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Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2024, 10:08

Replies: 25

RAF in Iran?

Views: 6,678

Posted By NutLoose

Some of the reps when the RAF first got the...

Some of the reps when the RAF first got the Chinooks were based out there, one of them told me they turned up at the house and gave them one hour to pack their two allowed bags..
Then just before...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Apr 2024, 08:12

Replies: 1,217

Iran

Views: 415,653

Posted By Bob Viking

Fortissimo

Maybe when you consider that the IDF has considerably more combat ready fighters than the RAF and it’s in their own backyard they should take care of what they started themselves. And escalation is...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Apr 2024, 08:24

Replies: 45

747SP numbers vs operators

Views: 3,865

Posted By rog747

Both Pan Am and Iran Air worked together with...

Both Pan Am and Iran Air worked together with Boeing to push for the 747SP design, and Boeing had sought an attempt to compete with the DC-10 30 (up to a point).
The idea for The 747SP came from a...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Mar 2024, 10:08

Replies: 79

Birth Certificates - RAF Brats born overseas

Views: 31,471

Posted By Mil-26Man

The only issue I have ever had was a few years...

The only issue I have ever had was a few years ago, coming back into the UK through a quite minor sea port I was pulled aside by an immigration officer and taken to a room where I was quizzed about...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Jan 2024, 07:52

Replies: 76

Airways Cymru International

Views: 7,422

Posted By ATNotts

Thread evolution is rather like the TV series...

Thread evolution is rather like the TV series fronted by James Burke many, many years ago - "Connections" where he start from one point and besides that, by the time he had reached the end of the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Jan 2024, 06:36

Replies: 76

Airways Cymru International

Views: 7,422

Posted By rog747

Well, you have a knack to bring up topics that...

Well, you have a knack to bring up topics that are very close to many of the Pprune Members hearts here, and when one starts to dig deeper on subjects, the links and connections sort of bloom and...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Jan 2024, 13:59

Replies: 1,144

Shoreham Airshow Crash Trial

Views: 615,908

Posted By DAHenriques

If I may please; Although true that any thread...

If I may please;
Although true that any thread attempting explanation for an event such as Shoreham will attract a wide range of comment, I must say that some of what I've read here has merit and...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Dec 2023, 10:42

Replies: 1,144

Shoreham Airshow Crash Trial

Views: 615,908

Posted By OvertHawk

I've tried to stay away from this but feel the...

I've tried to stay away from this but feel the need to add my thoughts now.

I will preface this with the fact that there seems to be no verified source quoted for the fact that AH is attempting to...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Dec 2023, 10:08

Replies: 94

Where do RAF pilots come from now?

Views: 19,528

Posted By ShyTorque

Problem was, it should have been: “I can do it,...

Problem was, it should have been: “I can do it, I’ve shown yer, why can’t you do it?”

I suffered one ex RAF instructor whilst qualifying for my CPL(A). I’d not flown a fixed wing for some years,...

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