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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2016, 09:23
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

Burtonwood Aviator. Well sad; You must be BT; I...

Burtonwood Aviator. Well sad; You must be BT; I m MJA!!i
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2016, 16:02
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets grounded

Can someone please tell us JM's background? JP
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 15:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets Grounded

What we had in those far off days was heaps of experience. The instructors at No 1 Gliding Centre Hawkinge claimed that between them they had flown every aircraft in the RAF inventory- and the flt lt...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 09:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets Grounded

POBJOY. No, it was Christchurch- chosen as possible diversion because there was an Air Cadet gliding school there. JP
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2016, 13:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets Grounded

POBJOY. I reply to your earlier, on June 8th 1961 !!! I aerotowed a Prefect from St Eval to Halesland, with Freddie Hillman as the towee. We had arranged that if we were running short of fuel by the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2016, 14:39
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

Halesland.

The success of Halesland was almost entirely due to dear old Robbie, who found the place and named it after the local landowner from whom he arranged the sale -Mr Hale. He was sorely missed, but at...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 16:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

AC Gliding.

Well said Clunkdriver. In my day (1960s) we had one Sqn Ldr to whom all 27 Gliding Schools and 2 Gliding Centres reported. He had 2 (very experienced) JEngos, who had roaming technical oversight,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2015, 16:26
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,135
Posted By John Purdey

Geriaviator. Thread drift I know, but I do not...

Geriaviator. Thread drift I know, but I do not recall ever hearing of a silver cross badge on uniforms for defenders of Malta. Can you enlighten us?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2015, 14:37
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,320
Posted By John Purdey

Ar Cadets Grounded

Chugalug. I think you and I have been here before, but please give us chapter and verse for "From minister downwards it has been officially declared, in writing, that to issue an order to disregard...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2015, 14:44
Replies: 22
Views: 8,540
Posted By John Purdey

Falklands

What on earth is the MOD PR empire doing if it does not pick up on a splendid story like this??
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 11:07
Replies: 843
Views: 352,905
Posted By John Purdey

Khormaksar

Fareast Driver. The hotel I sayed at in Karachi in 1954 was Mrs Minwallahs Grand Hotel. Grand it cetainly was not, but is this the same one?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2015, 13:16
Replies: 27
Views: 11,662
Posted By John Purdey

Accidents at SekKong

Unable to help with helicopters at SekKong, but between 1954 and 1957, we lost five in fatal accidents on Vampires at SekKong, and two more fatals of pilots from 28 who were away on detatchments. (I...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2014, 16:56
Replies: 15
Views: 4,090
Posted By John Purdey

Was this same Sismore not the Staish at Bruggen...

Was this same Sismore not the Staish at Bruggen in in1966?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2014, 16:52
Replies: 101
Views: 45,103
Posted By John Purdey

Luqa.

Night Owl. I agree very stronly with you on Luqa, but then I was the Staish!!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2014, 16:41
Replies: 29
Views: 5,759
Posted By John Purdey

Filthy

Have the mods seen item No2?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2014, 11:08
Replies: 75
Views: 17,238
Posted By John Purdey

Gerontocrat. Glad you enjoyed the Hal; Far/Luqa...

Gerontocrat. Glad you enjoyed the Hal; Far/Luqa camp. I was the Staish, and because I had (many years before) been Tg 1 at HQ Air, I knew the ropes and thus had the bright idea of using the spare...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2014, 09:41
Replies: 114
Views: 24,383
Posted By John Purdey

A Cranwell Education

The1 is right. The course was indeed 3 years long. It contailed many utterly redundant academic items, such as, just for example, a very detailed treatment of thermodynamics. But the man weakness...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2013, 10:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,135
Posted By John Purdey

Gaining a pilots brevet in WW1

Danny. The German use of cellars as air raid shelters was fine until the authorities in cities such as Dresden came up with the bright idea of knocking down the walls between cellars so that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2013, 09:28
Replies: 165
Views: 35,785
Posted By John Purdey

North Korean Threat

Let us all hope it is just hot air, because under the Treaty of Washington 1954, all the allies who had taken part in the Korean War agreed that '..in the event of any renewal of hostilities, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2013, 10:55
Replies: 88
Views: 35,023
Posted By John Purdey

Burmese Spitfires

Drifting away somewhat, but reinforcements for the Middle East during the N Africa campaign were ferried through the Takoradi (W Africa) route, ie a cross very inhospitable terrain with virtually no...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2013, 08:31
Replies: 88
Views: 35,023
Posted By John Purdey

Burmese Spitfires

Nutloose. Your post leads to another interesting question; why send aircraft in crates rather than simply ferrying them out? Surely a ferry would have been faster and cheaper than a sea passage, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2013, 18:04
Replies: 88
Views: 35,023
Posted By John Purdey

Burmese Spitfires

Not wishing to spoil a good story, but in 1945 the RAF dispatched a Sqn of Spitfires to Saigon to help the French to reassume control of the then French Indo-China, and a whole Wing of Spitfires as...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jun 2012, 12:58
Replies: 300
Views: 764,944
Posted By John Purdey

Spitfires buried in Burma

Good question. I was wondering the same. Anybody know the answer?
Forum: Tech Log
7th May 2012, 08:46
Replies: 2
Views: 1,178
Posted By John Purdey

Try the Militsary Aviation thread.

Try the Militsary Aviation thread.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2011, 10:27
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

Dalek. Your... "K52, Cazatou, John Purdey with a new head."... not me, chief. John Purdey
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2011, 18:02
Replies: 70
Views: 18,190
Posted By John Purdey

Airworthiness & Safety

Mandator. Oh Dear! I asked the question in the hope of clearing the air for the uninitiated, of which I am certainly not one!
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2011, 14:35
Replies: 70
Views: 18,190
Posted By John Purdey

Airworthiness & Safety post H-C

There is some highly esoteric stuff appearing here, and it might help the uninitiated to see definitions of (a) Airworthy, and (b) serviceable. Any takers?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2011, 07:43
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

Dalek. I did not remove my last post, and I am left wondering who did. For those interested, I pointed out that a Review is not the same as an Inquiry. JP
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2011, 09:08
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

Bos. Nor shall I. JP
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2011, 12:13
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

At 7549, for Philips please read Philip. All happy now? JP
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2011, 08:51
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

John Blakeley. Thanks for your three points above. I daresay you have already made them to Lord Philips, and we can expect him to give them the consideration they deserve. Regards JP
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2011, 09:50
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

Dalek. I have never seen the relevant documents, and I therefore do not know. Regards JP
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2011, 16:25
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

Dalek. At 5303 you accepted the allegation that the whole thing was a conspiracy between the air, FS, tech and legal authorities at Group, Command and MOD levels. Or had you forgotten? Regards JP
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2011, 16:21
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

BOAC. I did answer, but by PM (in the somewhat vain hope of reducing the volume of noise here). I can only think that you did not read it. JP
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2011, 14:19
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,316,335
Posted By John Purdey

Chinook

John B. Sarcasm? I had expected better of you.
Dalek. Please yourself.
JP
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