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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 08:59
Replies: 1,217
Views: 415,670
Posted By DogTailRed2

For as long as they need to.

For as long as they need to.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 19:00
Replies: 36
Views: 5,225
Posted By Bob Viking

Nutty

To an extent you are correct. However, having spoken to a ‘tanky’ friend of mine from the Queens Dragoon Guards a large part of Russia’s problem is how they have been using their tanks.

To me it...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 19:47
Replies: 52
Views: 16,189
Posted By NutLoose

Trouble was the Hendon one wasn’t theirs.

Trouble was the Hendon one wasn’t theirs.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 16:41
Replies: 173
Views: 30,130
Posted By langleybaston

In those days all junior forecasters were passed...

In those days all junior forecasters were passed as observers so the tradition was to allow the observer an hour sack time 0001 to 0100 Zulu when observations from all sources were staggering in. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 07:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,486
Posted By campbeex

I'm not sure how relevant it is to the current...

I'm not sure how relevant it is to the current international situation for folk to regale us with recitals of Mk3 and Eagle winch check lists. As I say, discussions which are more appropriate to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 17:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,486
Posted By CharlieMike

I think you'll struggle with this one...this is...

I think you'll struggle with this one...this is the Military Forum on pprune...you know there are very few on here that live in the present day. You can post any topic on here and within a couple of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 10:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,486
Posted By campbeex

Given the drift away from the thread title,...

Given the drift away from the thread title, perhaps a number of these latest posts could be formed into a new thread over on the 'Aviation History & Nostalgia' forum?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2024, 16:47
Replies: 25
Views: 5,528
Posted By Video Mixdown

It is not fun whatever lame excuses you make. The...

It is not fun whatever lame excuses you make. The man was there for talks with an important friend and ally of the UK.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 14:35
Replies: 89
Views: 25,808
Posted By anson harris

Have you heard of Capita? If not, I suggest a...

Have you heard of Capita? If not, I suggest a quick look through some back issues of Private Eye. They were brought in in 2012 by... guess which party... but haven't met a single target and despite...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 12:46
Replies: 20
Views: 4,287
Posted By Sue Vêtements

How much does one aircraft cost and how many...

How much does one aircraft cost and how many drones could you buy for that much money?

Imagine sending a few thousand drones into enemy territory to spread out, lurk and creep around. Photo...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 10:48
Replies: 89
Views: 25,808
Posted By Toadstool

As someone who joined in the 80s and is still in,...

As someone who joined in the 80s and is still in, I can confirm that it’s definitely a better place to work in. Since 2001, never been so busy operationally. No need for Opevals or Tacevals although...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 09:48
Replies: 89
Views: 25,808
Posted By Red Line Entry

It isn’t surprising that those who served, and...

It isn’t surprising that those who served, and left, years ago have difficulty in accepting comparisons with today’s RAF that they think paints their time (and therefore their contribution) as in...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 05:51
Replies: 89
Views: 25,808
Posted By cheekychimp

No, I really can't be bothered.

No, I really can't be bothered.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 06:54
Replies: 23
Views: 3,477
Posted By DaveReidUK

V1, Rotate ...

V1, Rotate ...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2024, 16:28
Replies: 89
Views: 25,808
Posted By WhoNeedsANav

Yes the modern air force has nipped that one in...

Yes the modern air force has nipped that one in the bud. Just look at the Red Arrows. Oh hold on....
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2024, 03:08
Replies: 89
Views: 25,808
Posted By 4everAD

And that is exactly how sexual predators and the...

And that is exactly how sexual predators and the like got away with things for so long in "the good old days".
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 05:16
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By 4everAD

The first priority of this government is to get...

The first priority of this government is to get re-elected, everything else can go to hell in a hand cart as far as they're concerned.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 16:48
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,407,050
Posted By Not_a_boffin

One was a war of national survival, one was a...

One was a war of national survival, one was a refit constrained by budget and extended by COVID. What's your point?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2024, 15:58
Replies: 329
Views: 75,187
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Not taking the bait. The US Politics Hamsterwheel...

Not taking the bait. The US Politics Hamsterwheel is over there. ============>
In thread related news:

I will observe that Russia's attempted enlargement - through the invasion of Ukraine and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 08:49
Replies: 62
Views: 11,213
Posted By Biggus

If our nuclear deterrent were ever used in anger...

If our nuclear deterrent were ever used in anger then it would be "American" missiles that would be fired.

While the technicalities of the missiles performance might well be an American...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 19:30
Replies: 891
Views: 215,541
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Are you suggesting that we shouldn't investigate...

Are you suggesting that we shouldn't investigate alleged war crimes like, say, the Russians?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 17:36
Replies: 122
Views: 18,466
Posted By ORAC

The issues with the forces (inept recruitment...

The issues with the forces (inept recruitment with multi-year delays, dysfunctional flying training, bad housing, etc etc) are nothing to do with “woke”.

It’s just an election diversionary tactic...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 16:55
Replies: 122
Views: 18,466
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Interesting that probably the most anti-woke...

Interesting that probably the most anti-woke military in the world, the Russian army is also inept and incompetent. …..

Personally I am angry the ranting of of old guys who are furious that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 15:03
Replies: 50
Views: 11,042
Posted By Bob Viking

BEagle

I apologise in advance if you think I pick on you but, if it makes you feel any better, I only disagree with you when I think you’re wrong about something.

The attitudes to risk in the post war...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 18:04
Replies: 823
Views: 258,497
Posted By SLXOwft

I would ask Rachel Reeves and John Healey if I...

I would ask Rachel Reeves and John Healey if I wanted a real answer.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 14:00
Replies: 208
Views: 47,339
Posted By Hamish 123

As with all CGI of WW2 aeroplanes, the speeds...

As with all CGI of WW2 aeroplanes, the speeds they fly at look completely wrong. The ME109s flashing through the B17 formations appear to be going at phenomenal speeds, way in excess of the 350 -...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 17:15
Replies: 38
Views: 6,453
Posted By Just This Once...

I think you have a warped sense of what an ally...

I think you have a warped sense of what an ally is - we share no values, culture, loyalty, common history or have any mutual defence treaties with the House of Saud. UK PLC's interest in that land...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 14:43
Replies: 38
Views: 6,453
Posted By Just This Once...

Who cares and who, in the UK, would want to look...

Who cares and who, in the UK, would want to look at Saudi as a guide of what should be done on any given topic. A murderous regime, dripping in money, oil and blood, gets to have some new shiny toys....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 21:51
Replies: 167
Views: 22,756
Posted By oxenos

In the mid 60's, when Confrontation was ongoing,...

In the mid 60's, when Confrontation was ongoing, a Shackleton patrol around East Borneo looking for gun runners "earned" me a GSM Borneo. The same GSM Borneo as was awarded to a squaddie who spent a...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 10:45
Replies: 167
Views: 22,756
Posted By minigundiplomat

I was lucky (or unlucky) enough to have a career...

I was lucky (or unlucky) enough to have a career that spanned the Cold War, Balkans and then the sandy unpleasantness. As others have said, specific operations such as Aden had a GSM, but for those...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2024, 22:19
Replies: 167
Views: 22,756
Posted By cheekychimp

Where's the laughing emoji when you need it?...

Where's the laughing emoji when you need it? Medals are awarded for 'Risk and rigour ' not going on the lash in West Germany for a few years.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 11:02
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,658
Posted By dervish

Speaking to my nieces and nephews a common thing...

Speaking to my nieces and nephews a common thing is the adverse media stories. It's one disaster after another and they ask why each time some gold braid says "we've learned our lessons it won't...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 16:25
Replies: 47
Views: 8,757
Posted By EXDAC

Was this ever answered? I'm curious because I...

Was this ever answered? I'm curious because I was fooled and thought it was a genuine early colour photo. Perhaps the lack of fading should have been a clue.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 17:18
Replies: 47
Views: 8,757
Posted By VM325

I'm curious, what colours are wrong? Nothing...

I'm curious, what colours are wrong?
Nothing seems to scream out at me...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2024, 08:32
Replies: 224
Views: 45,234
Posted By downsizer

Not at all fella. I just don't see the point of...

Not at all fella. I just don't see the point of these trinkets.

If you want to go rounf flashing a "veterans ID" so people can know what you used to be great, I guess I'm just far more comfortable...
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