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Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2024, 12:40
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By Video Mixdown

Russia has been far too successful in decreeing...

Russia has been far too successful in decreeing that it alone has the right to conduct and support military operations in Ukraine but nobody else can. Anything that disabuses them of that belief is...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2024, 16:15
Replies: 9
Views: 3,813
Posted By Not_a_boffin

Probably in Transit. Hat, coat, etc.....

Probably in Transit.

Hat, coat, etc.....
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2024, 14:19
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By ORAC

Reference #10506 above….. Last night,...

Reference #10506 above…..



Last night, Ukraine conducted long-range OWA-UAV strikes on Russian Railroad Infrastructure and Electric Transformer Substations.

It has been several months since...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2024, 19:37
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
Posted By langleybaston

All good things come to an end. Retirement...

All good things come to an end.

Retirement date with full pension would be 8th May 1997. In 1994 we were still enjoying the perks of service life in BFG but it seemed wise to jump before I was...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 08:50
Replies: 1,431
Views: 474,774
Posted By Not_a_boffin

Au contraire. It does happen - in MOD anyway. ...

Au contraire. It does happen - in MOD anyway.

Trouble is, the ones that leave are the ones that know what they're doing and how to make the system work.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 03:33
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By kamanya

Ukraine will get their aid from the US. ...

Ukraine will get their aid from the US.

Mitch McConnell explaining why the US support for Ukraine took so long.

The part in the beginning that I find interesting… He thinks what swayed many...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 19:27
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
Posted By Diff Tail Shim

I am enjoying your posts Langley. Freezing Rain I...

I am enjoying your posts Langley. Freezing Rain I saw the effects of in that vicious winter of early 1987 at Gutersloh. Minus 27 degrees Centigrade wearing standard RAF working dress. One was not...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 11:21
Replies: 42
Views: 7,758
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
23rd Apr 2024, 02:55
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By NutLoose

What I would like to see the U.K. send all those...

What I would like to see the U.K. send all those boats and outboards seized during illegal immigrant crossings.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 18:49
Replies: 4
Views: 1,305
Posted By downsizer

The regimes want a partner who will help them...

The regimes want a partner who will help them ethincally cleanse, so Russia steps in where the US won't do that. Ultimately watch these regimes fall to instability and IS insurgencies.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 16:12
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
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
19th Apr 2024, 18:40
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
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
19th Apr 2024, 07:39
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By ETOPS

Russian Tu22 shot down… ...

Russian Tu22 shot down…

https://youtube.com/shorts/Gz4qhDKnDBI?si=z4bfjjPivQhFt4EK
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2024, 17:14
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
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, 13:03
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By Lonewolf_50

They are a medium sized power and are for sure a...

They are a medium sized power and are for sure a significant regional power in the Middle East.
The war of words continues to heat up.
Iran is a part of the new, multipolar world of the Post Cold...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 21:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,250
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
16th Apr 2024, 18:45
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By SASless

Turning the other cheek is not a plan that works...

Turning the other cheek is not a plan that works when the other side insists upon repeatedly slapping you in the your chops.

They stop when they get their hind end properly kicked and realize...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 17:55
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I wonder if said deity is occasionally quoted out...

I wonder if said deity is occasionally quoted out of context. Happens a lot in the information age. :}:E

Back to Iran:
Not a good story that hit my feed today:

This would be a great time for...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 17:00
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By Mogwi

Call me old fashioned but I really don’t think...

Call me old fashioned but I really don’t think drones count. I understand the sincere wish to congratulate the sterling efforts of the chaps but what next, pigeons carrying NAAFI rations?

But then...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 14:03
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By Lonewolf_50

What a crock of Myopia. The US has security...

What a crock of Myopia.
The US has security interests all over the globe. Ukraine is one of many. You are looking at this through a paper towel role tube.
FFS, it's a European Security Problem, all...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 10:12
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By melmothtw

"Hitler's not going to attack a non-German...

"Hitler's not going to attack a non-German speaking country. All the countries he has attacked have been German speaking". Good luck with that, rattman...
...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 03:43
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By Mil-26Man

Silly take and not sure what your agenda is, but...

Silly take and not sure what your agenda is, but Ukraine is very much is an ally. Aside from being a Westward leaning democracy that aspires to EU and NATO membership and which is now fighting the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 22:26
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
Posted By langleybaston

“Sir Wilson” and the latter days at JHQ. ...

“Sir Wilson” and the latter days at JHQ.

Wiki tells us that Sandy Wilson arrived to be A O C in C in 1991, and I need Wiki to tell me who preceded him, because in those two years I never met that...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 16:00
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
Posted By Geriaviator

Congratulations, LB, on doing the impossible --...

Congratulations, LB, on doing the impossible -- ie following in the footsteps of our immortal Danny42C with your fascinating tales interspersed by many anecdotes and those of your contemporaries. My...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 08:50
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By Video Mixdown

This is nothing to do with NATO. Individual...

This is nothing to do with NATO. Individual countries have decided for themselves whether to support Ukraine or not, and are contributing what they can. The US did not have to get involved, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 08:12
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
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: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 05:40
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By Bob Viking

RAF Involved

RAF fighter jets deployed to shoot down Iran drones, MoD says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68810774

Not sure why the RAF need to get dragged into it. Especially when Israel have not even had the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 23:54
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,443
Posted By Jonty

To all the boys and girls on operations tonight,...

To all the boys and girls on operations tonight, good hunting, and come home safely.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 19:02
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
Posted By RubiC Cube

Forecasting is definitely getting better. They...

Forecasting is definitely getting better. They used to get it wrong 50% now they get it right 50% of the time
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 17:18
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
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, 19:36
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By Beamr

The prime minister of Japan saying it as it is,...

The prime minister of Japan saying it as it is, addressing the US congress.

https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1778458746315796813
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 18:35
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
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, 13:22
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By Xeptu

Keep hitting those Russian Oil Refineries, be...

Keep hitting those Russian Oil Refineries, be sure to get the Crackers and the control house. Feel free to bomb the crap out of the Kremlin too if you get the chance.
Don't worry about what the rest...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 10:52
Replies: 224
Views: 41,623
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
8th Apr 2024, 19:11
Replies: 10,581
Views: 4,726,763
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I don't think so. My gut feel on this one is that...

I don't think so. My gut feel on this one is that the approach is simple and brutal:
"if I can't have it, nobody can have it, so I'll wreck it."
There's been a consistent theme of wanton...
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