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Search: Posts Made By: John Botwood
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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2015, 11:01
Replies: 55
Views: 17,361
Posted By John Botwood

In the days of the Shackleton, time was spent...

In the days of the Shackleton, time was spent looking out of observation ports. In excess of 30% of sightings were made in transit.
Mo
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2015, 08:09
Replies: 116
Views: 37,443
Posted By John Botwood

The jewel in the Preservation Crown!! Mo

The jewel in the Preservation Crown!!


Mo
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2015, 08:23
Replies: 99
Views: 23,516
Posted By John Botwood

TOFO Regrettably, quite a few AEOs were of the...

TOFO
Regrettably, quite a few AEOs were of the knobbish variety, mainly in the early days, but that was entirely because OASC had an iron fist over AEO selection. If the fleet had had a veto, that...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2014, 12:02
Replies: 60
Views: 19,369
Posted By John Botwood

'Twas Ever Thus

At 18 Group in the 60s, the civilian part of the comms centre complained that were "threatened" by the the fact that the RAF members wore their uniform whilst on duty.


The RAF contingent were...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2014, 01:11
Replies: 51
Views: 15,824
Posted By John Botwood

Shackletons at 22,450

MRF coverage for Grapple was provided by the Shackletons on detachment. The MarkI's nose position with the specialised instruments was an extremely cosy workplace for the Met Observer. In fact, one...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2014, 04:27
Replies: 36
Views: 5,666
Posted By John Botwood

Then and Now I was watching our daughter's...

Then and Now

I was watching our daughter's return to Oz by Qantas this morning whilst following this thread from time to time.

QF10 passed over Nuremberg 60 minutes after departure LHR at...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2014, 10:00
Replies: 33
Views: 5,574
Posted By John Botwood

"I thought we Brits had dropped several tens of...

"I thought we Brits had dropped several tens of thousands of them IN Australia in the 19th Century"

Well they certainly made a better job of this country than others did of theirs.

JohnB
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2014, 04:53
Replies: 6
Views: 1,778
Posted By John Botwood

Real team work. That's 'cos each has an...

Real team work.

That's 'cos each has an equal interest in staying alive.

JohnB
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2014, 09:43
Replies: 76
Views: 10,593
Posted By John Botwood

Slippers? SLIPPERS?? Looxurry! we dreamed...

Slippers? SLIPPERS??

Looxurry! we dreamed of slippers'. All us 'ad were cardboard cutouts.

JohnB
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2013, 05:03
Replies: 82
Views: 12,955
Posted By John Botwood

Amazing! All the comments on the link are...

Amazing!

All the comments on the link are about

"Give this World War II hero a proper send-off: Call for mourners to attend funeral of serviceman who died alone aged 94."

All comments...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2013, 07:56
Replies: 26
Views: 6,073
Posted By John Botwood

My bedroom wall was full of Hunter prototype...

My bedroom wall was full of Hunter prototype posters in the 50's.

Yes - very Pretty and then when my mate and his Shackleton SAR crew in the Yemen became the object of the attentions of 2 Frescos...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 04:06
Replies: 107
Views: 23,984
Posted By John Botwood

Three months after leaving my crew on Shacks and...

Three months after leaving my crew on Shacks and being posted to Operations, my old crew had been in for briefing for a night 15hr Navex. One of the items on the checklist was the exchange of coded...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2013, 03:17
Replies: 79
Views: 14,401
Posted By John Botwood

In 1957/58 we had "informal" chats/briefings from...

In 1957/58 we had "informal" chats/briefings from the man from the Ministry. Amongst many things, we were told that we could only knock out Russia 1.75 times. True: he said that.
But the thing that...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2013, 06:12
Replies: 161
Views: 34,873
Posted By John Botwood

Looks good, looks right. And as they say:...

Looks good, looks right.

And as they say: "Anything that looks right . . . . . . . ."

JohnB :)
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2013, 10:01
Replies: 41
Views: 9,841
Posted By John Botwood

mmitch Thanks for that sir. Having not seen...

mmitch

Thanks for that sir. Having not seen much in reference, I was compelled to enquire.

My age and position decide what I can do. 18 hours in a Shack was alright all those years ago: but...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2013, 09:14
Replies: 41
Views: 9,841
Posted By John Botwood

Has anyone stood by W/O Radcliffe. If not....

Has anyone stood by W/O Radcliffe.

If not. Why not??

John Botwood
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2013, 10:14
Replies: 9
Views: 3,254
Posted By John Botwood

Shackleton WL790 restoration at Pima

http://avroshackleton.com/pima11.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2013, 10:14
Replies: 18
Views: 2,964
Posted By John Botwood

From 'not above 1500ft' - I'd Have to say - Yes.

From 'not above 1500ft' - I'd Have to say - Yes.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2013, 06:18
Replies: 235
Views: 45,735
Posted By John Botwood

Trailing Aerial

That was no worry.

Just leave it on the perimeter fence on landing.

JohnB
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2013, 06:10
Replies: 6
Views: 2,384
Posted By John Botwood

Another Time

It was Ollie Pratt. There were two NCO Pratts - initials O.L. and D.E, At the time Ollie was F.Sgt.

The voice from Silloth was beyond belief at 10,000ft in the dark. We heard the stories from...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2013, 07:34
Replies: 6
Views: 2,384
Posted By John Botwood

Remember Silloth Homer?

One of 2 ANS cross country exercises out of Thorney Island in the mid fifties would be up the right hand side of UK and down the left. Normal Nav course sizes meant that we had a string of 6...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2013, 10:03
Replies: 82
Views: 35,071
Posted By John Botwood

The Paras "Leaving ofAden" Throughout...

The Paras "Leaving ofAden"


Throughout the day planes of the airlift shuttled through the runway as naval aircraft patrolled high above and helicopters prowled the perimeter wire. By afternoon...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2012, 10:17
Replies: 110
Views: 67,303
Posted By John Botwood

As Shack crew in the 50/60s. we found our frquent...

As Shack crew in the 50/60s. we found our frquent task was to watch a Neptune on one.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2012, 05:49
Replies: 119
Views: 24,739
Posted By John Botwood

DBTW rjtrt One of the main reasons for...

DBTW
rjtrt

One of the main reasons for the scrapping of TSR2 was the fact that Oz cancelled their order for the aircraft.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2012, 08:07
Replies: 23
Views: 5,578
Posted By John Botwood

1989

In 1989, it was well known that the Tornado rear seat was meant for a dog in the Hi Tech Tornado.

The Pilot's task was to keep the dog fed.

The dog's task was to stop the pilot from touchingh...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2012, 23:31
Replies: 646
Views: 156,559
Posted By John Botwood

Circa 1958-59 a confidential memo was circulated...

Circa 1958-59 a confidential memo was circulated in the RAF stating: "As from the 1st of next month, the practice of referring to Army Officers as "Pongoes" is to cease".

The Navy issued the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2012, 00:02
Replies: 646
Views: 156,559
Posted By John Botwood

A newly 'Posted In' walked into a Ballykelly...

A newly 'Posted In' walked into a Ballykelly crewroom and was asked where his last posting had been. He said "St Eval": and added, "and I hope my nickname doesn't follow me!"

Someone looked up...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Aug 2012, 07:31
Replies: 6
Views: 3,382
Posted By John Botwood

Vale Olga Tarling

Australia's 1st female Air Traffic Controller, Olga Tarling has passed away.

Starting in the mid 1950s, Olga was the first female ATC (and also one of the first on equal pay - which had been won...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2012, 07:47
Replies: 71
Views: 14,016
Posted By John Botwood

Just an aside. I hope the NZ and Australian...

Just an aside.
I hope the NZ and Australian contingents landed at Military airfields, to save them the embarassment of passing through the Aliens' entry at Heathrow.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jun 2012, 09:15
Replies: 0
Views: 809
Posted By John Botwood

Vale Don Charlwood RAAF AM

Don Charlwood RAAF passed away on Monday. Navigator on 103 Squadron in 1943 on the fiirst crew to complete a tour of Ops in 7 months.

Best selling author of "No Moon Tonight" and "Journeys into...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2012, 09:07
Replies: 4
Views: 1,455
Posted By John Botwood

Vale Don Charlwood

Don Charlwood RAAF passed away on Monday. Navigator on 103 Squadron in 1943 on the fiirst crew to complete a tour of Ops in 7 months.
Best selling author of "No Moon Tonight" and "Journeys into...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Oct 2011, 06:37
Replies: 1,466
Views: 934,070
Posted By John Botwood

Does Joyce + QANTAS = Dixon + Ansett? JohnB

Does Joyce + QANTAS = Dixon + Ansett?

JohnB
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2011, 06:46
Replies: 479
Views: 83,909
Posted By John Botwood

Another Trigger to the Independence Movement

I found this in my archives from 1995 (it has seen publication in this forum before). It was from a dear old lady who had been well known in the Messes in the 50s.

The Latest From Gilly on 120...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2011, 05:18
Replies: 93
Views: 32,673
Posted By John Botwood

As a well known patriot once said: Lie In...

As a well known patriot once said:

Lie In The Dark And Listen

Lie in the dark and listen.
It's clear tonight, so they're flying high -
Hundreds of them: thousands perhaps,
Riding the icy...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2011, 00:32
Replies: 37
Views: 11,165
Posted By John Botwood

An incident occurred on 269 Squadron at Christmas...

An incident occurred on 269 Squadron at Christmas Island in September 1958.
After a Shack took off with a jury-strut left in one wheel assembly; another was scrambled for a visual inspection of...
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