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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2013, 15:41
Replies: 38
Views: 6,822
Posted By francophile69

Uboat.net lists casualties directly attributable...

Uboat.net lists casualties directly attributable to attacks by Uboats

British Merchant Navy 34,430
Merchant Marine 6,022
R.N. 12,059
...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2013, 13:36
Replies: 38
Views: 6,822
Posted By francophile69

Five minutes on google: Royal Naval...

Five minutes on google:

Royal Naval casualties betwwen 1939-1945

63787

That figure included Royal Marines and Defensively equipped Merchant ships in ALL theatres.

Edited to add this...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2013, 08:38
Replies: 38
Views: 6,822
Posted By francophile69

As an ex Merchant Navy Engineer I do try, without...

As an ex Merchant Navy Engineer I do try, without success, to stop winding myself up about how the Grey Funnel line was so prominent, and conversely how little coverage is given to the M.N. in both...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2012, 08:08
Replies: 5
Views: 2,883
Posted By francophile69

Thanks for the replies. Looking at the FRADU...

Thanks for the replies.

Looking at the FRADU Canberra web-site it seems the last one was withdrawn in 1985. So I'd have thought it unlikely this photograph was taken during the SS Canberra last...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Oct 2012, 20:29
Replies: 5
Views: 2,883
Posted By francophile69

Canberra squared

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/francophile_2009/Canberra.jpg

P&O's S.S. Canberra and R.A.F. Canberra.

As an ex Canberra Engineer (the P&O one) I was interested in coming across this...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2011, 15:51
Replies: 3
Views: 2,230
Posted By francophile69

Sonic boom

Living over here in Normandy we often have French Airforce and Navy planes around. Just after lunch time today we heard two extremely load bangs. So loud that the local forums were up in arms...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2011, 21:31
Replies: 1,209
Views: 302,305
Posted By francophile69

Mintoff was ok..he used to wave to us as we...

Mintoff was ok..he used to wave to us as we waited for the school bus in Marsaxlokk, as he swept by in his convoy of cars full of bodyguards!:p
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2011, 20:17
Replies: 119
Views: 76,947
Posted By francophile69

Apologies. In hindsight I should have worded...

Apologies.

In hindsight I should have worded my final sentence somewhat differently.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2011, 18:02
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,081
Posted By francophile69

Still at least there's lots of Merchant ships to...

Still at least there's lots of Merchant ships to requisition..

oh wait....

P&O are no longer British....

and the only ship really capable is the Queen Mary 2...

oh, she's a Cunarder and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2011, 17:25
Replies: 119
Views: 76,947
Posted By francophile69

This thread brings back horrible memories of the...

This thread brings back horrible memories of the Vulcan that crashed in Malta.

I was at Tal Handaq R.N. school, just over from Luqa, and we saw it after it exploded and the wreckage was...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2010, 15:23
Replies: 7
Views: 3,219
Posted By francophile69

deifpil..thanks for that...didn't realise it was...

deifpil..thanks for that...didn't realise it was because the weather was bad in Eastern France that there was a sudden increase in the number of flights right over my house!..not that I'm complaining...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2010, 09:00
Replies: 73
Views: 13,281
Posted By francophile69

Pedant alert!

A pet hate of mine is the Union Flag being inverted. Twice last night it appeared on the C17 that way.
I am sure that there is no way it is really inverted but was intrigued as to how it could...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2010, 11:23
Replies: 261
Views: 67,871
Posted By francophile69

As an ex TEV Canberra Engineer that photo of the...

As an ex TEV Canberra Engineer that photo of the Bogey at Gadana beach is soooo sad.

Reference getting troops down there (or anywhere else!) by ship. As others have referred to there are no...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jun 2009, 10:14
Replies: 15
P51
Views: 9,379
Posted By francophile69

P51

I wonder if some clever chappy could win me a beer please. The local bar boor, who I am beginning to suspect is a Billy Bull****ter to boot...was waxing lyrical about planes as is his want....

he...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2008, 07:38
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,403,209
Posted By francophile69

Cats

How would cats be powered?

If steam what pressures and temperatures are required? Would L.P. sat steam be adequate, presumably from some form of existing waste heat recovery.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2008, 21:42
Replies: 73
Views: 14,226
Posted By francophile69

A-cat

My Dad was A cat on Shackletons

Erm sorry not sure why I felt the need to share that really..




I'll just get my coat.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2008, 22:45
Replies: 100
Views: 20,524
Posted By francophile69

Suez

Must admit to a chuckle on the Suez transit....

When the sun condescended to rise everyone could relax as now at a lower state of readiness as less risk of attack?

erm why not transit during...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2008, 10:24
Replies: 53
Views: 18,986
Posted By francophile69

Blue Ensign

As someone who has sailed on ships flying this as far as I can recall the criteria is the Captain being RNR.

I do have a vague recollection about fishing boats, unfortunately memory a tad hazy...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2008, 21:35
Replies: 100
Views: 20,524
Posted By francophile69

Utter garbage

What an load of drivel.

Thought initially they must be concentrating on all the first trippers because all the experienced hands did not fancy cameras being pointed at them.

As the programme...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2008, 17:42
Replies: 10
Views: 2,169
Posted By francophile69

Spot on

That was definately them. Thank you.

Made a change from the usual Alpha Jets and F2000.

Also see Rafales from time to time, actually have done for a number of years now. Will the RAF have an...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2008, 17:27
Replies: 10
Views: 2,169
Posted By francophile69

French Jaguars

Been a busy day for the French Air Force over my house in Normandy.

The usual mix of planes but a pair at some distance I couldn't recognise, when they banked away from me they looked like...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2008, 21:56
Replies: 19
Views: 5,244
Posted By francophile69

Glad to hear the Black Pig made it to Stanley,...

Glad to hear the Black Pig made it to Stanley, shame it was 26 years late.

"Canberra cruises where QE2 refuses" was the banner if memory serves...:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2008, 20:08
Replies: 108
Views: 21,496
Posted By francophile69

WEBF Granted, being used as I am to an...

WEBF

Granted, being used as I am to an unlimited maintenance budget I clearly am not familiar with "JIT, RAB, LEAN" et al

I also understand I have no place posting on this forum, and I stand...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2008, 10:09
Replies: 108
Views: 21,496
Posted By francophile69

Farcical!

This has gone from the mildly amusing to bordering on the farcical...

If the Navy cannot manage to put a "my little pony" class ship to sea how do they expect to manage with a half decent sized...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2008, 07:10
Replies: 108
Views: 21,496
Posted By francophile69

A "fridge too far?"

Doesn't the Navy carry Engineers then?

The world is full of cruise ships, most of them a lot bigger and with far bigger fridge plants that don't have to leg it to the nearest port because...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2008, 17:03
Replies: 206
Views: 43,993
Posted By francophile69

3)Texas bar-Lisbon 2)House of...

3)Texas bar-Lisbon
2)House of Rebecca's-Acapulco

and the clear winner

1)Huba Huba club-Honolulu, apparently there's a place called Pearl Harbour nearby, unfortunately never made it.....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2008, 09:50
Replies: 36
Views: 6,813
Posted By francophile69

As an ex P&O Engineer I would like to see any...

As an ex P&O Engineer I would like to see any photos you may have of the "Oriana" from that era. Her fate after the period you mention was very sad.

Always also brings a tear to my eye to see...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2008, 07:48
Replies: 949
Views: 425,006
Posted By francophile69

Apologies for yet another bonehead question from...

Apologies for yet another bonehead question from the SLF.
We are continually told to turn off mobile phones and laptops on landing as these can effect the aircraft systems. What systems are at...
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