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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2024, 07:53
Replies: 18
Views: 2,852
Posted By teeteringhead

Or how would Article 5 work if they had another...

Or how would Article 5 work if they had another go ………?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 09:45
Replies: 224
Views: 45,225
Posted By teeteringhead

I can beat that! Nearing retirement I had...

I can beat that! Nearing retirement I had applied for a Civil Service job in an RAF Command HQ where I was then working, was shortlisted and duly interviewed by a serving 2-star.

His (civilian)...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 09:39
Replies: 52
Views: 16,188
Posted By teeteringhead

Been there done that. As a baby helo pilot...

Been there done that. As a baby helo pilot flying from Ternhill to Valley using the .... ahem .... "Alpha Five Linear Navigator" overtaken by cars - and it wasn't even a dual carriageway!
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 09:23
Replies: 171
Views: 29,839
Posted By teeteringhead

When first married, Milady Teeters and self had a...

When first married, Milady Teeters and self had a quarter at Gutersloh next to the S Met O. He had made a bar in his cellar (all the quarters had a cellar), and we went there for pre-drinks before a...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 09:41
Replies: 171
Views: 29,839
Posted By teeteringhead

Recall one Met Brief where - after the obligatory...

Recall one Met Brief where - after the obligatory "Any Questions?", someone asked:

"What time is the 10 o'clock clearance today?"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2024, 13:01
Replies: 28
Views: 3,197
Posted By teeteringhead

From the late '60s flying training, I still...

From the late '60s flying training, I still recall some aged QFIs referring to the Queenie Nan How.......
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 14:58
Replies: 12
Views: 2,379
Posted By teeteringhead

So that makes it THE SD cap, no?

So that makes it THE SD cap, no?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 09:09
Replies: 73
Views: 14,547
Posted By teeteringhead

Or maybe your hearing is not what it was!!

Or maybe your hearing is not what it was!!
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 09:30
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By teeteringhead

Narrowly beat me to it Mog!

Narrowly beat me to it Mog!
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 09:20
Replies: 89
Views: 25,794
Posted By teeteringhead

Reminds me of a guy in Germany who (allegedly)...

Reminds me of a guy in Germany who (allegedly) had this exchange with wifey.

She: "What's this LOA I've been hearing about?"

He: "Don't worry dear - I'll pay that!"
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 09:15
Replies: 19
Views: 3,258
Posted By teeteringhead

Certainly never happened before. The reason...

Certainly never happened before. The reason always stated was that helicopter "basic" training always included some operational inputs, which demanded "front line" experience.

Came close once in...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 15:03
Replies: 9
Views: 3,061
Posted By teeteringhead

RIP Clem We were on the same AOTS course at...

RIP Clem

We were on the same AOTS course at Church Fenton in 1968. Ran into each other now and then, most recently at a reception in RAF Club for those of us (surely some mistake!!) who'd been...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2024, 10:44
Replies: 167
Views: 22,756
Posted By teeteringhead

Perhaps they should sort the retrospective "all...

Perhaps they should sort the retrospective "all ranks" issue of the LS&GM (and bar?) first.

Moi? 36+ years regular service, and another 10 as a uniformed reservist..... no "Long Gong" yet!
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2024, 10:13
Replies: 22
Views: 5,823
Posted By teeteringhead

OK Davef68 -it's a fair cop. But preceded...

OK Davef68 -it's a fair cop.

But preceded only by a few months, Mk2s in Feb '64, Mk5s in Jun/Jul '64, so I guess pre-production examples were flying at the same time.

And it's a shame to spoil...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 09:28
Replies: 22
Views: 5,823
Posted By teeteringhead

Puts me in mind of the alleged procurement tale -...

Puts me in mind of the alleged procurement tale - many years ago - of the RAF's Wessex.

The RN already had their Mk 5s, and the RAF wanted something very similar, which became the Mk 2 (don't...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 11:15
Replies: 224
Views: 45,225
Posted By teeteringhead

Just wrote this morning to the email address...

Just wrote this morning to the email address quoted above ( [email protected]) and got this reply:
So it seems that those who have got them already must have been part of the "testing",...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 13:56
Replies: 49
Views: 13,538
Posted By teeteringhead

But surely the Oscars are awards FOR playing...

But surely the Oscars are awards FOR playing dress-up......
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2024, 13:41
Replies: 49
Views: 13,538
Posted By teeteringhead

. Lets me out then........

. Lets me out then........
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 10:11
Replies: 52
Views: 9,780
Posted By teeteringhead

Slightly off thread but ....... I was...

Slightly off thread but .......

I was examining a CFS(H) FHT, which required a full brief - as per a Mass Brief to a Course - followed by the instructional flight.

The questioning technique...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 15:57
Replies: 159
Views: 34,332
Posted By teeteringhead

Unrealistic amounts/demands never seem to be...

Unrealistic amounts/demands never seem to be questioned. Many moon ago, I was a pipe smoker, and was surprisingly often offered yards of locking wire to serve as pipe cleaners - good it was too.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 11:19
Replies: 159
Views: 34,332
Posted By teeteringhead

Puts me in mind of the MQs that were built at MPA...

Puts me in mind of the MQs that were built at MPA one time I was there. The first and biggest was for CBFFI of course.

They were prefab type buildings - imagine if IKEA built houses!

Were...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 14:03
Replies: 159
Views: 34,332
Posted By teeteringhead

Shy - considerably more honourable than a guy I...

Shy - considerably more honourable than a guy I was on a survival course with once.

He went down to the local village, and with the help of his "Wilkie Knife" (remember those?) "persuaded" a local...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 10:15
Replies: 159
Views: 34,332
Posted By teeteringhead

If I can expand this to movers - who were sort of...

If I can expand this to movers - who were sort of suppliers by trade - I must retell a tale from my first tour, 78 Sqn in Sharjah.

We flew Wessex, as did the SAR Flight at Muharraq (Bahrein), but...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2024, 10:24
Replies: 33
Views: 4,803
Posted By teeteringhead

Amazing man to talk to (Ken Wallis). We...

Amazing man to talk to (Ken Wallis). We overlapped slightly at Headley Court in early 70s - can't remember what he was "in" for, but I can certainly remember him!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2023, 08:33
Replies: 11
Views: 4,097
Posted By teeteringhead

Nutty He is RAFAC - what was VR(T) - and...

Nutty

He is RAFAC - what was VR(T) - and they are all substantive Fg Offs and remain so. Bob Timothy has been through Flt Lt and Sqn Ldr - all acting (paid) before he was a Wg Cdr.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2023, 10:17
Replies: 256
Views: 98,610
Posted By teeteringhead

So, following that logic, alleged crimes...

So, following that logic, alleged crimes committed by civilian police should be investigated by Service police???
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2023, 11:24
Replies: 32
Views: 6,634
Posted By teeteringhead

. My favourite SRO was from Odiham after a rash...

. My favourite SRO was from Odiham after a rash of sheds/leantos appeared in MQ gardens.

"No erections allowed in MQs without the permission of the Family's Officer"
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 12:24
Replies: 28
Views: 8,250
Posted By teeteringhead

Mog remember it well! (there goes what...

Mog

remember it well! (there goes what remains of the incognito!)
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2023, 20:32
Replies: 171
Views: 50,248
Posted By teeteringhead

Shy Such grandeur! I got mine in the gents at...

Shy Such grandeur! I got mine in the gents at the NI Det (NOT where I earned it!!) from my Flt Cdr who was standing in the next porcelain.

"Hey Teeters" he said, searching in his pockets (!!!)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2023, 14:53
Replies: 76
Views: 16,097
Posted By teeteringhead

. I'm pretty sure - having been involved in such...

. I'm pretty sure - having been involved in such things - that they don't.

I am also very sceptical of the IPR/copyright malarkey about badges and insignia. It's fiction FFS!!

Might have to...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2023, 14:42
Replies: 171
Views: 50,248
Posted By teeteringhead

Knew a guy in our village who had one of these...

Knew a guy in our village who had one of these "Lord of the Manor" titles that you buy (or maybe it was bought for him). Put that on his chequebook ........

But then I also knew a senior RAF...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Dec 2023, 08:25
Replies: 33
Views: 3,292
Posted By teeteringhead

And wasn't there a Harrier (?) in Germany that...

And wasn't there a Harrier (?) in Germany that someone banged out of; Harrier continues flying East (!!!) until taken out by Lightning or F-4?

Or was that another bar room Urban Myth??
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2023, 09:28
Replies: 33
Views: 5,373
Posted By teeteringhead

.....and retired as a sqn ldr. That may have...

.....and retired as a sqn ldr. That may have been banter Shy.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2023, 14:59
Replies: 33
Views: 3,292
Posted By teeteringhead

Heard a similar tale about a Lysander. Had a 109...

Heard a similar tale about a Lysander. Had a 109 on its tail so slowed down - flaps, slats and anything else; 109 had to fly past and was hit by a Bren Gun from the Lysander's door....

Good tale...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2023, 08:53
Replies: 63
Views: 10,754
Posted By teeteringhead

There were certainly some in the Coronation...

There were certainly some in the Coronation flypast. Some years ago I worked with an aged spec aircrew Sqn Ldr (err 16 years younger than I am now!) who had flown a Meteor in the flypast.

He said...
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