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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Apr 2024, 22:05
Replies: 3
Views: 186
Posted By Union Jack

Curiously enough, I looked at upgrading from Club...

Curiously enough, I looked at upgrading from Club to First on a BA flight to the US East coast in June. The additional figure quoted was over £2000 westbound and around £650 eastbound, although when...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 21:39
Replies: 171
Views: 29,839
Posted By Union Jack

Following which the lady concerned enjoyed an...

Following which the lady concerned enjoyed an impressively long life, as recorded by the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czkjr34r2zzo) :ok:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 22:12
Replies: 24
Views: 11,160
Posted By Union Jack

Since I believe that it was Ian Fleming who wrote...

Since I believe that it was Ian Fleming who wrote in From Russia With Love that "Once a King, always a King. But once a Knight is enough", His Lordship has clearly excelled himself once more -...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 13:49
Replies: 171
Views: 29,839
Posted By Union Jack

Which inevitably reminds me of the very old story...

Which inevitably reminds me of the very old story about Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris and how our American friends in Germany were always confused by the apparently blatant way in...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Apr 2024, 22:42
Replies: 9
Views: 1,114
Posted By Union Jack

What aerosol? A vortex of WD40?:D Jack

What aerosol? A vortex of WD40?:D

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 12:47
Replies: 5
Views: 1,683
Posted By Union Jack

Is "WPH - MPH = WFH" too simple?:ok: ...

Is "WPH - MPH = WFH" too simple?:ok:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 22:07
Replies: 212
Views: 79,692
Posted By Union Jack

And the Air Member for Materiel a Vice...

And the Air Member for Materiel a Vice Admiral!:ok:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 15:39
Replies: 16
Views: 2,334
Posted By Union Jack

Interesting to see that the OP refers to...

Interesting to see that the OP refers to "Personnel eligible for the medal are likely to include those deployed on a wide range of missions such as international coalitions and deterrence.

These...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2024, 21:10
Replies: 15
Views: 1,852
Posted By Union Jack

Glad you spotted Post #2....:D Jack

Glad you spotted Post #2....:D

Jack
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2024, 15:03
Replies: 15
Views: 1,852
Posted By Union Jack

Oops! I nearly repeated Post #2 but then...

Oops! I nearly repeated Post #2 but then remembered what you did for a living....:D

Jack
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2024, 14:45
Replies: 15
Views: 1,852
Posted By Union Jack

Funny looking kiwi....:rolleyes: Jack

Funny looking kiwi....:rolleyes:

Jack
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2024, 18:35
Replies: 30
Views: 10,222
Posted By Union Jack

Just love the Fox report which reads “United...

Just love the Fox report which reads “United Airlines flight lands with missing panel” rather than “United Airlines flight lands with panel missing”!:hmm:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 22:25
Replies: 15
Views: 3,121
Posted By Union Jack

A somewhat presumptuous closing clause in his...

A somewhat presumptuous closing clause in his notification of resignation letter to his local party chairman, observing that, whilst 33336 people voted for him in 2019, 28292 people did not. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 22:28
Replies: 171
Views: 50,248
Posted By Union Jack

....except that when you reread my post you will...

....except that when you reread my post you will perhaps realise that I was making the point that he cannot be both!:=

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 12:52
Replies: 171
Views: 50,248
Posted By Union Jack

....in which report he is somewhat curiously...

....in which report he is somewhat curiously described as being firstly a "former" and then as a "serving" police officer.

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 12:09
Replies: 94
Views: 14,310
Posted By Union Jack

Sighted my all-time US favourite when heading to...

Sighted my all-time US favourite when heading to my daughter's beach house in the Hamptons - a blue metallic Jaguar convertible with the top down in the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane of the Long...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 15:39
Replies: 94
Views: 14,310
Posted By Union Jack

I believe that he may also have said virtually...

I believe that he may also have said virtually the same thing about people who make a personalised decision about what colour of car they prefer....:rolleyes:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2024, 22:29
Replies: 2
Views: 1,937
Posted By Union Jack

Presumably that would be a "leap" of...

Presumably that would be a "leap" of faith....:uhoh:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 15:16
Replies: 62
Views: 11,212
Posted By Union Jack

No, not really, Stacks, especially when complete...

No, not really, Stacks, especially when complete with the emoji concerned, and Asturias doesn't seem to be too bothered. I might also add that I write as someone who was in the control room of an...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 09:36
Replies: 62
Views: 11,212
Posted By Union Jack

Oh dear Mr Asturias, did you get out the wrong...

Oh dear Mr Asturias, did you get out the wrong side of your civilian bed this morning? Not like you at all, especially coming from a welcome "honorary" member of this forum!:D

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 14:51
Replies: 93
Views: 25,130
Posted By Union Jack

And here's a very relevant letter under the...

And here's a very relevant letter under the heading "Army Exodus" in today's DT (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2024/02/19/letters-wont-just-be-tories-who-express-despair-at-election/) from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 22:21
Replies: 43
Views: 10,964
Posted By Union Jack

My dear Sir, As a keen reader of your posts, I...

My dear Sir, As a keen reader of your posts, I was actually referring to your more than passing resemblance to the handsome young President of France.:D I went to the same school as him in Paris -...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 14:37
Replies: 43
Views: 10,964
Posted By Union Jack

I promise I'm not being cheeky, especially having...

I promise I'm not being cheeky, especially having done exchange service with your lot, but do you get a lot of double-takes from French people?:D

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 13:57
Replies: 50
Views: 11,041
Posted By Union Jack

Will this make them all Diamond geezers?:hmm: ...

Will this make them all Diamond geezers?:hmm:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 13:54
Replies: 46
Views: 6,135
Posted By Union Jack

Without wishing to appear, err, pedantic, perhaps...

Without wishing to appear, err, pedantic, perhaps you should bring that to Merriam-Webster's...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Feb 2024, 10:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,820
Posted By Union Jack

I see no Hong Kong...

I see no Hong Kong (https://www.minder.org/locations/loc_winchester.htm) Sorry, I don't know if there was ever a link, and obviously no reciprocal membership, but I couldn't resist but just had to...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 10:03
Replies: 31
Views: 7,374
Posted By Union Jack

So someone probably decided that it would be more...

So someone probably decided that it would be more economical to sign up with Netflix instead....:D

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 22:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,833,025
Posted By Union Jack

And here's...

And here's (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/bomber-pilot-says-youth-today-scattier-than-my-generation/) one who fully merits the title of this outstanding thread - airborne in a Spitfire at...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 14:05
Replies: 167
Views: 22,756
Posted By Union Jack

I trust that his Flag Lieutenant wasn't too...

I trust that his Flag Lieutenant wasn't too upset...:rolleyes: Too long since you were in dark blue!:D

More seriously, from records in the Naval Secretary's Office I believe that all officers of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 15:49
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Union Jack

He was certainly incredibly fortunate to be...

He was certainly incredibly fortunate to be advanced from KBE to GBE in the circumstances.

Jack
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2024, 15:55
Replies: 63
Views: 6,343
Posted By Union Jack

That was because it was the personal aircraft of,...

That was because it was the personal aircraft of, as Dave Reid correctly says, Flag Officer Naval Air Command, an appointment which until about the late 1970s was regarded as that of a Royal Navy...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2023, 13:07
Replies: 66
Views: 14,120
Posted By Union Jack

Both fascinating and amusing stuff for a dark...

Both fascinating and amusing stuff for a dark blue reader who has never been asked to undergo a March In or a March Out in any Navy, or indeed one Army, OMQ. :ok:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2023, 13:52
Replies: 86
Views: 26,748
Posted By Union Jack

You suppose correctly, Sir, since the Royal...

You suppose correctly, Sir, since the Royal Marines are a vital part of the Naval Service. :ok:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2023, 13:35
Replies: 86
Views: 26,748
Posted By Union Jack

That's why chaplains are called Sky Pilots...

That's why chaplains are called Sky Pilots (https://alphahistory.com/vietnamwar/sky-pilot-eric-burdon-animals-1968/)! :ok:

Jack
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2023, 21:49
Replies: 14
Views: 2,505
Posted By Union Jack

Raining whilst the sun is shining and creating a...

Raining whilst the sun is shining and creating a rainbow is known in my family as a "monkey's wedding", probably due to southern African influence.:ok:

Jack
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