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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 18:17
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Apart from the obvious, we had a cell embedded in...

Apart from the obvious, we had a cell embedded in Bletchley Park with secure comms to Dunstable . I learned this only recently, very second hand. The leader was the brilliant but irascible Ernest...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 11:02
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Yes, absolutely, what some might call balls of...

Yes, absolutely, what some might call balls of brass these days.

Interestingly the names spoken in reverent whispers were of CKM Douglas and Sverre Peterssen. Douglas retired just before I joined...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 15:07
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By Chugalug2

And therein of course is the clue. It seems that...

And therein of course is the clue. It seems that the issue in 1940 was that he was tasked with working on the met aspects of the spraying of war gas. Given the imminent fear of invasion this was...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 13:39
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

We interrupt this diatribe to bring any readers...

We interrupt this diatribe to bring any readers still awake the first contribution from the ex- Chief Met Officer Strike Command. More promised after his impending holiday.

THE MOBILE MET UNIT...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 21:13
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Inspections and anemometers There were no...

Inspections and anemometers

There were no “Instructions for Inspecting Officers”; an inspection had to be performed annually and report made to Defence branch. The geography of the Bawtry group...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 20:55
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

I cannot add much to the Obit that I signposted....

I cannot add much to the Obit that I signposted. At Climat in Harrow he just had a couple of very young [and naughty] men to help him. DB, my oppo, had French and Latin, I had French and German. In...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 18:39
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Observations on observations. In an age when...

Observations on observations.

In an age when anything and everything can be measured to amazing accuracy, the work of a little cell in our Climatology Branch during the late 1950s must seem...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 11:21
Replies: 38
Views: 5,320
Posted By Bob Viking

Boo, hiss.

People complain when the RAF don’t do special paint schemes and then they complain when they do. It seems they can’t win.

I think it looks great.

BV
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 17:52
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

As of 1997 when I handed in the seaweed, there...

As of 1997 when I handed in the seaweed, there was no systematic check ride, and no systematic knowledge check. A very difficult process to invent and apply ................ some weather is easy,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 17:37
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By Chugalug2

An interesting experiment LB, and my comment as...

An interesting experiment LB, and my comment as an ex military/civil pilot is, and why not? In the RAF, in addition to being the recipient of an annual report ("This Officer will go through life...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 16:12
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Measuring performance: a little tiresome theory. ...

Measuring performance: a little tiresome theory.
Back in my early Bawtry days around 1982 I entered the unpopularity stakes and did very well indeed.

There were eleven stations, some were 24/7,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 13:41
Replies: 38
Views: 5,320
Posted By VM325

RAF Typhoon Display Team - New livery for 2024

Just revealed. Known as 'Moggy'...


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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Apr 2024, 19:48
Replies: 15
Views: 1,890
Posted By Compass Call

Growlers

En route to Norfolk USA. Not sure which year but dad was at Ballykelly. Beautiful aircraft. Loved the noise of the engines as they passed overhead!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2024, 18:40
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

The Night Manager. Gutersloh Met in the late...

The Night Manager.

Gutersloh Met in the late 60s through to about 1983 was under the guidance and supervision of the Main Met Office at JHQ, manned by elderly cautious and hesitant old gents...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2024, 17:14
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

THE MOBILE MET UNIT. Disclaimer. I was never an...

THE MOBILE MET UNIT.
Disclaimer. I was never an insider but had many friends among the unit, and a good number of members reporting to me. It is certain that my recollections contain errors. If so,...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2024, 10:54
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Chugalug2

Flipster, I absolutely do not cast aspersions...

Flipster, I absolutely do not cast aspersions whatsoever at Tony Cable, quite the opposite. He wasn't a member of the BoI though, merely there to assist it. As with all such assistance, it could be...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 21:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,443
Posted By POBJOY

We ran a 'production' line

The simple facts regarding the 'MK3' type of operation was that was unique to the Air Cadets. We had a very simple reliable machine that was easily adapted for trolley retrieve as opposed to 'walk...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 19:58
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Chugalug2

I'm banged to rights, dervish, and no mistake! An...

I'm banged to rights, dervish, and no mistake! An unfortunate choice of words by me, and you were right to bring me to book (I've just seen what I did there!). The old age tag is certainly true too,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2024, 18:43
Replies: 3
Views: 1,002
Posted By India Four Two

A real "Mig Alley"

On Friday, I visited the Polish Aviation Museum at the old Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport. Lots of interesting aircraft but for me the surprising highlight was a real Mig Alley!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 18:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,443
Posted By POBJOY

How much flying & why

I spoke to some Cadets recently and asked about Gliding as there is a VGS fairly close.
Not good, and mainly down to weather and poss lack of qualified staff which means VGS seems to need input from...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 12:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,443
Posted By Biggus

The MOD doesn't do "radical change"... There...

The MOD doesn't do "radical change"...

There are also careers, senior officer posts and pensions to protect.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 12:31
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Rheindahlen Two The Berlin Wall fell on 9th...

Rheindahlen Two

The Berlin Wall fell on 9th November 1989, causing us great anxiety because I had not yet received my posting from Cardiff and it was easy to imagine the job being downgraded...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 17:55
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By Xercules

Fond Memories

WIDN62 mentioned the Lyneham station magazine - Lyhneham Globe - which featured an article entitled "The 10 most useless things to have on a flightdeck".Nos 2 and 3 derided met forecasts. Many,...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 17:18
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

One of my pleasant duties when I was doing...

One of my pleasant duties when I was doing penance in Civil was to run the Met. Office marquee and presentations at the Yorkshire Show and the Welsh Show and at big events such as RAF Open Days. Our...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 23:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,833,108
Posted By Storkie

Over the Hump

Just before my father Flying Officer David Margerison died in 2013 I remembered that he had told me that one day after landing at RAF Kunming he was met by an American Officer, who said your driving...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 18:35
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

The Falklands, the miners and the closure. ...

The Falklands, the miners and the closure.

Arriving at work 0830 I was greeted with “C Met O Strike [my Lord and Master for most military matters] has been ringing for you every ten minutes!”

I...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 10:52
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Chaos Theory. Two weeks later the...

Chaos Theory.



Two weeks later the Head of Personnel phoned “You will be pleased to know ………….” And offered me two managerial Principal posts and no forecasting ones. [There were about 20...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 07:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,443
Posted By POBJOY

Another nail in the Cadet coffin

Well the Air Cadets certainly did not get anything from the scandal, and the 'carpet sweep' just got bigger. Amazing how one minute they were going to sell these airframes to subsidise a few for...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2024, 14:33
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

Wildenrath denied. One major omission on...

Wildenrath denied.

One major omission on the CV was being a S Met O. Apart from running courses at the college, my managerial experience was limited to running a shift of four people. When the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2024, 11:52
Replies: 36
Views: 5,225
Posted By minigundiplomat

Russia is pretty much where it was in Ukraine...

Russia is pretty much where it was in Ukraine back in 2022, give or take a few metres, accruing catastrophic losses in both equipment and personnel. Putin may well unleash a bucket of instant...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 18:08
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

TACEVAL. My first was to learn the ropes...

TACEVAL.

My first was to learn the ropes with John D., the previous incumbent. We went to Liege, clutching the TACEVAL Olivetti portable and the relevant passes. Hotels were pre-booked for the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2024, 06:58
Replies: 56
Views: 29,309
Posted By megan

I think it's a proof reading error, or an error...

I think it's a proof reading error, or an error introduced by some one other than Mr. Davies, perhaps an editor even.

The angle of incidence is a term used in the rigging of an aircraft, some term...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2024, 19:58
Replies: 56
Views: 29,309
Posted By DH106

I had this incidence/AOA debate on another forum...

I had this incidence/AOA debate on another forum not so long back.
I think DP Davis's definition of incidence is quite historical and doesn't reflect the accepted modern UK definitions - I did an...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 19:21
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By langleybaston

The Long Hot Summer. I pass lightly over...

The Long Hot Summer.

I pass lightly over teaching at our college, an ex-RAF wartime HQ in beautiful grounds, with a club and a bar that served Breakspears ale, smelling of sewage and tasting...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 12:24
Replies: 172
Views: 30,001
Posted By Mogwi

In the late ‘70s, we had a very good Meto at Güt...

In the late ‘70s, we had a very good Meto at Güt who had two lovely daughters - and went on to gain stardom on the TV. On one Friday afternoon, he rang the Squadron and advised an immediate stack to...
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