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26th Oct 2015, 11:08
Replies: 736
Views: 371,497
Posted By alisoncc

JW, I think i've posted this before. Only the...

JW, I think i've posted this before. Only the tail of Prentice G-AOPL.

http://users.on.net/~alisoncc/sharjah2.jpg
17th Sep 2015, 06:55
Replies: 21
Views: 6,092
Posted By alisoncc

If I recollect correctly the phrase used related...

If I recollect correctly the phrase used related to Christmas Trees. If an aircraft was Christmas Treed then it was to all intents and purposes available as a source of spare parts. When the brown...
10th Sep 2015, 03:22
Replies: 34
Views: 7,604
Posted By alisoncc

Thought the Vulcan was a magic aeroplane, fresh...

Thought the Vulcan was a magic aeroplane, fresh out of Locking Sept '63.

Mind you as an Air Radio Fitter getting to play with the avionics which were the cutting edge of technology back then was...
10th Sep 2015, 03:04
Replies: 169
Views: 134,587
Posted By alisoncc

Have a strong recollection of us taking...

Have a strong recollection of us taking Lightnings apart at 60MU RAF Leconfield - circa 1968.
24th Jul 2015, 13:05
Replies: 12
Views: 2,032
Posted By alisoncc

Voted. :ok:

Voted. :ok:
21st Jul 2015, 00:32
Replies: 63
Views: 42,958
Posted By alisoncc

Best - cadet camp at Chivenor 1957 first flight...

Best - cadet camp at Chivenor 1957 first flight ever, and in a Chippy. Yeh!! Mind you a 10 to Muhurraq in '65 was pretty good as well. Mind you it was a troop ship so the jockey just stuck the nose...
20th Jul 2015, 14:25
Replies: 9
Views: 2,595
Posted By alisoncc

The quality of the glass on the front has far...

The quality of the glass on the front has far more relevance than the megapixels.
19th Jul 2015, 08:31
Replies: 83
Views: 30,625
Posted By alisoncc

Do believe that 558 was one of our aries on 230...

Do believe that 558 was one of our aries on 230 OCU at Finningley '63-66. If that's the case still need to finish the checks I started back then. Never signed the F700 either.
10th Jul 2015, 08:13
Replies: 16
Views: 4,489
Posted By alisoncc

OD, joint personnel is when they bring out the...

OD, joint personnel is when they bring out the other lot as well as our own. SAR is when it's just our own. :ok::ok:
6th Jul 2015, 07:57
Replies: 36
Views: 4,414
Posted By alisoncc

Don't know what you people are complaining about....

Don't know what you people are complaining about. Down here in Oz there was a quite massive outpouring of grief when a couple of convicted drug smugglers were excuted. With a school/university...
3rd Jul 2015, 01:39
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,187,446
Posted By alisoncc

Widely reported and spoken about in the crew room...

Widely reported and spoken about in the crew room of 230 OCU B Sqdn circa '63-65. Especially amongst those who looked after the ECM.
28th Jun 2015, 13:22
Replies: 37
Views: 5,582
Posted By alisoncc

Seem to have missed out on the big one - The Cold...

Seem to have missed out on the big one - The Cold War. Wasn't on foreign soil, but was against foreigners - Ivan and his mates. And for those who participated it was very much for real.
28th Jun 2015, 13:14
Replies: 16
Views: 4,982
Posted By alisoncc

In 1959 RAF Cardington was the main assessment...

In 1959 RAF Cardington was the main assessment centre for all those seeking entry into the RAF in the ground trades. Can't remember how many days I spent there doing exams to become an Appy....
23rd Jun 2015, 07:43
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,187,446
Posted By alisoncc

There was no way the Cuban Crisis was going to...

There was no way the Cuban Crisis was going to escalate beyond some posturing. I was an essential part of the western response and in October 1962 I was still completing my third year of training at...
22nd Jun 2015, 08:54
Replies: 21
Views: 5,357
Posted By alisoncc

Known a few radio techs in the 60's who came...

Known a few radio techs in the 60's who came close - me included. The STR18 aerial coupler, with a reputation for sticking gears, was embedded in the roof at the rear of the bomb bay. As HF comms was...
18th Jun 2015, 09:02
Replies: 214
Views: 165,195
Posted By alisoncc

I suspect the US Joint Chiefs didn't foresee...

I suspect the US Joint Chiefs didn't foresee their involvement in Vietnam. If the Soviets had picked their time and nuked London and say Manchester, and launched a blitzkreig through West Germany...
18th Jun 2015, 05:12
Replies: 214
Views: 165,195
Posted By alisoncc

Might be worth dropping in a comment here made by...

Might be worth dropping in a comment here made by an oldie - well much older than me, made over lunch a couple of months back. No names or pack drill, but I understand he was in a position that...
5th Jun 2015, 20:38
Replies: 30
Views: 6,906
Posted By alisoncc

Here's a reminder from fifty years ago less a few...

Here's a reminder from fifty years ago less a few months. Battle of Britain display at RAF Finningley 1965.

http://users.on.net/~alisoncc/1965BoB.jpg
2nd Jun 2015, 00:41
Replies: 116
Views: 37,211
Posted By alisoncc

Don't know what's wrong with you people. This is...

Don't know what's wrong with you people. This is a mighty 'Unter. A little bit less so in this pic.

http://users.on.net/~alisoncc/hunter.jpg
28th May 2015, 10:09
Replies: 169
Views: 134,587
Posted By alisoncc

Does this count? 60MU at RAF Leconfield in...

Does this count? 60MU at RAF Leconfield in 1967/68 plastering all the electrical and comms cabling with this brown epoxy gunk. The donks had been removed to allow access. If it does count then WIWOL ...
25th May 2015, 10:29
Replies: 16
Views: 4,489
Posted By alisoncc

And first line please. :ok: ex Cpl Tech...

And first line please. :ok:


ex Cpl Tech Air Radio - Vulcans and Lightnings.
25th May 2015, 09:29
Replies: 16
Views: 4,489
Posted By alisoncc

Stitched the first half dozen episodes together...

Stitched the first half dozen episodes together and ran it for an afternoons entertainment for 20 odd members of the RAFA with a buffet lunch a few years ago. Average age of those present would have...
9th May 2015, 08:58
Replies: 39
Views: 9,530
Posted By alisoncc

And rightly so.

And rightly so.
5th Apr 2015, 02:59
Replies: 59
Views: 13,339
Posted By alisoncc

NURBS - Non-Uniform Rational 'B' Splines. Or that...

NURBS - Non-Uniform Rational 'B' Splines. Or that was what was used in the 1980's when I was an area manager for Computervision.
30th Mar 2015, 08:53
Replies: 16
Views: 3,642
Posted By alisoncc

We knew they had got lost, but this is the first...

We knew they had got lost, but this is the first time we've heard by how far. The results of the survey suggested we should be drilling in the middle of the London CBD. Imagine one of these trundling...
25th Mar 2015, 23:48
Replies: 25
Views: 7,246
Posted By alisoncc

Read yesterday that Fox Mulder and Scully are...

Read yesterday that Fox Mulder and Scully are getting back together again. So who knows what is happening up there.
11th Mar 2015, 08:53
Replies: 4,638
Views: 2,041,040
Posted By alisoncc

Here's some more aireys from circa 1970. Jacksons...

Here's some more aireys from circa 1970. Jacksons Field, Port Moresby as it was known then.

http://users.on.net/~alisoncc/moresby1.jpg
10th Mar 2015, 23:33
Replies: 0
Views: 1,471
Posted By alisoncc

Domain name notams.net available gratis

Nine months back I registered the domain name "notams.net" for an acquaintance who was intending to run a personal blog relating to his flying. Never really eventuated, other things got in the way....
12th Feb 2015, 06:26
Replies: 63
Views: 21,123
Posted By alisoncc

They even have GPS to tell them where they are -...

They even have GPS to tell them where they are - what luxury. For many it was a thumb out the window to gauge the wind speed - even wind socks were a rarity, then an E6-B. Used to set up waypoints,...
9th Feb 2015, 05:47
Replies: 63
Views: 21,123
Posted By alisoncc

3rd episode on this evening - SBS 8:30pm AEST.

3rd episode on this evening - SBS 8:30pm AEST.
3rd Feb 2015, 06:02
Replies: 63
Views: 21,123
Posted By alisoncc

I was there when Kennecott were doing the survey...

I was there when Kennecott were doing the survey work for Ok Tedi. All of their kit went via Aerial Tours BN2A's. Personally got into Garaina and Mount Hagen, through to Daru and other nasty places....
3rd Feb 2015, 03:24
Replies: 63
Views: 21,123
Posted By alisoncc

SWD, were you with Malarial Tours doing the...

SWD, were you with Malarial Tours doing the Kiunga/Ningerum shuttle or elsewhere?
3rd Feb 2015, 00:02
Replies: 63
Views: 21,123
Posted By alisoncc

Weren't that many places to go out of Moresby....

Weren't that many places to go out of Moresby. Did go on to bigger and better things, but good place to start.

Another of the strip at Tapini. I have a recollection of an RAAF Caribou, minus...
2nd Feb 2015, 19:24
Replies: 63
Views: 21,123
Posted By alisoncc

Tapini c1970. Solo nav exercise for PPL. On...

Tapini c1970. Solo nav exercise for PPL.

On approach.
http://users.on.net/~alisoncc/tapini3.jpg

South Pacific Aero Club Cherokee 180. After breathing sigh of relief....
1st Feb 2015, 07:42
Replies: 33
Views: 7,023
Posted By alisoncc

Probably the same BN2A's. ...

Probably the same BN2A's.

http://users.on.net/~alisoncc/tpng2.jpg
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