Originally Posted by Janda (Post 11588641)

During the 70's I spent many hours flying in the Nimrod force. I had almost weekly contact with some sort of Soviet vessel or plane. On a number of occasions I was at 200 feet around the North Cape photographing their warships sometimes being illuminated by fire control radars. Do I expect a medal? NO. Do I think I deserve a medal? NO. I was well recompensed both financially and with the excitement these contacts generated.

Originally Posted by beamer (Post 11608337)

I guess a CW medal would be of rather more relevance than Jubilee and Coronation ‘gongs’ but upon the hypothesis that most of us here are now ‘veterans’, do we really care after all these years….move on.

nb not comparable to the Bomber Command 1939-1945 issue in whose debt we still remain.

Originally Posted by RubiC Cube (Post 11608182)

but what about the dangers on Taceval of cowering behind notices saying this window is sandbagged?

Originally Posted by Janda (Post 11608893)

I felt there was more danger from the compo sausages blocking up my system for several days!!!

Originally Posted by BEagle (Post 11608900)

I loathed those grease slugs - just WHAT were they made from? Animal, vegetable or mineral?

Originally Posted by The Oberon (Post 11608928)

A quick Google for Westlers Pork Sausages In Lard will fix you up. Still available on occasions.