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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2023, 07:23
Replies: 310
Views: 101,303
Posted By Wig Wag

I certainly heard two views of Bader when I was...

I certainly heard two views of Bader when I was in the service. One was that he was unpleasant and one that that was just a facade and he was a really warm human being behind it all.

The comment...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2023, 06:49
Replies: 310
Views: 101,303
Posted By Wig Wag

'Useless white male pilots are clearly not the...

'Useless white male pilots are clearly not the flavour of the month in the woke establishment:

New TV series will dismantle Colditz ‘mythology’ and show racism of British officers...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2023, 14:05
Replies: 310
Views: 101,303
Posted By Wig Wag

‘Stop choosing useless white male pilots’, RAF told

Telegraph 31 May 2023:

‘Stop choosing useless white male pilots’, RAF told...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2023, 20:27
Replies: 257
Views: 105,357
Posted By Wig Wag

How to leave an aircraft in style. Bale out...

How to leave an aircraft in style.

Bale out starts at 15 minutes:

https://youtu.be/zgwAphuwPMY?t=900
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2023, 07:15
Replies: 132
Views: 49,527
Posted By Wig Wag

See this: Lockheed details low Hawk T2...

See this:

Lockheed details low Hawk T2 availability rates that will push UK training overseas...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2023, 07:43
Replies: 132
Views: 49,527
Posted By Wig Wag

inews - 'RAF admits ‘urgent’ need to solve shortage of trained pilots''

Here we go again:

i-news - RAF admits 'urgent' need to solve shortage of trained pilots (https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/raf-admits-urgent-need-to-solve-shortage-of-trained-pilots-2083957)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2022, 21:05
Replies: 335
Views: 86,547
Posted By Wig Wag

For KC also read King and Country. Not good...

For KC also read King and Country.

Not good enough for these tarts though was it?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2022, 12:10
Replies: 335
Views: 86,547
Posted By Wig Wag

Retired RAF pilots will be prosecuted if they...

Retired RAF pilots will be prosecuted if they shared state secrets during China flying lessons...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2022, 08:00
Replies: 335
Views: 86,547
Posted By Wig Wag

Ex-RAF top gun (call sign Hooligan) has made a...

Ex-RAF top gun (call sign Hooligan) has made a killing training China's fighter pilots - and helped recruit dozens of British airmen paid £250,000 a year by Beijing... so why has the MoD only just...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2022, 08:07
Replies: 335
Views: 86,547
Posted By Wig Wag

I leapt out of bed when I heard this. How sad...

I leapt out of bed when I heard this. How sad that this has come to pass.

I recall the late, great Geoffrey Wellum saying that the cadets he met on his visits to Cranwell were 'right out of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2022, 19:51
Replies: 173
Views: 38,603
Posted By Wig Wag

What a fowl tail . . . :ugh:

What a fowl tail . . . :ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2022, 09:24
Replies: 173
Views: 38,603
Posted By Wig Wag

One meal stands out above all others: ...

One meal stands out above all others:

Aircrew survival exercises, North Yorkshire, January sometime in the 1980's.

6 days of nowt to eat except a lovely table bunny toasted on sticks over a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2022, 19:34
Replies: 173
Views: 38,603
Posted By Wig Wag

Two happy memories: 1. Sausage, egg and...

Two happy memories:

1. Sausage, egg and chips in the Aircrew Feeder at RAF Dishcloth in the 1980's.
2. Full bells and whistles dining at HQSTC later that decade.

If I could go back in time for...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2022, 09:14
Replies: 150
Views: 34,649
Posted By Wig Wag

Thank you!

Thank you!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2022, 09:12
Replies: 150
Views: 34,649
Posted By Wig Wag

Closest we could get was Hyde Park but it was...

Closest we could get was Hyde Park but it was still very impressive:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1077x731/bbmf_jubilee_2022_3390b24af258ef083e80d5a4f18e1ebd787f7c2a.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2021, 19:27
Replies: 117
Views: 29,432
Posted By Wig Wag

A question: Is this a Royal Yacht for the...

A question:

Is this a Royal Yacht for the use of Her Majesty the Queen or is it a vanity project for our 'potato in a wig' Prime Minister?

I ask because the Government website says this:

New...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2021, 21:34
Replies: 227
Views: 82,023
Posted By Wig Wag

The great Jet Provost T Mk 3 a seen at RAF Linton...

The great Jet Provost T Mk 3 a seen at RAF Linton on Ouse autumn 2004:

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1325/dscn8504_7463943e5baef7ba8439705b2c248a794c2bca52.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2020, 15:30
Replies: 57
Views: 18,584
Posted By Wig Wag

TTN, prompted by that wee dig I did some digging...

TTN, prompted by that wee dig I did some digging around and, sadly, had to go to Wikipedia where I found that truth is indeed stranger than fiction:



Lovely sentiment but have you ever known an...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2020, 16:45
Replies: 57
Views: 18,584
Posted By Wig Wag

I was taught in primary school (mid 1960's) that...

I was taught in primary school (mid 1960's) that the 'Old Lady on the Bailey' wears a blindfold and holds the scales as justice must be blind to appearance and must weight the evidence objectively.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2020, 15:31
Replies: 17
Views: 5,457
Posted By Wig Wag

Aaaah! That was wonderful telly in stored...

Aaaah! That was wonderful telly in stored perpetuity here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJAVlobjKKY

The scene in the control tower had all the atmosphere of a cocktail party or even garden...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2020, 09:26
Replies: 247
Views: 87,384
Posted By Wig Wag

The Isle of Man pays the UK around £2 million per...

The Isle of Man pays the UK around £2 million per annum for defence. Out of that they get the Red Arrows at the TT and the occasional visit from bomb disposal for WW1 ordnance washed up on the north...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2020, 16:50
Replies: 39
Views: 11,019
Posted By Wig Wag

IEA! Those were the fun days. They were the...

IEA! Those were the fun days.

They were the master of the 'W' pattern where you started, or ended, with a taxi journey. Report Cardiff, taxi Manston, operate Manston - Larnaca, slip three days,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Nov 2019, 07:33
Replies: 15
Views: 3,110
Posted By Wig Wag

These munitions in Beaufort's Dyke are...

These munitions in Beaufort's Dyke are occasionally washed up on the north coast of the Isle of Man. The undersea cables get disturbed when the undersea currents are heavy and dislodge the shells...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2019, 19:38
Replies: 41
Views: 13,883
Posted By Wig Wag

'One pilot, two navs jumped out; now that must be...

'One pilot, two navs jumped out; now that must be a record!'

He affectionately acquired the nickname 'Skids' thereafter!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Oct 2019, 06:33
Replies: 4
Views: 1,673
Posted By Wig Wag

I listened to this and found his story to be...

I listened to this and found his story to be utterly compelling. The way he tells his story is understated and concise with the result that you learn how it felt to be there at the time.

The scene...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2018, 16:18
Replies: 55
Views: 17,906
Posted By Wig Wag

John Farley's ability to translate the...

John Farley's ability to translate the complicated into the simple left a lasting impression on me. He had made an art of explaining situations, issues and technical matters in a way in which a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jul 2018, 07:08
Replies: 55
Views: 17,906
Posted By Wig Wag

​...

​ (https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/obituary-john-farley-the-harriers-champion-449661/)Another obituary in Flight International:
OBITUARY: John Farley – the Harrier’s champion ...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2018, 09:59
Replies: 155
Views: 41,378
Posted By Wig Wag

Again, easy. The national Governments of France,...

Again, easy. The national Governments of France, Germany and Spain will not want Airbus compromised by EU intransigence. They will lobby the EU for an uninterrupted supply chain post Brexit. The EU...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2018, 09:39
Replies: 155
Views: 41,378
Posted By Wig Wag

The solution, therefore, is simple. The EU must...

The solution, therefore, is simple. The EU must act to ensure that the post Brexit paperwork is seamless so the supply chain is not interrupted.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2018, 09:04
Replies: 155
Views: 41,378
Posted By Wig Wag

From the Airbus website: ...

From the Airbus website:

http://www.airbus.com/be-an-airbus-supplier.html:

Why, therefore, should it matter if the UK is outside the EU?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jun 2018, 11:58
Replies: 55
Views: 17,906
Posted By Wig Wag

Very sad news. Some years ago I posted a...

Very sad news.

Some years ago I posted a message on Pprune asking for help with a project and John Farley kindly responded. I had the pleasure of lunch with him and Mrs Farley. He was quite the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2018, 19:37
Replies: 20
Views: 3,336
Posted By Wig Wag

I took Wig Wag junior, aged thirteen, to see the...

I took Wig Wag junior, aged thirteen, to see the film. At the end he took my breath away by remarking "Dad,for the first time in my life I feel proud to be British!" He then asked "Can you switch of...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2018, 07:10
Replies: 719
Views: 570,014
Posted By Wig Wag

There is no political significance to this. It is...

There is no political significance to this. It is a statement of fact. All that is required is for Westminster to pass a short piece of legislation bring legal control of licences etc onshore.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2017, 13:58
Replies: 132
Views: 36,013
Posted By Wig Wag

That could be quite amusing as a chap could learn...

That could be quite amusing as a chap could learn what the powers that be really thought of him - not what he thought they thought of him! :O
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2017, 10:08
Replies: 132
Views: 36,013
Posted By Wig Wag

Just out of interest how detailed are 'service...

Just out of interest how detailed are 'service records' ?

Do they include things like training reports, 1369's, medical reports and correspondence?
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