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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2016, 15:38
Replies: 228
Views: 80,998
Posted By SOSL

Jubilee Medals

heights good,

Not all Jubilee medals were given to everyone as the Golden medal was.

In 1977, the Silver Jubilee medal was allocated on a limited basis to unit commanders to distribute amongst...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2016, 10:35
Replies: 20
Views: 12,054
Posted By SOSL

Good Conduct

Later came the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (LSGCM). A Flt Sgt on my flight qualified for the medal and general office sent me a resume of his career asking whether I would approve of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2016, 10:18
Replies: 48
Views: 16,711
Posted By SOSL

OSA

OSA is for life not just for Christmas.

Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2016, 09:57
Replies: 2,074
Views: 451,995
Posted By SOSL

Railway food

Hi Beags.

I travel regularly by train and now that British Railways is a faint memory, on most journeys you are fed plastic food in plastic wrapping from a small industrial trolley. How I long...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2016, 09:47
Replies: 2,074
Views: 451,995
Posted By SOSL

In the beginning was the and it was good...

I've enjoyed this thread, as a non-combatant observer for years. This from MSN today:



Complete with dodgy American spelling.

Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2015, 20:44
Replies: 156
Views: 25,341
Posted By SOSL

Beags, I'm a bit late to the party but I couldn't...

Beags, I'm a bit late to the party but I couldn't agree more with you (from #20)

My ex-wife had a beard (only one) and I shouldn't have trusted her.

Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2015, 13:29
Replies: 287
Views: 156,850
Posted By SOSL

Think I've posted this story before but years...

Think I've posted this story before but years ago.


Guy on the same entry as me (99) at Cranners didn't seem to us to be a star but the QFIs obviously thought differently - he graduated from BFTS...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2015, 16:02
Replies: 3
Views: 2,468
Posted By SOSL

Machynleth loop airprox 21 August last year

Exiting & entering the loop - 2 x Typhoon v 3 x Hawk. Any rumors about this? There's probably an earlier thread that I've missed but I couldn't find it so if it's easier than answering the question...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2015, 19:18
Replies: 144
Views: 25,756
Posted By SOSL

Return to good and bad food

It's an old thread but I'm still keen to learn about good and bad food.


Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2015, 18:10
Replies: 28
Views: 6,907
Posted By SOSL

You're quite right Cornish the boot is definitely...

You're quite right Cornish the boot is definitely not standard!


Rgds SOS


P.S.


Thanks to all the above posters for treating a mildly interesting thread with some interest but no...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2014, 11:07
Replies: 34
Views: 6,282
Posted By SOSL

Angel Thanks to the Mods

Thanks to the Mods


Rgs SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2014, 13:30
Replies: 51
Views: 10,182
Posted By SOSL

PN, it's pastime innit? Rgds SOS

PN, it's pastime innit?


Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2014, 19:04
Replies: 25
Views: 7,664
Posted By SOSL

I tried to say this sounds like a cock and bull...

I tried to say this sounds like a cock and bull story but the software translated it into a type of dog and bull story (as you can see). So I tried "cock" and bull story and it seemed to work but...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2014, 03:09
Replies: 35
Views: 8,159
Posted By SOSL

Basil - Ranks

There is no such rank as " group captain (colonel)"......
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2014, 14:43
Replies: 136
Views: 22,513
Posted By SOSL

What were you doing ...........

Sitting in the TV room of the Junior Mess at RAFC Cranwell watching the launch on the brand new, first colour TV I had ever seen. Drinking a pint of Double Diamond (euch).


Thinking - so the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2014, 17:17
Replies: 14
Views: 2,444
Posted By SOSL

Salute

What a man!


I had it easy; my career was cold war. I didn't even fly aeroplanes.


Joined up late sixties, retired in the early naughties. Only inconvenience was sleeping in the smelly COC...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2014, 22:01
Replies: 114
Views: 24,389
Posted By SOSL

Cranwell Foreign Studes

ISTR that Bandar Sultan was on 95 entry. I was told he had a flat in or near the Bunny Club on Park Lane.


There were 4 exchange cadets on 99 entry - I probably won't get their names right but...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2014, 04:20
Replies: 74
Views: 17,535
Posted By SOSL

I've just read all the posts in this thread and...

I've just read all the posts in this thread and found




No more JT's - arrgh aargh aaargh I can't believe it!


Back in the day when I was a JO I was looking after a big flight of...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2014, 12:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,767,518
Posted By SOSL

Paperwork!

Aviation paperwork is not just some admin nonsense. If the paperwork is wrong you can't fly the aircraft. Why not?

Well, the aim of the game is air safety and one of the pillars of air safety is...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2014, 14:33
Replies: 234
Views: 56,233
Posted By SOSL

Nice post FODp. George Burns certainly knew what...

Nice post FODp. George Burns certainly knew what he was talking about! Also when you stoop to tie your shoe laces and the back fasteners of your braces ping off your trousis, embarrassing when it...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2014, 12:26
Replies: 120
Views: 22,692
Posted By SOSL

Archetypal example of Sun headline quoted by OP. ...

Archetypal example of Sun headline quoted by OP. Good to see the sub-editors are still on song.


Also the Major General doesn't have to bother with scolding his chaps about how they write (use...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2014, 16:59
Replies: 148
Views: 29,490
Posted By SOSL

Evanelpus

Sadly we're not together in that sense. She went out with some friends, slipped, fell into the Tay and drowned shortly after we were married.


But we are still together in every other sense. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2014, 15:18
Replies: 148
Views: 29,490
Posted By SOSL

It was Saturday and I was SDO at Leuchars. ...

It was Saturday and I was SDO at Leuchars.


Shortly after 1600 I happened to be in the guardroom talking to the Orderly Sgt when I noticed that there was a really stunning brunette asking...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2014, 15:46
Replies: 34
Views: 9,546
Posted By SOSL

Space Tourism

I know this has appeared before so lay off me Beags!


Richard Branson - space tourism - hotel in orbit - luxurious accommodation - superb cuisine - but no atmosphere - boom boom!


Rgds SOS
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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2014, 04:10
Replies: 45
Views: 10,038
Posted By SOSL

DC10RealMan Get real!! SOS

DC10RealMan


Get real!!


SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2013, 22:48
Replies: 22
Views: 5,715
Posted By SOSL

Tremendous photography, wonderful real...

Tremendous photography, wonderful real performance by the boys and girls, they are just the best!


Right now the RAF is engaged in so many commitments and challenged with so many cuts.


It...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2013, 14:19
Replies: 44
Views: 10,134
Posted By SOSL

I can't figure out what went wrong with the...

I can't figure out what went wrong with the vertical spacing on my last post - I can't seem to fix it. Maybe it's because I've just "upgraded" to Windows 8.1.


Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2013, 14:15
Replies: 44
Views: 10,134
Posted By SOSL

Thanks for your input, HH. Some of the marches...

Thanks for your input, HH. Some of the marches were indeed written as film scores, by the great Ron Goodwin et al.


Nonetheless they were all inspired by RAF exploits (except for "Those...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2013, 21:26
Replies: 44
Views: 10,134
Posted By SOSL

RAF Music

I don't know why the RAF has so many very popular marches but we sure seem to:

The RAF March: Royal Air Force March - YouTube

The 633 Sqn theme: 633 squadron theme - YouTube

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2013, 13:03
Replies: 70
Views: 12,767
Posted By SOSL

Thanks, Coff! Rgds SOS

Thanks, Coff!

Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2013, 23:48
Replies: 127
Views: 22,744
Posted By SOSL

500N I agree with your post #94. Oh, and by...

500N I agree with your post #94.

Oh, and by the way more than a couple of us have touched on a woman's body ;)

Rgds SOS
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2013, 19:13
Replies: 66
BZZ
Views: 16,551
Posted By SOSL

Well let me tell you about the Gateway. In...

Well let me tell you about the Gateway.

In nineteencanteen my dear old Dad became terminally ill while I was overseas.

The RAF gave me a comp A flight back to UK and my wife and 18 month old...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2013, 17:42
Replies: 147
Views: 62,835
Posted By SOSL

Best I can remember

Tall, slim, beautiful, brunette, at Leu. I helped her climb into the mess one night through the ante room window when I delivered her back after dinner at my place. I think we had rabbit pie but it...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2013, 15:46
Replies: 60
Views: 10,792
Posted By SOSL

WTF

OP - Army having the top hand? Forget it, that's your problem.

Wives competing on husband's rank? That's been going on for millennia (I kind of think).

Royal Navy/Army/ Royal Air Force - ...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2013, 11:37
Replies: 68
Views: 29,148
Posted By SOSL

Poppies fall from sky as Bomber Command memorial...

Poppies fall from sky as Bomber Command memorial unveiled - YouTube
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