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Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jan 2024, 18:35

Replies: 49

The Harry Legend...?

Views: 13,585

Posted By MG

Err…no. the award is an insult to those on...

Err…no.

the award is an insult to those on here who did many more operations, and/or achieved much in advancing the good cause of aviation over a far longer period.

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Dec 2023, 19:07

Replies: 32

How seven words might affect a career!

Views: 6,657

Posted By MG

Sometime around the start of the 1990s, one of...

Sometime around the start of the 1990s, one of the sqns at Brüggen bribed the stn photographers to get hold of a photo. The Brüggen Circuit magazine thus featured said photo of one of the rival...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Aug 2023, 21:18

Replies: 34

First day at Colorado Springs, USAF Academy

Views: 8,180

Posted By MG

I nearly went there on exchange but whole...

I nearly went there on exchange but whole RAF-USAFA exchange programme got cancelled. Probably a good job, I’d have been sacked for giggling and much UK-style p#ss taking.

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jun 2023, 16:55

Replies: 455

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

Views: 142,234

Posted By MG

FML, someone needs a holiday! It was the last...

FML, someone needs a holiday!
It was the last hurrah, just let them crack on with it. I’ll bet a good few of those flying probably won’t sit in a military cockpit again, so cut them just a little...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th May 2023, 05:42

Replies: 257

Eject! Eject! - John Nichol

Views: 105,488

Posted By MG

I look forward to reading this as it’s a...

I look forward to reading this as it’s a fascinating and not that well covered topic. Thankfully, out of my course to go on to FJ, I’m the only one not to have ejected. But then John knows that as we...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Mar 2023, 14:30

Replies: 442

Not-so-woke Reds

Views: 171,026

Posted By MG

care to elaborate? I have these discussions...

care to elaborate?
I have these discussions at home, when my other half up starts up a conversation where the first half of it has been part of her inner-monologue and has clearly been going on...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Jan 2023, 21:07

Replies: 164

The Warship: Tour of Duty

Views: 65,780

Posted By MG

Too much attention paid to ‘characters’ and very...

Too much attention paid to ‘characters’ and very little about the actual operations. No-one seems to be natural, they're all playing to the camera in one form or another. The Ch5 programme about the...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Jan 2023, 15:33

Replies: 132

inews - 'RAF admits ‘urgent’ need to solve shortage of trained pilots''

Views: 49,556

Posted By MG

Baldeep, as PA you were probably on about £80k,...

Baldeep, as PA you were probably on about £80k, which is pretty good so don’t try to kid anyone here. You’ve clearly moved into a damn good job and that’s great for you but don’t try to tell us that...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Nov 2014, 05:10

Replies: 29

GW1 Tornado raid transcript

Views: 12,036

Posted By MG

MainjAfad, yes, it was. We escorted it back to...

MainjAfad, yes, it was. We escorted it back to Dhahran and it was a bit of a mess, having to blow down its undercarriage and no thrust reverse. The navigator that day/night went on to be a Stn Cdr...

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