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Forum: Military Aviation

16th Jan 2024, 10:33

Replies: 159

Supply Stupidities

Views: 34,295

Posted By bspatz

In the late 60s I was working in the supply...

In the late 60s I was working in the supply squadron at RAF Fairford when it was operating two aircraft types Hercules and Concorde! One day one of our SNCOs came across a box that had just been...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jun 2023, 16:27

Replies: 455

RAF C-130J's to be retired early?

Views: 141,662

Posted By bspatz

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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Herc final flypast over Lyneham today.

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jun 2023, 20:45

Replies: 310

‘Stop choosing useless white male pilots’, RAF told

Views: 100,750

Posted By bspatz

Given that the role of any military force is to...

Given that the role of any military force is to prepare itself to win wars and not come second, the selection process should reflect this aim by ensuring it has the best available personnel. The...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Feb 2023, 11:47

Replies: 592

Can Wigston survive the onslaught?

Views: 192,601

Posted By bspatz

Thanks I just grabbed some prices off the...

Thanks I just grabbed some prices off the internet which were obviously a bit misleading but I still think that Atlas is a HVA and not what we should be risking on SF ops. I was also a bit...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Feb 2023, 18:34

Replies: 592

Can Wigston survive the onslaught?

Views: 192,601

Posted By bspatz

Delighted to see that the committee went in hard...

Delighted to see that the committee went in hard on the highly dubious decision to phase out C130 and replace its tactical role with A400. However, as the committee were particularly focused on SF...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Jan 2023, 10:38

Replies: 13

Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight

Views: 7,601

Posted By bspatz

He was the Stn Cdr at Laarbruch when I was...

He was the Stn Cdr at Laarbruch when I was stationed there, an exceptional and highly charismatic leader who had an amazing memory for names. At that stage Laarbruch was re-equipping with Phantoms...

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