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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2014, 21:26
Replies: 157
Views: 30,680
Posted By ex_rigger

Unhappy Lightning T/Plane autostab with the `Jet pipes...

Lightning T/Plane autostab with the `Jet pipes still in`
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2013, 18:56
Replies: 36
Views: 9,099
Posted By ex_rigger

Wing Commander Ken Wallis

RIP Ken. One of the true gentlemen of our era. We are fortunate to live close to his estate and have visited him with our local RAFA a number of times. It was always a unique experience. We were...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2013, 10:37
Replies: 49
Views: 12,513
Posted By ex_rigger

Belfast

Thanks Arfer Minnut for those extra memories. I was on `A` shift so we only met after our nights. I remember well my first wet start on the APU. I was shielding the intake with my Parka opened like a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2013, 12:06
Replies: 49
Views: 12,513
Posted By ex_rigger

Belfast

Thanks GreenKnight. That puts it nicely into perspective. :D
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2013, 21:24
Replies: 49
Views: 12,513
Posted By ex_rigger

Belfast

As a Rigger working on Line Sqdn at Brize from 1970 to the aircrafts demise I think we all had a bit of a `Love Hate` relationship with the Belfast. A bit like the Lightning techies.
I am sure...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2010, 19:18
Replies: 22
Views: 6,765
Posted By ex_rigger

Binbrook

Ah, Good old Binbrook.:D Posted to DFCS, Hunter F6s in 65 and on to 5 Sqdn in 66. Often socked in with weather and everyone else open, or as happened in 67? during an excercise, we were the only one...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2010, 20:03
Replies: 4
Views: 4,204
Posted By ex_rigger

Black Arrows

Excellent Black Arrows Video. Thanks.
Put them on today and you would be pushed to beat them!:D
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2008, 18:56
Replies: 136
Views: 15,969
Posted By ex_rigger

Gurkha court case.

With you Rigger 1. Thank god common sense has prevailed. Only hope this no hope government doesn`t find a way out of the ruling. Well done everyone involved in getting this through the courts.:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2008, 19:47
Replies: 38
Views: 5,900
Posted By ex_rigger

Done. :ok:

Done. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2007, 20:04
Replies: 41
Views: 11,842
Posted By ex_rigger

Still some fun to be had

Brilliant. Best laugh for yonks. Mrs Rigger and myself on the floor. Best bunch of lads in the world.:D
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2007, 20:11
Replies: 214
Views: 123,414
Posted By ex_rigger

Gutersloh

Yep did two tours at Gut. 67/70 on 92sqdn then 78/81 on VASF.
Lived in Gut town, Hamm, then in a farmhouse off the Blankenhagen road on first tour. A few of you out there will remember the shortage...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2007, 19:23
Replies: 209
Views: 82,972
Posted By ex_rigger

Jag farewell

A couple of Jags would look rather splendid alongside the Lightnings, Buccs and Hunters out in Sth Africa as well. How about it Thunder City:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2007, 19:29
Replies: 209
Views: 82,972
Posted By ex_rigger

6 Sqdn

Thanks for the the heads up JS. Guess it has been a bummer of a week for you all. :( Like the rest of the posts I am saddened to see the untimely end of this great a/c. I did my tour on six in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2007, 19:37
Replies: 40
Views: 10,748
Posted By ex_rigger

Rachel McDonald (RAF)

A bright star on what has been a couple of dark weeks. Well done lass.
:D:D:D
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2007, 18:36
Replies: 64
Views: 16,057
Posted By ex_rigger

VC10

Hey come on Smart chap don`t knock the poor old 10. := Like some of the rest of us they are getting grumpy in their old age. :* Spent many years flogging around in them and rarely did they let us...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2007, 15:37
Replies: 27
Views: 15,305
Posted By ex_rigger

Herc landing accident in Iraq

Glad all got out ok. Heart stopping moment for all, including us back here in UK.
Be it J`s or K`s our thoughts are with you.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2006, 14:25
Replies: 5
Views: 1,534
Posted By ex_rigger

Lightning Jetpipe

Thanks for the excellent photo`s. Brought back a few memories from the 60`s on 5 & 92 Sqdns. Spent many a happy hour down various Lightning tailends doing Opportunity Servicings. Happy Days.:)
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2006, 19:54
Replies: 48
Views: 9,761
Posted By ex_rigger

Shorts Belfast

On the subject of heavy, bulky loads, in Dec 1975 I went with a JATE team from Brize to Dorval Canada in XR 365. We went via Goose taking a number of families out for Xmas. It took us 8.5hrs to get...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2006, 19:17
Replies: 48
Views: 9,761
Posted By ex_rigger

Belfast

Yes the Belfast did have a Water Meths system and I presume it was used down route as required. I remember topping them up at Brize.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2006, 19:32
Replies: 48
Views: 9,761
Posted By ex_rigger

Belfast Formation

Not many heavy squadrons can say they put up all of the manufactured fleet on a formation sortie. 53 Sqdn achieved this with the Belfast on 23rd December 1971. You can imagine the effort that was...
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