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Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 11:22
Replies: 89
Views: 26,148
Posted By 4mastacker

A 10-year posting to the US? Really? How does...

A 10-year posting to the US? Really? How does that come about? I bet those who have to move every couple of years are well-chuffed.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 21:45
Replies: 20
Views: 130,922
Posted By 4mastacker

When it's not on the spares recovery list for an...

When it's not on the spares recovery list for an airframe being taken out of service.

The spares recovery list for the Vulcans being reduced at Scampton did not include any in-flight refuelling...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 19:07
Replies: 159
Views: 34,587
Posted By 4mastacker

I don't recall those particular Personal Loan...

I don't recall those particular Personal Loan Card checks - that's not to say they didn't happen.

I saw the hasp and clasp after new door furniture had been fitted. Apparently the incorrect...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 12:00
Replies: 159
Views: 34,587
Posted By 4mastacker

Could well be but that wasn't covered by the...

Could well be but that wasn't covered by the Summaries of Evidence where I was the escort - they covered the theft from the various stores.

Clothing Stores keys were held in the Guardroom during...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 21:30
Replies: 159
Views: 34,587
Posted By 4mastacker

The scrote's accomplices were a Cpl Supplier and...

The scrote's accomplices were a Cpl Supplier and an SAC Rockape.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 18:39
Replies: 159
Views: 34,587
Posted By 4mastacker

That scrote's name is burnt into my memory. ...

That scrote's name is burnt into my memory.

Being newly arrived just after he was caught, I was briefed by OC Supply that as I was the only sqn member not caught up in the investigation, I had...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2023, 14:52
Replies: 32
Views: 7,827
Posted By 4mastacker

Judging by the banner decorations on the wall,...

Judging by the banner decorations on the wall, CoS Pers's outer office?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2023, 16:30
Replies: 130
Views: 32,527
Posted By 4mastacker

On the BBC Lunchtime News, the doctor said he has...

On the BBC Lunchtime News, the doctor said he has a work permit to enter the UK, not a UK passport which, as I understand, is the qualifier for getting on the evacuation flights.

Happy to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2023, 10:12
Replies: 27
Views: 5,873
Posted By 4mastacker

Good luck to the bloke (am I allowed to use that...

Good luck to the bloke (am I allowed to use that term?).

Can't help but notice that's some monster rank badge he's got on his sleeve. Why doesn't he wear it further up his arm like his Army...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 14:33
Replies: 88
Views: 12,781
Posted By 4mastacker

I was registered as a 'Service Voter' at my home...

I was registered as a 'Service Voter' at my home address and my father was registered as my proxy. That continued for many years until Mrs 4ma arrived on the scene and a more settled existence began.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2023, 23:25
Replies: 16
Views: 3,370
Posted By 4mastacker

Mrs 4ma commented that "It was nice to hear...

Mrs 4ma commented that "It was nice to hear proper aeroplanes".
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2023, 12:37
Replies: 592
Views: 193,500
Posted By 4mastacker

This was the Royal Navy facing the same committee...

This was the Royal Navy facing the same committee the day before. Compare and contrast.

Defence Select Committee 31st January...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 19:43
Replies: 592
Views: 193,500
Posted By 4mastacker

Only out of idle curiosity....and at a safe...

Only out of idle curiosity....and at a safe distance.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2022, 22:55
Replies: 281
Views: 48,987
Posted By 4mastacker

If that bridge is considered to be a main supply...

If that bridge is considered to be a main supply route between Russia and Occupied Crimea/ Ukraine, I would have expected to have seen a lot more logistics traffic supporting Russia's forces than...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2022, 11:36
Replies: 173
Views: 38,723
Posted By 4mastacker

Would that be the visit where she was like a bear...

Would that be the visit where she was like a bear with a sore head and 3rd degree piles? Nothing was right for her from the time she arrived until she left to go to a civic reception in Scunthorpe -...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2021, 14:27
Replies: 80
Views: 38,511
Posted By 4mastacker

Thank you for that reply. I must say that I'm...

Thank you for that reply. I must say that I'm surprised that someone who worked on the Red's aircraft appears to have given out inaccurate information - I wasn't in a position to contradict what he...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2021, 11:28
Replies: 80
Views: 38,511
Posted By 4mastacker

Forgive my intrusion to this thread, but...

Forgive my intrusion to this thread, but something has crossed my mind that may be pertinent to the discussion.

I was stationed at Scampton when Sgt Inman ejected from a Red Arrows Hawk (XX227?)...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2021, 20:11
Replies: 33
Views: 8,234
Posted By 4mastacker

Tis true. Formed at Scampton by a Wg Cdr Admin...

Tis true. Formed at Scampton by a Wg Cdr Admin who had been appointed as OC Admin (Desig) of the new RAF Stanley. The scribblies involved got very macho and warry over their intended role and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2021, 08:51
Replies: 21
Views: 7,222
Posted By 4mastacker

My father was a shipwright at Swans and I was...

My father was a shipwright at Swans and I was expected to follow him into working at one of the Tyne yards (grandfather and uncles all worked in the various yards). Was a bit like the dockers at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2021, 19:47
Replies: 22
Views: 6,379
Posted By 4mastacker

The place wasn't in exactly pristine condition...

The place wasn't in exactly pristine condition when I was stationed there late 70s/early 80s. The MQs were a disgrace.

After the Vulcans ceased flying, there was some uncertainty about the future...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2021, 21:36
Replies: 449
Views: 129,346
Posted By 4mastacker

I had the opportunity to take advantage of a...

I had the opportunity to take advantage of a well-used and unoriginal bit of rank banter with another member of the canal restoration society to which we belong. This chap is a retired Major who...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2020, 23:32
Replies: 30
Views: 10,810
Posted By 4mastacker

Mrs 4ma was doing her PA to the Station Commander...

Mrs 4ma was doing her PA to the Station Commander stuff when she took a call from Boscombe Down asking her to kindly inform the Station Commander that one of the new Chinooks had inadvertently...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2020, 19:12
Replies: 28
Views: 5,787
Posted By 4mastacker

The school the grandsons attend is built on the...

The school the grandsons attend is built on the site of the former RAF Swinderby. This video of their Act of Remembrance was posted on the school's facebook page.

Remembrance Day 2020...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2020, 13:29
Replies: 30
Views: 6,823
Posted By 4mastacker

FB, you could be correct although I didn't think...

FB, you could be correct although I didn't think my memory was that bad. Could have sworn it was '79. Myself and the, then, brand new Mrs 4ma remember standing in front of 111's hangar looking down...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2020, 16:01
Replies: 30
Views: 6,823
Posted By 4mastacker

Mrs 4ma, who was also stationed at Leuchars, is...

Mrs 4ma, who was also stationed at Leuchars, is sure there was an airshow in 1979. We were posted not long afterwards to - in her words - "warmer climes".

I'll plead advancing years if I've got...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2020, 12:19
Replies: 30
Views: 6,823
Posted By 4mastacker

Are you sure about that? I was stationed at...

Are you sure about that? I was stationed at Leuchars from Jul 1974 until October 1979 and I don't recall a second Bolthole. Leuchars was always very busy and toward the end of my tour there, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2020, 14:02
Replies: 67
Views: 15,999
Posted By 4mastacker

A simple, low tech solution to the people...

A simple, low tech solution to the people arriving in inflatables situation would be to deploy doctor's receptionists along our Channel coast . Nobody, but nobody, would get past them - if reports...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2020, 12:08
Replies: 67
Views: 15,999
Posted By 4mastacker

It's all very well these, no doubt, expensive...

It's all very well these, no doubt, expensive drones tracking the inflatables crossing the Channel, but they're not stopping them. The suggestion of a low-flying Islander dropping time-expired...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Dec 2019, 23:36
Replies: 41
Views: 13,898
Posted By 4mastacker

I've just come across this thread. I don't think...

I've just come across this thread. I don't think the technician was as seriously injured as you indicate. He walked into Supply Sqn a couple of days after the incident to sort out his loan card for...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2018, 12:08
Replies: 197
Views: 127,682
Posted By 4mastacker

Never mind the beard, is that the correct sword...

Never mind the beard, is that the correct sword belt for a 3* in #7? He needs to learn how to fasten his tie as well.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2018, 19:46
Replies: 38
Views: 7,703
Posted By 4mastacker

Good grief. Sounds like history repeating...

Good grief. Sounds like history repeating itself. I'm pretty sure the first evacuation that excited the local population was in 1969/70 - the brain cells are a bit fuzzy on the exact date. I do...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2018, 15:46
Replies: 38
Views: 7,703
Posted By 4mastacker

Yes, happened in the early 70s and caused a bit...

Yes, happened in the early 70s and caused a bit of a stir!! After that, practice evacuations did not involve the off-station MQs and the "evacuation" consisted of a few wagons doing a quick circuit...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2018, 06:42
Replies: 201
Views: 50,638
Posted By 4mastacker

Wasn't/isn't there a disciplinary offence of...

Wasn't/isn't there a disciplinary offence of bringing the Service into disrepute? If there is, it should be applied with the utmost rigour to those responsible for this absolute fiasco! It's...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2018, 15:20
Replies: 201
Views: 50,638
Posted By 4mastacker

How about an everyday saying from north of the...

How about an everyday saying from north of the Tyne ....."Whataheapof****e!". Sums it up quite well.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2018, 09:31
Replies: 168
Views: 49,269
Posted By 4mastacker

OPF, It looks like Photobucket want wads of...

OPF,

It looks like Photobucket want wads of cash off you before they let you show your photos. I kicked them into touch nearly a year ago when they changed their Ts & Cs at short notice.
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