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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2010, 18:24
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,016,522
Posted By RETDPI

" Oh stop mooning! Even though my visor's down I...

" Oh stop mooning! Even though my visor's down I can still see the sun shines out your arse."
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2010, 21:49
Replies: 312
Views: 158,432
Posted By RETDPI

When trying to come up with the most likely bit...

When trying to come up with the most likely bit of speculation my experience suggests that the explanation that requires the least complicated plot stands the best chance of being right.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2010, 14:26
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,016,522
Posted By RETDPI

O.K, time to knock it off. All comments...

O.K, time to knock it off.

All comments raised a smile , many a chuckle:
but the best observed for my money was:


"Just a little lower Sir, then I can lick them for you...Sir...

Over...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2010, 11:20
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,016,522
Posted By RETDPI

Last entries now folks. I'll call it sometime...

Last entries now folks. I'll call it sometime tomorrow
RETDPI
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2010, 17:37
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,016,522
Posted By RETDPI

:ooh: Wot? O.K. Here's another vertical...

:ooh:
Wot?
O.K. Here's another vertical component exponent
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/gjquick/Kite0001.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2010, 12:08
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,016,522
Posted By RETDPI

"Bona Lisa"

"Bona Lisa"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jun 2010, 06:42
Replies: 85
Views: 33,281
Posted By RETDPI

Sad to hear about Liz Overbury. Some may recall...

Sad to hear about Liz Overbury. Some may recall the Jet Provost accident in which her husband lost his life whilst a test pilot at Hunting -Percival.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2010, 16:56
Replies: 51
Views: 9,102
Posted By RETDPI

Its not just uniform. Y-fronts lasted so long in...

Its not just uniform. Y-fronts lasted so long in the late 60's that they were an embarrasment.
By the late-70's they fell apart after a couple of detachments.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jun 2010, 09:58
Replies: 49
Views: 10,550
Posted By RETDPI

I don't think such a well qualified and proven...

I don't think such a well qualified and proven aircraft designer/constructor such as Ray Hilborne would ever have been taken in by a "walt" either. Many of the hurdles towards passenger carrying...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2010, 21:50
Replies: 49
Views: 10,550
Posted By RETDPI

There was a project to build a replica HP42 but...

There was a project to build a replica HP42 but it seems to have fizzled out.

Funnily enough I was going to suggest this in my first post as a more sensible use of 16 million pounds to promote an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2010, 05:47
Replies: 49
Views: 10,550
Posted By RETDPI

Ian Corrigible: No. But...

Ian Corrigible:
No.





But it explains a lot..........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th May 2010, 16:14
Replies: 49
Views: 10,550
Posted By RETDPI

I can't see it really being a practical...

I can't see it really being a practical proposition, let alone in the current economic climate.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th May 2010, 07:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,323
Posted By RETDPI

Are they (expletive deleted) completely mad? ...

Are they (expletive deleted) completely mad?

I thought I saw a figure of £20M in the press for this trite, pc and non informative twaddle.

Er, try multiplying that figure by four.
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Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2010, 17:55
Replies: 268
Views: 137,965
Posted By RETDPI

As one who once fished out a piece of chocolate...

As one who once fished out a piece of chocolate from his DPM's on a wet and windy night - to then find he was trying to chomp a chunk of hexy, I can assure you the latter process is no less...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2010, 15:48
Replies: 23
Views: 4,070
Posted By RETDPI

You are confusing RAFVR with RAFVR (T). Very...

You are confusing RAFVR with RAFVR (T). Very different animals indeed!!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2010, 16:20
Replies: 63
Views: 12,434
Posted By RETDPI

Looking around some of the Aviation Websites, I...

Looking around some of the Aviation Websites, I get the impression that whilst the Bomber Command memorial is almost totally supported , most disapprove of the expensive Hendon "helter-skelter fun...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2010, 15:40
Replies: 268
Views: 137,965
Posted By RETDPI

I know of a certain mature Flying Officer RAF who...

I know of a certain mature Flying Officer RAF who was wined and dined in Washington by a certain American Agency, who thought he was a Naval Flag Officer. He quickly realised and pulled it off all...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2010, 18:47
Replies: 268
Views: 137,965
Posted By RETDPI

Wildenrath mid 70's . Happy Hour. Station...

Wildenrath mid 70's . Happy Hour.
Station Commander is engaged in conversation with a Flt. Lt. whom he only knew as "Jim" - having had a senior moment over said officer's surname.
Jim slips out of...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2010, 17:01
Replies: 268
Views: 137,965
Posted By RETDPI

IIRC all CWWOs (AKA the Cobbly-Wobbly men) were...

IIRC all CWWOs (AKA the Cobbly-Wobbly men) were experienced and highly respected Rock WO's.
However, I would not be at all surprised if even that hallowed position might not have have been minced...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2010, 19:03
Replies: 268
Views: 137,965
Posted By RETDPI

SOSL, If you remember, several D.I.'s were...

SOSL,
If you remember, several D.I.'s were allegedly posted to RAFC in a (Failed) attempt to make Sgt R. look intelligent.
Not difficult when , for example, Sgt R. was persuaded that the map...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2010, 18:32
Replies: 760
Views: 375,952
Posted By RETDPI

I recall it was replaced in the early/mid 70's by...

I recall it was replaced in the early/mid 70's by a 4th Edition (?) ... which came in a small blue plastic ring-binder if my memory serves me correctly (which was difficult to stuff in the leg pocket...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Apr 2010, 14:48
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,201,796
Posted By RETDPI

Hellerman a.k.a "Honeymoon" Pliers:ok:

Hellerman a.k.a "Honeymoon" Pliers:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2010, 12:53
Replies: 52
Views: 11,309
Posted By RETDPI

I attended a multi-disciplinary RPV workshop...

I attended a multi-disciplinary RPV workshop near Bristol in the late 70's.
The industry engineers announced that the state of the software art was indicating that there would soon be no further...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2010, 15:26
Replies: 839
Views: 205,247
Posted By RETDPI

As a mere piece of pond-life who represented a...

As a mere piece of pond-life who represented a putative sub-contractor on FLA in the early 80's (and who was asked to get his company to put money into the pot), can anybody explain to me the real...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 15:59
Replies: 40
Views: 15,631
Posted By RETDPI

PAF allegedly being the first Air Force to Loop a...

PAF allegedly being the first Air Force to Loop a squadron of Jet fighters.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2010, 18:00
Replies: 26
Views: 4,671
Posted By RETDPI

Well, if I were young again, I certainly wouldn't...

Well, if I were young again, I certainly wouldn't consider exposing myself to the possibility of a chauffered drive through Wootton Bassett on behalf of this government.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2010, 11:10
Replies: 14
Views: 3,351
Posted By RETDPI

Sounds like the Supermarine 545 , which was at...

Sounds like the Supermarine 545 , which was at Cranfield in the 60's. It's on Google.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2010, 17:41
Replies: 11
Views: 5,458
Posted By RETDPI

As a very small child I looked through my...

As a very small child I looked through my father's recently acquired copy of Observer's Aircraft 1952. Authored by William Green ( and Gerald Pollinger).
That was the year before the H.M. the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2009, 19:50
Replies: 6
Views: 2,858
Posted By RETDPI

I've suffered a few "White Tornados";)

I've suffered a few "White Tornados";)
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2009, 12:37
Replies: 56
Views: 14,307
Posted By RETDPI

The nearest regional government bunker (3 miles...

The nearest regional government bunker (3 miles away from my house (oops did someone say targethttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/eek.gif)), had the important...
Forum: African Aviation
21st Dec 2009, 11:00
Replies: 15
Views: 2,872
Posted By RETDPI

Hmm, Just had a good friend who was due to fly...

Hmm, Just had a good friend who was due to fly back up to LHR a week last Saturday night ( "confirmed" Business Class SAA).
Checked on the Friday and was told she had been bumped till Sunday...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2009, 10:47
Replies: 794
Views: 487,250
Posted By RETDPI

The U-bend incident was 1975 IIRC. That would...

The U-bend incident was 1975 IIRC.
That would be before the hot summer evening which was livened up a bit when some abandoned belts of .303 began cooking off in a rubbish skip in Ally Pally. A...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2009, 16:19
Replies: 40
Views: 15,631
Posted By RETDPI

Perhaps I'm getting confused these days . I...

Perhaps I'm getting confused these days .
I seem to recall meeting a "Mack" Kemp , retired Hunter pilot from 111 and running a pub near Fulham Bridge (The Black Bull ?) in the late 60's...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2009, 17:40
Replies: 56
Views: 14,307
Posted By RETDPI

Furthermore, did we not all sign the Official...

Furthermore, did we not all sign the Official Secrets Documents? Who knows what is still valid information and what should be in the public domain?

Another myth.
The fact that you may , or may...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2009, 15:27
Replies: 265
Views: 66,371
Posted By RETDPI

Over my time at least , from witnessing the...

Over my time at least , from witnessing the spectacle of Air Marshals doing "The Twist" in the Club's Disco in the late 60's to the current debate , the Club has always been open to the criticism of...
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