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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2023, 12:00
Replies: 32
Views: 6,658
Posted By dkh51250

Seven words from a recruiter to a potential...

Seven words from a recruiter to a potential member of the Royal Air Force, having completed the aptitude test.
How do you think you did today?

Response from potential member
"Not very well"
...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2019, 23:26
Replies: 47
Views: 19,644
Posted By dkh51250

Waddo, late 1960s, a letter appeared in the...

Waddo, late 1960s, a letter appeared in the Lincolnshire Echo. I assume it was written by a little old lady, a resident of Heighington. However, she wanted to know if there was any truth in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2018, 01:20
Replies: 415
Views: 199,036
Posted By dkh51250

polecat2. An amazing read, the description of the...

polecat2. An amazing read, the description of the nutty corporal eternally sweeping out the attic, fits at least two people of my acquaintance.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2018, 00:54
Replies: 54
Views: 12,491
Posted By dkh51250

Those little swine have most likely been watching...

Those little swine have most likely been watching this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2016, 12:51
Replies: 138
Views: 51,641
Posted By dkh51250

Do the locals still dance naked around the sugar...

Do the locals still dance naked around the sugar beet on certain nights of the year? As a founder member of the RAF Marham Mountain Rescue Team, I have fond memories of lazing away many summers.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2015, 10:55
Replies: 33
Views: 9,628
Posted By dkh51250

They've done better than most veterans who try to...

They've done better than most veterans who try to get into the place.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2015, 16:41
Replies: 122
Views: 31,477
Posted By dkh51250

PN looking at what he achieved in saving a...

PN looking at what he achieved in saving a certain Lancaster, it should have been a foregone conclusion.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2015, 22:55
Replies: 122
Views: 31,477
Posted By dkh51250

Lyneham Lad, I am so pleased that your...

Lyneham Lad, I am so pleased that your recollection is the same as mine. My working life started at Waddo in the 60s, and like you, my memory is that at no time was it ever mentioned that it was an...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2015, 22:09
Replies: 34
Views: 7,679
Posted By dkh51250

Steve Chapple RIP. Can you remember what year...

Steve Chapple RIP. Can you remember what year that happened Haltonapp? I recall his parents coming down to Waddo from Finningley, to present the Raven Club with a painting in his memory. During a...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2014, 21:47
Replies: 45
Views: 15,193
Posted By dkh51250

Talking Or, the lady from Heighington, who wrote to the...

Or, the lady from Heighington, who wrote to the Lincolnshire Echo to ask if there was any truth in the rumour that Waddington Vulcans having their engines tested, were mounted on a turntable, to...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2014, 00:23
Replies: 89
Views: 20,928
Posted By dkh51250

THS, I hate to pull the "my hat is blacker than...

THS, I hate to pull the "my hat is blacker than yours" stunt on you, however, on leaving the blue suit behind I was earning £52k a year some ten years ago. I was not an outstanding stacker, what I...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2014, 23:15
Replies: 101
Views: 45,179
Posted By dkh51250

Worst Honington in the early 70s when some guy...

Worst Honington in the early 70s when some guy called B*****o was running the show, from my point of view not very well. Undervalued, undermotivated guys who got no support from the man at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2014, 23:25
Replies: 56
Views: 14,720
Posted By dkh51250

Masirah 10.00hrs any morning. NAAFI van appears...

Masirah 10.00hrs any morning. NAAFI van appears at sqn compound, rear shutter goes up to reveal "Charlie" the Indian driver. First man in the already lengthy queue asks Charlie "what you got today...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2014, 09:14
Replies: 56
Views: 14,720
Posted By dkh51250

Wensleydale, let me assure you that certainly in...

Wensleydale, let me assure you that certainly in the 1960s and 70s Constance Raven continued to walk throughout the club named in her memory. I wonder if she still does?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2014, 22:32
Replies: 120
Views: 25,430
Posted By dkh51250

Apparently, before we invented the IRA and barbed...

Apparently, before we invented the IRA and barbed wire, it was possible to depart Waddington via the A17 gate that linked the airfield and "the site". It is said that if you were in the car park (it...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2014, 07:43
Replies: 120
Views: 25,430
Posted By dkh51250

Waddo 1967/8 One open to the elements David Brown...

Waddo 1967/8 One open to the elements David Brown tractor. Depart cylinder compound with lots of air and nitrogen trollies in tow, arrive D (line ground equipment) dispersal with lots of trollies,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2013, 00:22
Replies: 13
Views: 3,071
Posted By dkh51250

Plus a Chinook in the Catterick area at 23.30

Plus a Chinook in the Catterick area at 23.30
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2013, 07:13
Replies: 123
Views: 32,140
Posted By dkh51250

Bill Wyman, guitar plucker of the Strolling...

Bill Wyman, guitar plucker of the Strolling Bones. RAF National Serviceman 1955-57
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2013, 10:50
Replies: 144
Views: 25,903
Posted By dkh51250

We all lived happily ever after.

We all lived happily ever after.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2013, 00:07
Replies: 144
Views: 25,903
Posted By dkh51250

Hi SOSL, Blacksheep may have a better memory than...

Hi SOSL, Blacksheep may have a better memory than mine. I thought the food strike was about 1970. The date is irrelevant, food being served up in the airmans mess was worse than atrocious at that...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 07:18
Replies: 144
Views: 25,903
Posted By dkh51250

Not so much a strike, more a boycott. However, it...

Not so much a strike, more a boycott. However, it did have the desired effect.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 07:16
Replies: 144
Views: 25,903
Posted By dkh51250

I am sure those chappies from RAF Newton would...

I am sure those chappies from RAF Newton would have cooked up something to justify their existence.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2013, 22:32
Replies: 144
Views: 25,903
Posted By dkh51250

Wensleydale, what a shame you don't have the book...

Wensleydale, what a shame you don't have the book from 1970 when the food strike occurred. The arrival of the late WO Paddy Shannon soon retrieved that situation. Waddo then became "the place" to...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2013, 23:14
Replies: 194
Views: 56,303
Posted By dkh51250

Smudge, the pig may have been a relative of Waddo...

Smudge, the pig may have been a relative of Waddo Raven Clubs "Pig of the week" awarded in the Sunday evening disco during the late 60s early 70s.

Bars had always been open during exercises,...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2013, 08:20
Replies: 22
Views: 4,707
Posted By dkh51250

DASA did some excellent work looking at housing...

DASA did some excellent work looking at housing affordability vs rank vs commuting distances to stations and then predicted - based on some pretty firm (and grim) statistics, the number of RTAs and...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2013, 09:36
Replies: 67
Views: 25,838
Posted By dkh51250

Before handing over RAF Catterick, the tower...

Before handing over RAF Catterick, the tower became a listed building. Much to their annoyance the Army at Marne Barracks are now the owners. Wensleydale, the heritage centre you refer to at Waddo,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2013, 20:50
Replies: 52
Views: 7,621
Posted By dkh51250

Written about me. "DKH lacks the gravitas for...

Written about me. "DKH lacks the gravitas for promotion to the next rank". As part of resettlement I did one of those blobs and dots tests. Apparently I would have been eminently suitable for...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2013, 22:44
Replies: 26
Views: 6,175
Posted By dkh51250

The trick was to a) set alarm for 10 mins...

The trick was to
a) set alarm for 10 mins prior to final departure from the Magic Kingdom.
b) Secrete the offending item in the departing ones hand luggage.
c) Ensure the departee has had an...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2013, 16:06
Replies: 16
Views: 4,017
Posted By dkh51250

Errrrr Cottesmore is 170 miles North of the...

Errrrr Cottesmore is 170 miles North of the "Portsmouth area" where BAE have the facilities contract.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2013, 09:31
Replies: 16
Views: 4,017
Posted By dkh51250

To their credit BAE were involved with the...

To their credit BAE were involved with the refurbishment of a hangar at Cottesmore, but, had their hands tied to a certain extent by DIO. The wing bay, constructed by BAE, had hardly any DIO...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2012, 13:06
Replies: 646
Views: 157,380
Posted By dkh51250

Worked with a guy some years ago nicknamed "007"....

Worked with a guy some years ago nicknamed "007". It turned out to be his IQ.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2012, 21:48
Replies: 43
Views: 8,919
Posted By dkh51250

I have a "Save the rubbertree" wristband. Would...

I have a "Save the rubbertree" wristband. Would it be considered acceptable to wear it?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2012, 08:46
Replies: 103
Views: 77,521
Posted By dkh51250

PN, in MY defence, it was very very late, and the...

PN, in MY defence, it was very very late, and the whisky had obviously taken its toll.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2012, 23:48
Replies: 103
Views: 77,521
Posted By dkh51250

PN, man 1 appeared before Stn Cdr pleading...

PN, man 1 appeared before Stn Cdr pleading guilty, resulting in 28 days detention.

Man 2 was later court martialled and successfully defended by GB.

Man 1 having completed his 28 days realised...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2012, 19:18
Replies: 103
Views: 77,521
Posted By dkh51250

Military Corrective Training Centre, Colchester:...

Military Corrective Training Centre, Colchester: The Facts - YouTube

Military Corrective Training Centre, Colchester - YouTube

It would appear times have changed.
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