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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2024, 13:01
Replies: 18
Views: 3,493
Posted By morton

Something for the Caption Competition?

Something for the Caption Competition?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Dec 2023, 16:31
Replies: 76
Views: 13,867
Posted By morton

It was in The Mail on Sunday (yesterday), page 40.

It was in The Mail on Sunday (yesterday), page 40.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2023, 08:27
Replies: 6
Views: 5,812
Posted By morton

NOT hiding in plane sight?

NOT hiding in plane sight?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2023, 08:58
Replies: 16
Views: 2,913
Posted By morton

"I once flew a Lap around the Charlotte Motor...

"I once flew a Lap around the Charlotte Motor Speedway in a 47.....Bell 47 owned by the Charlotte City Police Department."
Were you in hot pursuit of a speeding car?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Oct 2023, 08:56
Replies: 5
Views: 2,597
Posted By morton

Hard to tell. If it was a Drone then I expected...

Hard to tell. If it was a Drone then I expected it to be fragmented, not a big lump as shown. Could be a lump of 'grey water' melted off. If you can give the Reg or date/time then someone who saw it...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2023, 13:12
Replies: 284
Views: 83,622
Posted By morton

Didn't realise it was once a RNAS btw! Thread...

Didn't realise it was once a RNAS btw!
Thread drift.
Something hard to imagine in Lossie now is a double header steam train pulling into Lossie station with 11 or 12 carriages disgorging about 1000...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2023, 15:12
Replies: 157
Views: 67,399
Posted By morton

I thought so to. I think it was called Auto tone...

I thought so to. I think it was called Auto tone but Google is not my friend. If the system worked through the Transponder and it was switched off / not working, that might explain the search.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2023, 12:16
Replies: 284
Views: 83,622
Posted By morton

Nutloose, I would much rather watch the edited...

Nutloose, I would much rather watch the edited highlights of day to day work than see a Wing Commander doing a block inspection with a shot of the ‘unflushable jobbie’. Did they really need to film...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2023, 16:05
Replies: 17
Views: 6,571
Posted By morton

Not the first time a tail scrape has been missed...

Not the first time a tail scrape has been missed during a walkround by whoever was responsible for it.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/jet-flew-despite-damage/28318523.html
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2022, 11:21
Replies: 22
Views: 6,764
Posted By morton

See here at 06:30 ...

See here at 06:30
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=lancaster+bomber+switches#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b62d1fb3,vid:XD-dyk9q3g0
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2022, 13:08
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,344,150
Posted By morton

OK, for a small fee I told you I would help with...

OK, for a small fee I told you I would help with your stop & search demonstration.

You told me that I had to assume the position and then I would be frisked.

Why are there so many paying...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2022, 11:19
Replies: 327
Views: 79,441
Posted By morton

O/C SHQ “We have been sent a directive from on...

O/C SHQ “We have been sent a directive from on high to check that we have enough SNCO Buffoons. Do we meet the Quota?”

ADJ “We are one short but Corporal Morton meets the Qualifications. Shall we...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2022, 09:16
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,344,150
Posted By morton

Time for the draw and you all made life...

Time for the draw and you all made life problematic for me. I did like the reference to Jeremy Clarkson's Lightning – 622 at #12530 - but difficult decisions had to be made. Here we go.

3rd is...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2022, 13:20
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,344,150
Posted By morton

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1454x1038/spitfire_at_seletar_0b3b9a1c7b0ac1d2cd89bdd7265788bb40909777.jpg
Some great answers and well spotted all those who did time in Singapore....
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2022, 17:00
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,344,150
Posted By morton

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/995x768/pprune_220815_spitfire_5b9a9aaf019fd205ff8686180dbe7a6b33ca6f0c.jpg
Thank Nutloose, here is my offering
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2022, 16:12
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,344,150
Posted By morton

No you can’t go on holiday to the Ukraine with...

No you can’t go on holiday to the Ukraine with your friends. Get down this minute and finish your paper round!
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2022, 11:03
Replies: 47
Views: 15,875
Posted By morton

If I recall correctly decades ago we had ranks on...

If I recall correctly decades ago we had ranks on the bottom end receiving welfare,

Absolutely correct Megan (Post #3). At Scampton in the early 70’s, Works & Bricks decided to install storage...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2022, 18:32
Replies: 3
Views: 2,528
Posted By morton

ZZ666

OK, quiz time. Do we wish ZZ666 happy birthday since its last flight or have we handed it back because we cannot afford it?
https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/ZZ666?tab=activity
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th May 2022, 09:19
Replies: 31
Views: 4,374
Posted By morton

Some of the older readers who could remember...

Some of the older readers who could remember going off to Christmas Island must have wondered what was happening when Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia) was announced in 1992 for the Bosnian War.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2022, 09:22
Replies: 9
Views: 3,489
Posted By morton

Excellent! The only things missing were drip...

Excellent! The only things missing were drip trays!
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
1st Apr 2022, 13:29
Replies: 2
Views: 755
Posted By morton

The guys on Airmech are the best ones to ask - a...

The guys on Airmech are the best ones to ask - a wealth of experience.
CAA Licensing (http://www.airmech.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php/21-CAA-Licensing)
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2021, 15:00
Replies: 24
Views: 8,310
Posted By morton

So if the C-17 will be dispensing munitions, does...

So if the C-17 will be dispensing munitions, does that make it a B-17 then?
Only in the same way that the F117 ( a Bomber) was designated a Fighter.
Yes but no.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2021, 15:32
Replies: 5
Views: 2,617
Posted By morton

Before the video started (#4) I thought we were...

Before the video started (#4) I thought we were in for a burst of "Ride of the Valkyries". Wrong again!
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2021, 16:09
Replies: 454
Views: 219,277
Posted By morton

even losing a nuclear bomb off a towed...

even losing a nuclear bomb off a towed transportation trolley
If you are talking about Bruggen then it wasn't lost. It fell of the trolley and got a little dent.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2021, 10:01
Replies: 37
Views: 14,593
Posted By morton

Ref Cloud & Clunk Weather Radar (CCWR) Yes,...

Ref Cloud & Clunk Weather Radar (CCWR)

Yes, it was. Not sure why you ask

No particular reason tucumseh, just a flash back in time and thinking, with a tenuous connection, of the V-Bomber...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2021, 14:06
Replies: 37
Views: 14,593
Posted By morton

I can also add a bit about the XV108 thunderstorm...

I can also add a bit about the XV108 thunderstorm damage based on the image posted by morton, if that is allright?
Absolutely fine by me.
I see from your site that 108 got pinged only 13 days after...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2021, 09:12
Replies: 37
Views: 14,593
Posted By morton

FILO What exactly are you hoping to achieve? ...

FILO What exactly are you hoping to achieve?
What is so suspicious for someone wanting to know a bit more in something they were part of? Wouldn't you (especially Aircraft ground crew who know...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2021, 12:55
Replies: 4
Views: 4,425
Posted By morton

This one? ...

This one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_theft_of_C-130
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2021, 08:48
Replies: 44
Views: 10,577
Posted By morton

The event was worthy of note and there was...

The event was worthy of note and there was obviously a lot of faffing about to get all the Aircraft in position. So why did these gentlemen not wear their uniforms and give some gravitas to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2021, 15:53
Replies: 35
Views: 13,936
Posted By morton

Ref post 29. Does this link help? ...

Ref post 29. Does this link help?

https://www.rafweb.org/Ranks-Uniform/Ranks6A.htm

Thread drift – I was at Seletar 69-71. That was during the year when the Military pay review gave the Forces a...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2021, 08:17
Replies: 17
Views: 5,754
Posted By morton

A pity British Midland isn’t still around. We...

A pity British Midland isn’t still around. We used to operate LHR-MME. The route might have been introduced because Tony Blair had his constituency at Sedgefield about 15 miles up the road but I...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2021, 09:23
Replies: 24
Views: 16,997
Posted By morton

In 25 years I have been the ‘safety man’ and sat...

In 25 years I have been the ‘safety man’ and sat in the cockpit of three Aircraft watching tugs disappearing into the distance – one only returned after I made a call to ATC on the ground frequency....
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2021, 14:55
Replies: 871
Views: 963,546
Posted By morton

Ref post 728. When you see what Airlines are...

Ref post 728. When you see what Airlines are doing to save money / weight / fuel costs I cannot see them duplicating anything.

https://www.aerotime.aero/23619-17-things-airlines-change

Modern...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2021, 14:35
Replies: 871
Views: 963,546
Posted By morton

Ref post 711 - Who pays? Indonesia has been...

Ref post 711 - Who pays?

Indonesia has been down this road before. See the salvage section of this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Air_Flight_574
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2021, 09:32
Replies: 14
Views: 4,644
Posted By morton

Nutloose, ref XF 509 - maybe it’s a trial paint...

Nutloose, ref XF 509 - maybe it’s a trial paint scheme if First Minister Nicola gets her way with Independence and we want a Scottish Air Force?
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