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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2023, 10:24
Replies: 26
Views: 19,444
Posted By greycoat

Operation Victor Search

BBC News webpage carrying story today about efforts of fishermen to recover remains of Victor B2 that crashed in Aug 1959:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66203375
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2021, 08:42
Replies: 24
Views: 11,315
Posted By greycoat

Taken from FCDO webpage...

Taken from FCDO webpage (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-new-special-envoy-to-the-western-balkans) fresh challenges ahead: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach has been appointed...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2021, 09:17
Replies: 37
Views: 10,940
Posted By greycoat

Helps prevent them rolling out of their bunks

Helps prevent them rolling out of their bunks
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2021, 13:40
Replies: 72
Views: 18,157
Posted By greycoat

slightly off topic, but a few years ago just off...

slightly off topic, but a few years ago just off Cheyne Walk alongside the Thames was a property with two cars parked next to each other on the drive, one a Rolls Royce the other an Aston Martin and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2020, 11:16
Replies: 39
Views: 13,064
Posted By greycoat

and as Asturias56 identifies, the task is not...

and as Asturias56 identifies, the task is not going to be concurrent, nor indeed rely on air freight for all recipients, and recent analysis of the situation from within the industry suggests that...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2013, 21:18
Replies: 20
Views: 12,220
Posted By greycoat

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/3...

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/388510-flying-through-tower-bridge.html
hopefully the link works, if not searching for "pollock" should bring up previous threads on the topic
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2009, 19:30
Replies: 56
Views: 14,303
Posted By greycoat

Not sure if this link has been used before in...

Not sure if this link has been used before in previous threads but it might be a very useful and comprehensive place to start nuclear-weapons.info (http://www.nuclear-weapons.info/vw.htm#WE.177)
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2009, 17:11
Replies: 56
Views: 14,303
Posted By greycoat

Some publications have been de-classified but I'm...

Some publications have been de-classified but I'm sure the Official Secrets Act would still apply to role and possible tactics, targetting etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2009, 13:05
Replies: 66
Views: 15,982
Posted By greycoat

Back in the early 90s whilst on a UN tour,...

Back in the early 90s whilst on a UN tour, chatting to a Canadian colleague about a similar topic, he said that in Canada mil pensions had been paid tax free and a change of Govt changed the rules...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2009, 10:38
Replies: 23
Views: 4,563
Posted By greycoat

An 124, internal 'crane' can lift 20T in theory. ...

An 124, internal 'crane' can lift 20T in theory. Crate/wrap up vehicle and provide armed escort as per any other classified load. Even if the crane cannot manage, it must be possible to conceal the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2009, 15:11
Replies: 256
Views: 42,192
Posted By greycoat

or as the recently serving Army junior officer,...

or as the recently serving Army junior officer, and recipient of the MC, pointed out on Radio 4, the lift may have increased but the numbers of military requiring that lift has nearly doubled in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2009, 11:59
Replies: 53
Views: 7,796
Posted By greycoat

from the pprune archive you can see the RAF did...

from the pprune archive you can see the RAF did have an earlier candidate but trg was curtailed after the Challenger disaster.

http://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-39044.html
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2009, 12:20
Replies: 40
Views: 6,030
Posted By greycoat

wasn't the SHAR used in the Balkans (albeit with...

wasn't the SHAR used in the Balkans (albeit with restrictive ROE) in the 90s to drop stuff on the Serb wpns deemed to be infringing the ceasefire. Unfortunately one was lost.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2009, 09:50
Replies: 52
Views: 7,163
Posted By greycoat

off topic slightly, but May 69 a Harrier departed...

off topic slightly, but May 69 a Harrier departed King's Cross coalyard to set the trans-atlantic record. Interesting how things have changed in the intervening 40 years.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2009, 16:52
Replies: 13
Views: 1,234
Posted By greycoat

and was that clacking of the cameras as loud 'in...

and was that clacking of the cameras as loud 'in situ' as it appeared to be from the BBC soundtrack. Silence should remain silence.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2009, 18:37
Replies: 3
Views: 1,289
Posted By greycoat

A military in excess of 2 million personnel and a...

A military in excess of 2 million personnel and a budget of £50bn. Compare to UK where we have what, 200,000 max personnel, and a budget in excess of £25bn. How much bang per buck do the Chinese...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2009, 18:02
Replies: 13
Views: 1,889
Posted By greycoat

or maybe the coffers are empty after paying for...

or maybe the coffers are empty after paying for the banker's c0ck ups
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2008, 17:32
Replies: 9
Views: 2,458
Posted By greycoat

Absolutely correct. Health and safety didn't...

Absolutely correct. Health and safety didn't like assault course, it suggested some element of danger, so they became confidence courses and participants were provided with hard plastic hats.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2008, 17:42
Replies: 118
Views: 27,961
Posted By greycoat

It is/was the case that MOD plod had the powers...

It is/was the case that MOD plod had the powers of a PC within 5 miles of the military establishment. Or so we were told at Stafford a few years ago
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2008, 17:06
Replies: 54
Views: 13,510
Posted By greycoat

I notice that AVM Bryant gets promoted. If you...

I notice that AVM Bryant gets promoted. If you have received a letter assuring you that the lost data isn't an identity theft risk to yourself, his is the signature at the bottom of the letter! ...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2008, 21:51
Replies: 136
Views: 20,762
Posted By greycoat

You've gotta larff. Also received my letter...

You've gotta larff. Also received my letter having given the two pieces of proof of identity each identifying me as Grey Coat and yet they have managed to address the letter to Pink Coat which...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2008, 17:38
Replies: 136
Views: 20,762
Posted By greycoat

N Joe, the RAF Data e-mail contact advises that...

N Joe, the RAF Data e-mail contact advises that they will now accept scanned copies of the required docs in place of hard copy being sent to Glasgow.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2007, 12:10
Replies: 17
Views: 16,406
Posted By greycoat

Oh Lord who turned water into wine, Help us...

Oh Lord who turned water into wine, Help us reverse the process
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2007, 16:21
Replies: 48
Views: 12,868
Posted By greycoat

YS Fascinating. At last confirming what we...

YS

Fascinating. At last confirming what we had to deny.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2007, 22:44
Replies: 48
Views: 12,868
Posted By greycoat

Pontius, are those actual gates i.e. impediment...

Pontius, are those actual gates i.e. impediment to forward movement, that you refer to? I heard from 814 tasked Police that in the case of 'rogue' Jag pilot they were to shoot out front tyre to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2007, 22:31
Replies: 11
Views: 2,719
Posted By greycoat

and one I prepared earlier ...

and one I prepared earlier

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff8/greycoat_2007/IMG_1798_1.jpg

they may be much the same as present bike keys, but they do pre-date them by several decades
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2007, 17:54
Replies: 40
Views: 6,312
Posted By greycoat

Bayete, yep that's the one. Wonder if an RAF one...

Bayete, yep that's the one. Wonder if an RAF one is in the pipeline to complete the set?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2007, 20:26
Replies: 40
Views: 6,312
Posted By greycoat

and how many of the ranks in MOD have a front...

and how many of the ranks in MOD have a front line role? Most mil ranks start at SO2 and rise to 4*. How many of these jobs are there merely to maintain the rank structure needed to justify 3*...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2007, 14:44
Replies: 201
Views: 31,289
Posted By greycoat

Wasn't CASWO post established to provide CAS with...

Wasn't CASWO post established to provide CAS with the mood at grass roots level? Or has that post been disestablished somewhere along the line.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2007, 18:50
Replies: 18
Views: 3,468
Posted By greycoat

Anotherthing, hadn't intended that...

Anotherthing, hadn't intended that interpretation of ac, but if the cap fits ....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2007, 15:18
Replies: 18
Views: 3,468
Posted By greycoat

The C-130 got stretched to solve the 'problem' of...

The C-130 got stretched to solve the 'problem' of ac bulking out before they maxed out on payload. Could such a concept be applied to helos such as CH-47 if some loads routinely bulked out before...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2007, 16:27
Replies: 52
Views: 5,768
Posted By greycoat

News24 carrying a pro- rather than anti military...

News24 carrying a pro- rather than anti military slant, emphasising the messages from serving personnel criticising the cheap political gesture. What chance the rest of the media may take up the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2007, 15:00
Replies: 52
Views: 5,768
Posted By greycoat

Truly disappointing to read most of those...

Truly disappointing to read most of those comments made by people ignorant of the true situation and T&Cs of miltary folk. The lack of awareness demonstrated probably means that most of the voting...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2007, 11:42
Replies: 34
Views: 7,013
Posted By greycoat

Yep. Just seen them turning over the Thames at...

Yep. Just seen them turning over the Thames at Vauxhall heading towards Victoria/Westminster.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2007, 12:07
Replies: 15
Views: 3,049
Posted By greycoat

http://www.dsei.co.uk/ could also have...

http://www.dsei.co.uk/

could also have something to do with this event in East London/Docklands
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