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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 22:55
Replies: 33
Views: 5,710
Posted By Finningley Boy

They look awful pretty!!!!:cool: FB

They look awful pretty!!!!:cool:

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 18:59
Replies: 33
Views: 5,710
Posted By Finningley Boy

And of course, Mother Riley's Cardboard...

And of course, Mother Riley's Cardboard Aeroplane!:ok:

The scheme is certainly eye catching, but really busy.:8

FB

And I've just noticed that Retired BA/BY betan by Herod also beat me to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2024, 21:03
Replies: 20
Views: 4,286
Posted By Finningley Boy

Or, to part quote Albert Einstein, we may be...

Or, to part quote Albert Einstein, we may be looking at fighting the next war, by then, with sticks and stones?!?!?!

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 18:19
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By Finningley Boy

And the next Government , regardless of political...

And the next Government , regardless of political colour, will be exactly the same.

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 15:14
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By Finningley Boy

We're always told how much poorer we are because...

We're always told how much poorer we are because of Brexit, usually by the same people (I dare say yourself accepted) who insist that we can take in any number of migrants and spend more on foreign...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 17:33
Replies: 38
Views: 6,452
Posted By Finningley Boy

I have no such dellusions of what kind of country...

I have no such dellusions of what kind of country Saudi Arabia is, I worked directly with the RSAF from 1991 to 1993 and unlike many western chaps in the Jeddah community, refused to attend any of...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 15:33
Replies: 38
Views: 6,452
Posted By Finningley Boy

Apart from their being our allies, you've skipped...

Apart from their being our allies, you've skipped round the point as I would expect. The fact is they can, we can't! Look at it another way, do we ever look at potential adversaries, no matter how...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2024, 19:02
Replies: 49
Views: 13,537
Posted By Finningley Boy

I thought so but wasn't sure, yet a bit of...

I thought so but wasn't sure, yet a bit of research would have confirmed it.

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 18:20
Replies: 49
Views: 13,537
Posted By Finningley Boy

I was never entirely certin whether HRH Harry was...

I was never entirely certin whether HRH Harry was a trained pilot or a Weapons Officer/Observer, I'm not sure of the precise term the Army use for their "Back Seaters", however, if there is one thing...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2023, 20:50
Replies: 256
Views: 98,609
Posted By Finningley Boy

Aah yes, the old, come on sunshine, we know...

Aah yes, the old, come on sunshine, we know everything, you'll save yerself and us a lot a trouble if you just sign the statement!:E

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2023, 16:02
Replies: 23
Views: 6,551
Posted By Finningley Boy

Gee thanks for thelinks RAFEng! FB

Gee thanks for thelinks RAFEng!

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 20:02
Replies: 38
Views: 5,072
Posted By Finningley Boy

My own first experience of an air show was at the...

My own first experience of an air show was at the place in question, Finningley, 1962, perched on dad's shoulders watching the Vulcan Scramble. All anti-flash white. I can still remember the air...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2023, 12:20
Replies: 12
Views: 4,057
Posted By Finningley Boy

I can't be sure off the top of my head but I...

I can't be sure off the top of my head but I think Dan Findlay was the very cap from 4 FTS in 1982?

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2023, 18:04
Replies: 284
Views: 83,649
Posted By Finningley Boy

I'll stand corrected, I've heard a shedload of...

I'll stand corrected, I've heard a shedload of nick names for serivce trades, Plumber/Armourer, Grease Monkey/Engine Fitter, Rigger/Airframe Fitter, Sparky/Communications in any capacity, Snow...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2023, 06:37
Replies: 284
Views: 83,649
Posted By Finningley Boy

If I may be allowed an observation or two, what...

If I may be allowed an observation or two, what is the seeming obssession among mostly Junior ranks to have designer trimmed beards, which typically goes with a shaven head? Admittedly, it just...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2023, 09:26
Replies: 592
Views: 192,738
Posted By Finningley Boy

Or even a 1990s or noughties idea of just looking...

Or even a 1990s or noughties idea of just looking realistic, the old they're paid to do a job, bare functionary, attitude has been around since before the 1950s and has been used to excuse the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2023, 18:41
Replies: 84
Views: 18,397
Posted By Finningley Boy

Do bear in mind, Wallace, you could argue...

Do bear in mind, Wallace, you could argue alongside Johnson, are both responsible for the fact that Zelensky is alive today and that Russia has sustained such a high level of attrition just to cling...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2023, 19:01
Replies: 206
Views: 53,361
Posted By Finningley Boy

An utter and absolute disgrace. This is our...

An utter and absolute disgrace. This is our modern quartered witted establishment's shallow grasp of our own history.

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2023, 03:35
Replies: 592
Views: 192,738
Posted By Finningley Boy

Aaah! now three props surrounded by a light blue...

Aaah! now three props surrounded by a light blue circle I believe, as some of the more venerable ppruners will recall, it was an inverted chevron once!

FB:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2023, 19:42
Replies: 310
Views: 100,862
Posted By Finningley Boy

How do you mean afford to fly? Did you ever watch...

How do you mean afford to fly? Did you ever watch the TV series 'Fighter Pilot' back in the early '80s, me neither, but it was well publicised. The one chap out of all those followed through from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2023, 22:38
Replies: 24
Views: 9,064
Posted By Finningley Boy

I haven't read John's book yet, but was wondering...

I haven't read John's book yet, but was wondering if the story of Flt Lt Tony Doige was in it. Same year I believe, earlier, in a Lightning of 11 Sqn, operating from Leuchars during a night...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2023, 18:37
Replies: 459
Views: 114,076
Posted By Finningley Boy

So opinions on the thread title not tolerated...

So opinions on the thread title not tolerated then? I didn't start this thread, it seems you only expect certain points of view.

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2023, 17:04
Replies: 459
Views: 114,076
Posted By Finningley Boy

A misrepresentation, they're not spending money...

A misrepresentation, they're not spending money in the sense of improving their military capabilities and depth. One more time, they (the EU commission, council or whatever) are trying to do...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2023, 18:11
Replies: 39
Views: 6,465
Posted By Finningley Boy

I do recall last year that CAHC had their...

I do recall last year that CAHC had their marching orders then, however, there was a plot of land nearby, just over the road for them to tow their wears to. The reason given was to make room for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2023, 17:35
Replies: 592
Views: 192,738
Posted By Finningley Boy

I thought the expression was bent out of shape. ...

I thought the expression was bent out of shape.

FB
PS You're probably right about "break the force" clearly the World turns in a different direction to the way I thought it did. Lifting the ban...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2023, 17:32
Replies: 212
Views: 79,663
Posted By Finningley Boy

All this has nothing to do with the services not...

All this has nothing to do with the services not being blended into a small town militia. Being small now is certainly not the signal for a mediocre future as a titular one man band force. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2023, 15:00
Replies: 212
Views: 79,663
Posted By Finningley Boy

Reading post 80 and previous related ones, there...

Reading post 80 and previous related ones, there is also the current climate which expects that cuts will gradually be reversed. But I'm sure there will be the usual brew of politics, inside and...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2023, 00:46
Replies: 7
Views: 2,270
Posted By Finningley Boy

Again, counting the population total, less than...

Again, counting the population total, less than 25 million and between them fielding an air force, potentially for now, of 143 F-35s and the proper version, 60 Gripen E and 60 upgraded Gripen C/D. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2023, 04:40
Replies: 206
Views: 53,361
Posted By Finningley Boy

SATCO I think this is it, a mixture of...

SATCO

I think this is it, a mixture of ineffectual timidity, gutless incompetence, utter disregard for the long term impact of allowing the problem to expand and a high minded assumption that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2023, 16:48
Replies: 206
Views: 53,361
Posted By Finningley Boy

Of course, mind you, consultation with the Hoi...

Of course, mind you, consultation with the Hoi Polloi in order to seek the approval of same appears increasingly to be a formal exercise. The Mayor of London likes to be seen as a man of the people,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2023, 04:58
Replies: 206
Views: 53,361
Posted By Finningley Boy

Broadcasters and veterans try to stop home of...

Broadcasters and veterans try to stop home of ex-Dambusters HQ becoming refugee detention centre | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2023, 14:23
Replies: 206
Views: 53,361
Posted By Finningley Boy

Patrick McGoohan, I believe, later famous for the...

Patrick McGoohan, I believe, later famous for the line;

"The trouble with Scotland is its full of Scots" must be said with a hint of indifference and menace. I'm a Scot by the way so I'm allowed...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2023, 22:34
Replies: 206
Views: 53,361
Posted By Finningley Boy

That's right, I saw that photo in one of Bruce...

That's right, I saw that photo in one of Bruce Barrymore Halpenny's Books. Apparently the dog pitched up and insisted in being in shot for the photograph. Even though they tried to shoo it away, it...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2023, 01:12
Replies: 212
Views: 79,663
Posted By Finningley Boy

Hear Hear! FB

Hear Hear!

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2023, 15:28
Replies: 103
Views: 21,949
Posted By Finningley Boy

This doesn't read like a full spectrum approach,...

This doesn't read like a full spectrum approach, it all reads like sanitised jargon to put across an image of efficacy and goodwill. About the only combat role admitted to is air defence, everything...
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