th Apr 2018 14:26

Another unusual occurrence, I agree with Beagle . . .

The RAF need this air commodore like a dog needs another flea.

A w@nker producing utter bollocks.

Old-Duffer 13th Apr 2018 14:39

The blurb talks about inspiring the next generation but the motif is only until September 2018 - not much time for that.

God knows how much this exercise cost. When I have seen aircraft tails etc decorated for anniversaries, these are often the work of serving personnel and some are pretty slick. Why did the air force not have a competition and save the cash?

BTW can anybody translate the contractors stuff into everyday English or is that what passes for English now?

Old Duffer

NutLoose 13th Apr 2018 14:42

It does not look to bad when visuals are added as in this, but its still a no for me.. still pants.

BTW you can cast a vote on this link

The Royal Air Force: RAF Centenary by Coley Porter Bell | Creative Works | The Drum

NutLoose 13th Apr 2018 14:45

Easy street, those ones are here, one has the roundel looking like it is putting its fingers down its throat or dissappearing up its own a..........

https://creativepool.com/magazine/de...r-the-raf.9230

brakedwell 13th Apr 2018 14:47

Are they taking them that young nowadays?
What the hell has a shopping bag got to do with it?
Why no mention of diversity, or have I missed something?
:ugh::ugh::ugh::ugh:

SATCOS WHIPPING BOY 13th Apr 2018 14:48

Not sure if it has been said before but that is utter BOLLOCKS.

Also that yellow "thing" wood look more at home on a Volvo dumper truck - perhaps as full of "Sh%£ as the person responsible for the abortion in the first post.

son of brommers 13th Apr 2018 14:55


Originally Posted by NutLoose (Post 10117148)
It does not look to bad when visuals are added as in this, but its still a no for me.. still pants.

BTW you can cast a vote on this link

The Royal Air Force: RAF Centenary by Coley Porter Bell | Creative Works | The Drum

Just voted with an appropriate score;)

SATCOS WHIPPING BOY 13th Apr 2018 14:56

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I have done a little research and all can be revealed. It is not just a logo, it is a fancy form of pie-chart.

son of brommers 13th Apr 2018 14:59

SWB, :D, superb. But could a millennial understand that and or the attached satire?

PeregrineW 13th Apr 2018 15:01

Well now, here's a picture of a 75th anniversary mug alongside a 100th one for comparison. Also appearing are bits of random tat from my house.

I must say, I'm appreciating the new mug more now that I've seen the window sticker...https://www.pprune.org/members/37590...1108-mugs2.jpg

SATCOS WHIPPING BOY 13th Apr 2018 15:10

that's called the Ratchet effect Peregrine. You are given something that is bad and then something that is really crap. All of a sudden the bad thing seems "ok".

4mastacker 13th Apr 2018 15:20


Originally Posted by Old-Duffer (Post 10117144)
........BTW can anybody translate the contractors stuff into everyday English .............

How about an everyday saying from north of the Tyne ....."Whataheapof****e!". Sums it up quite well.

Haraka 13th Apr 2018 15:24


When I have seen aircraft tails etc decorated for anniversaries, these are often the work of serving personnel and some are pretty slick. Why did the air force not have a competition and save the cash?
There was an RAF Team set up to take suggestions for the Centenary . I wrote in two mini papers,the first suggesting taking one smallish type (e.g.Hawk) and putting ten in semi -representative schemes for each ten year period of the Service's existence ( WW2 schemes for Hawk ,Tucano & Typhoon demonstrating precedent). I was given a brief reply from a Sqn.Ldr. requesting that I cost the exercise.
So I thought again and put in a second effort suggesting that, at unit level , Squadrons might like to put their own interpretation on all or part of an airframe showing a scheme from an earlier era in their history.
In the Service of old this would have generated competiton.
I illustrated this idea by enclosing a shot of a visiting Polish P28 dressed up in markings worn by an RAF Polish Squadron Wellington from WW2.
I heard no more.
There is another contributor to this thread who also got a zero response to his suggestion.
It would appear therefore that ( Like RAFM's Peoples' Spitfire Pilot) a series of various peripheral posturing "Cake and Arse Parties " will probably be very much in evidence instead over this Summer period.

PeregrineW 13th Apr 2018 15:26


Originally Posted by SATCOS WHIPPING BOY (Post 10117179)
that's called the Ratchet effect Peregrine. You are given something that is bad and then something that is really crap. All of a sudden the bad thing seems "ok".

Sigh. 'twas ever thus.

DirtyProp 13th Apr 2018 15:35


They will have done and handsomely too.
I really am in the wrong business....:(

Old Photo.Fanatic 13th Apr 2018 15:35

I am not normally lost for words, but this so called Logo is just the greatest load of cods wallop I have ever seen.

How on earth does this represent the Royal Air Force.?

Its way past April 1st, but this rubbish is a couple of weeks late!!!!!.(As pointed out in post 21)

I agree with all the sentiments expressed, IT IS A LOAD OF BOxLOCKS.

OPF (RAF 1956-1971)


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