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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 19:02
Replies: 94
Views: 14,294
Posted By Widger

As has been mentioned AF is a Cornish...

As has been mentioned AF is a Cornish registration. NT is a Shropshire reg and yes the Station Commander had a car with UNT suffix plus the desired prefix.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 19:48
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,325
Posted By Widger

Same exercise that a pair of Buccs dumped fuel...

Same exercise that a pair of Buccs dumped fuel all over the deck while aircraft were burning and turning. Lots of chockheads running around waving their arms. Cdr Air just calmly said ‘pah, if they...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 15:00
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,325
Posted By Widger

The nervousness comes from Exercise Purple...

The nervousness comes from Exercise Purple Warrior in 1987, when a Chinook arrived on Ark Royal and was lashed down. My understanding was that the autostab was left in and as the ship manoeuvred,...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 13:32
Replies: 167
Views: 22,714
Posted By Widger

This thread is not about what is happening now,...

This thread is not about what is happening now, it is about campaigning for recognition, for those that stood firm in this country during that period up until 1991. Stop trying to negate what others...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 13:21
Replies: 167
Views: 22,714
Posted By Widger

I refer the honourable gentleman to the response...

I refer the honourable gentleman to the response he made some time ago.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 13:02
Replies: 167
Views: 22,714
Posted By Widger

Whataboutism at its best. Because similar events...

Whataboutism at its best. Because similar events are ongoing now, that's reason enough not to recognise those that have gone before. Let get rid of all General service medals then!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 12:33
Replies: 167
Views: 22,714
Posted By Widger

An interesting discussion and it is good to see...

An interesting discussion and it is good to see that it has evolved into a more mature discussion that those first few posts, with individuals decrying the efforts of others.

Not everyone sat on...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2023, 10:48
Replies: 12
Views: 3,004
Posted By Widger

Thank you for sharing that. I have his book, The...

Thank you for sharing that. I have his book, The Cutting Edge, full of wonderful photographs of the carrier air group. I saw Top Gun in Dec 1986, one month before I joined HMS Ark Royal, which had...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2023, 13:52
Replies: 410
Views: 184,974
Posted By Widger

Well every day is a learning day. I have just...

Well every day is a learning day. I have just found out that the FM1600 also used a derivation of the Jovial language namely CORAL, which was derived by the Royal Rader Establishment at Malvern. They...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2023, 13:29
Replies: 410
Views: 184,974
Posted By Widger

Nothing wrong with 1960s tech, especially...

Nothing wrong with 1960s tech, especially computer tech. The now scrapped Type 45 Air Defence Destroyers and the CVS Aircraft Carriers (Invincible Class) had the Ferranti FM1600B...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2023, 13:45
Replies: 106
Views: 35,326
Posted By Widger

French Navy ranks make more sense, Captains of...

French Navy ranks make more sense, Captains of Corvette, Fregate, or Vaisseau
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 14:38
Replies: 14
Views: 3,850
Posted By Widger

So just by way of update, I got a very quick...

So just by way of update, I got a very quick reply from the SVPA. They confirm that it is the figure on your P60 that stipulates what your LTA use is. I think the lightbulb is coming on that my LTA...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 13:54
Replies: 6
Views: 1,787
Posted By Widger

Dsnsnr hths hootrotdcotud

Dsnsnr hths hootrotdcotud
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 13:21
Replies: 14
Views: 3,850
Posted By Widger

GreenXCode thanks for the reply. My main...

GreenXCode thanks for the reply.

My main query is which figure I use because I cannot rationalise the 20x pension plus gratuity which comes out at about 54% and the P60/Benefit letter number which...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 13:02
Replies: 14
Views: 3,850
Posted By Widger

Thank BV, I am not in that situation yet but...

Thank BV, I am not in that situation yet but there will be a lot of GPs who are. I think that may be why the Treasury are looking at changes, to entice them back into work, so maybe there will need...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 12:38
Replies: 6
Views: 1,787
Posted By Widger

Give us a clue? Summat to do with Salisbury Plain?

Give us a clue? Summat to do with Salisbury Plain?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 12:37
Replies: 14
Views: 3,850
Posted By Widger

Pension Question

I have a question that hopefully fellow retired military UK members of Pprune might be able to answer.

I am trying to establish the lifetime allowance I have used with my AFPS 75 pension but I am...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
8th Mar 2023, 10:44
Replies: 2
Views: 900
Posted By Widger

Kessler Syndrome and the space debris problem |...

Kessler Syndrome and the space debris problem | Space (https://www.space.com/kessler-syndrome-space-debris)

Kessler Syndrome is on its way. Thousands of years of no access to Space, the Moon, Mars...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2023, 09:47
Replies: 1,410
Views: 467,327
Posted By Widger

So how does this sit with our treaty commitments...

So how does this sit with our treaty commitments under the Five Power Defence Agreement to Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2023, 11:49
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,325
Posted By Widger

Swan Hunters on the Tyne were also practitioners...

Swan Hunters on the Tyne were also practitioners of this technique as well. It was found on a major warship now scrapped, that the Geordies had employed someone to guillotine the heads off screws, so...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2022, 10:50
Replies: 137
Views: 34,004
Posted By Widger

I see the King is flying again in a charter...

I see the King is flying again in a charter (LuxAviation). is this a long term arrangement or a temporary backfill for the Royal Flight?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2022, 13:47
Replies: 8
Views: 2,391
Posted By Widger

DE&S will probably get a dog with a conversion...

DE&S will probably get a dog with a conversion package instead
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2022, 09:19
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,325
Posted By Widger

You seem to be forgetting about the Black Sea and...

You seem to be forgetting about the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea and the Arctic and the Pacific. Russia is a very big country as is its neighbour.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2022, 09:25
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,325
Posted By Widger

He also needs to be careful of infringing...

He also needs to be careful of infringing copyright laws
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2022, 16:59
Replies: 265
Views: 79,451
Posted By Widger

Thanks so much for the recommendation to read...

Thanks so much for the recommendation to read Goose Green by Nigel Ely. I am staggered by the bravery and good fortune of 2 Para and those that supported them. So many stories, some of which made me...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2022, 18:56
Replies: 265
Views: 79,451
Posted By Widger

Warfare Officers treating the CVS/Hermes like a...

Warfare Officers treating the CVS/Hermes like a Destroyer and throwing it around. Best thing they ever did was to remove the SeaDart on CVS to take away any sense of confusion that the PWO/AAWO were...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2022, 09:58
Replies: 18
Views: 5,606
Posted By Widger

Put my foot in it big time during a tour in...

Put my foot in it big time during a tour in Decci, where Alistair was based. I asked him if he was an ex-ranker still being a Flt Lt at his age and felt absolutely mortified when I put 2 and 2...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2022, 09:01
Replies: 2,090
Views: 615,005
Posted By Widger

Which is right next to a NATO base and fuelling...

Which is right next to a NATO base and fuelling jetty protected by the French Foreign Legion. Its a significant move as part of their 'Belt and Road' initiative. Djibouti is a beautiful country...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2022, 12:49
Replies: 19
Views: 3,891
Posted By Widger

Interesting. I only did A-level physics but...

Interesting. I only did A-level physics but surely to reach orbit would require a very high velocity at the start, to overcome friction, which would itself increase the atmospheric pressure on...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2022, 09:47
Replies: 146
Views: 36,443
Posted By Widger

Constantly deluding themselves, when they are...

Constantly deluding themselves, when they are just another weapon system to be used and directed by the true master race!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2022, 20:53
Replies: 146
Views: 36,443
Posted By Widger

Its irrelevant what race, sex, colour or creed...

Its irrelevant what race, sex, colour or creed the person is. Top Gun and the sequel Top Gun Maverick is about the US Navy Fighter Weapons school and the crabs should steer well clear of jumping on...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2022, 07:46
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,128,907
Posted By Widger

Quite a lot Tovarich and if you were really from...

Quite a lot Tovarich and if you were really from Kernow you would know how to spell it properly!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2022, 11:59
Replies: 414
Views: 108,852
Posted By Widger

To quote many a Vietnam Veteran " You dont know...

To quote many a Vietnam Veteran " You dont know man cos you weren't there!"
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2022, 12:13
Replies: 414
Views: 108,852
Posted By Widger

I am sorry that is rubbish. It had more to do...

I am sorry that is rubbish. It had more to do with the need for force generation . Against a backdrop of a massive black hole in MOD finances, It was either/or and there just weren't the seats or...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2021, 11:35
Replies: 20
Views: 7,368
Posted By Widger

A thoroughly decent Officer with a great sense of...

A thoroughly decent Officer with a great sense of humour - Ask about his Bruce Forsyth impression. Glad to see he has risen to the position he deserves
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