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Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Sep 2009, 16:15

Replies: 8

Danger Close by Col. Stuart Tootal

Views: 2,042

Posted By NYF

Attack State Red

I couldn't agree more re Danger Close. I can also strongly recommend Attack State Red by Colonel Richard Kemp and Chris Hughes. It's a genuinely exceptional account of the Royal Anglians tour that...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Sep 2009, 11:39

Replies: 15

Carbon Footprint for Military

Views: 1,915

Posted By NYF

Hmmm

The are, undoubtedly, huge amounts of oil, but less and less that's relatively cheap and easy to extract. We're also getting through it quickly.

The International Energy Agency (not an...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2009, 15:24

Replies: 57

Tales from the Chinook frontline

Views: 16,149

Posted By NYF

Tales from the Chinook frontline

So, the Bootneck's long threatened book about flying Chinooks in Afghanistan, Immediate Response, has finally hit the shelves. And, who'd have thought it, it's actually a great read. More...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Apr 2009, 18:24

Replies: 85

I do love the sound of......

Views: 13,179

Posted By NYF

Definitely the sound of race-tuned Rolls-Royce...

Definitely the sound of race-tuned Rolls-Royce Merlin engines being thrashed to within an inch of their life and beyond in the Unlimited Class final at the Reno Air Races. While watching from one of...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Apr 2009, 19:35

Replies: 752

A very good military read

Views: 348,500

Posted By NYF

For anyone who enjoyed Geoff Wellum's First Light...

For anyone who enjoyed Geoff Wellum's First Light or Pierre Clostermann's The Big Show I can also strongly recommend James Goodson's Tumult in the Clouds, a gripping, brilliantly written account of...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Mar 2009, 20:18

Replies: 16

Naval Aviators

Views: 3,259

Posted By NYF

Mid-sixties is a bit more like it. The first FAA...

Mid-sixties is a bit more like it. The first FAA instructors arrived at Miramar in 1964. The idea being that they were supposed to learn from the Americans all about operating the F-4. A useful added...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Mar 2009, 19:35

Replies: 114

F-4 Phantom

Views: 54,061

Posted By NYF

QUOTE: "There were a few RAF crew doing...

QUOTE:
"There were a few RAF crew doing exchanges with the US, but they certainly were not allowed into Vietnam. Even transport crews were only allowed partway across the Pacific."

One RN crew -...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jan 2009, 10:37

Replies: 358

Head of Royal Navy threatens resignation over push to scrap Harriers

Views: 55,380

Posted By NYF

No problem. It was brought to his attention while...

No problem. It was brought to his attention while he was Deputy Director of Naval Air Warfare in the MoD. You'll find it on pages 285 and 286. Save you the trouble of wading through the whole thing...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Jan 2009, 20:05

Replies: 358

Head of Royal Navy threatens resignation over push to scrap Harriers

Views: 55,380

Posted By NYF

Magic Mushroom - For what it's worth, Ray Lygo...

Magic Mushroom - For what it's worth, Ray Lygo gives a clear account of his discovery that Australia had been moved 200 miles to the west in his autobiography. Not saying it's right or wrong, only...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Dec 2008, 20:40

Replies: 29

Those were the days - HMS Ark Royal deck landings

Views: 9,140

Posted By NYF

ARXW - that 892 incident occurred in february...

ARXW - that 892 incident occurred in february 1972 on the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range off Puerto Rico. An 892 F-4 launched from Ark Royal hit a US Navy ERA-3B Skywarrior from VAQ-33 with an inert...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Sep 2008, 13:19

Replies: 25

Chinook pilot's DFC

Views: 6,564

Posted By NYF

From the horse's mouth

I've heard the bootneck's writing his own book, coming out next year ...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Aug 2008, 09:22

Replies: 13

Apache Dawn

Views: 2,906

Posted By NYF

A couple of alternatives ...

Rather than go for the Damien Lewis book - which manages to get L Cpl Mathew Ford's name wrong - I'd hold out for Apache by Ed Macy. Macy was the Apache pilot who won an MC during the Jugroom Fort...

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