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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2014, 12:32
Replies: 15
Views: 3,371
Posted By FJJP

In the late 60s at Scampton, the MRD jets were...

In the late 60s at Scampton, the MRD jets were operated by co-pilots, directed by the Duty Pilot in an ATC Land Rover. Best results were in thick fog when you got no interference from OC Ops, OC Eng,...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2014, 12:20
Replies: 10
Views: 1,933
Posted By FJJP

Trouble is, then you could reasonably quickly...

Trouble is, then you could reasonably quickly generate a Spitfire factory and turn out dozens per day. Today, it takes a huge amount of time to build ONE Typhoon let alone a hundred. And then you...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2014, 17:13
Replies: 99
Views: 25,783
Posted By FJJP

In the 70s the Chipmunks I flew had all black...

In the 70s the Chipmunks I flew had all black cockpits...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2014, 10:15
Replies: 15
Views: 3,633
Posted By FJJP

...or the time in mid-winter when an airman got...

...or the time in mid-winter when an airman got swamped with HTP from a Blue Steel missile and was lifted off his feet and rushed to the HTP plunge bath at the side if the dispersal. After breaking...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2014, 09:53
Replies: 100
Views: 21,207
Posted By FJJP

Here we go again... The Arrows will just...

Here we go again...

The Arrows will just get on with it and put the tragic events of last season behind them, inc the stupid headline grabbing publicity surrounding 2 team members who fell in...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2014, 18:07
Replies: 48
Views: 9,862
Posted By FJJP

Muneee....

Muneee....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2013, 00:25
Replies: 171
Views: 34,592
Posted By FJJP

HTP was nasty stuff. It would combust in contact...

HTP was nasty stuff. It would combust in contact with clothing, which made it bad news. Each dispersal had a galvanised steel bath, heated to a comfortable temp and covered with table tennis balls to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2013, 16:07
Replies: 22
Views: 4,892
Posted By FJJP

Some years ago, as a Detcom, I had to take a...

Some years ago, as a Detcom, I had to take a small party of airmen and SNCOs from Brize to a secret Lincs base. We were carrying classified equipment and docs and were ordered to use first class...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2013, 15:26
Replies: 30
Views: 9,266
Posted By FJJP

Scary. I spent many years atop Blue Steel and...

Scary. I spent many years atop Blue Steel and WE177 flying the tin triangle.

Didn't realise that there were so many tests by so many countries.

Lets hope that there are no more...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2013, 18:13
Replies: 54
Views: 10,055
Posted By FJJP

Sounds like Walter Mitty to me. Perhaps a few...

Sounds like Walter Mitty to me. Perhaps a few more beers will have him jumping out of Concord at Mach 1.2 to rescue troops in Sierra Leone...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2013, 20:18
Replies: 94
Views: 16,087
Posted By FJJP

Unfortunately the Vulcan suffered a fuel tank...

Unfortunately the Vulcan suffered a fuel tank leak - they would have loved to have done the display, but it was not to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2013, 19:02
Replies: 94
Views: 16,087
Posted By FJJP

Airshow Organisation

I organised the Waddington Airshow in the late nineties. I can see that it is more difficult these days with the shrinking of budgets and the reduction in the size of Air forces worldwide. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2013, 14:58
Replies: 57
Views: 15,051
Posted By FJJP

ISTR that 39 Sqn, based at Wyton in the 90s had a...

ISTR that 39 Sqn, based at Wyton in the 90s had a Sqn Ldr Boss...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2013, 11:26
Replies: 84
Views: 16,665
Posted By FJJP

Tales from the crypt...part 1

I spent 20 odd years in FMA. Before I got married, a very friendly Fams Off took me on several march-outs to get a feel for what was required. We went to one AMQ and the first thing that struck us...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2013, 12:04
Replies: 194
Views: 56,032
Posted By FJJP

Tankertrashnav and PN

I remember the incident well. I was holding at Bawtry as OC Accts prior to the Big Delta OCU at Finningley. On the Mon morning after said DiN, SASO appeared in my office with a clearance chit !in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2013, 23:38
Replies: 194
Views: 56,032
Posted By FJJP

The death knell for the drinking culture was...

The death knell for the drinking culture was sounded when the QFI on an early morning weather check did an ultra low level run along Gouthwaite Reservoir and buried a wingtip in the water. He was...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2013, 16:22
Replies: 46
Views: 10,879
Posted By FJJP

Yep, boom heard loud and clear near Huntingdon. ...

Yep, boom heard loud and clear near Huntingdon. House shook and windows rattled. Son immediately idented it as a boom. Speculated that it could have been Typhoons from CGY en-route to intercept...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2012, 15:10
Replies: 205
Views: 65,896
Posted By FJJP

tommee_hawk see yr pms

tommee_hawk see yr pms
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2012, 17:06
Replies: 26
Views: 7,378
Posted By FJJP

Thanks

Thanks for all the info, chaps. Pity I didn't see Pontius' ad on ebay last year - would love to have a new pair of issue mukluks, never mind the old parka....

FJJP
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2012, 07:21
Replies: 26
Views: 7,378
Posted By FJJP

Parkas and Mukluks

I remember in the seventies being issued with Parka anoraks and Mukluk boots prior to deployment to Goose Bay and Offut AFB in the depths of the vicious N American winter.

The parka was a...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2012, 18:20
Replies: 88
Views: 20,111
Posted By FJJP

Angel Then we had the dispersal ex on tin triangles...

Then we had the dispersal ex on tin triangles where the reversion system was to change at midnight. True to form we got the RS05 followed sharpley by the RS02. Six of HM's finest were mounted up and...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2011, 05:45
Replies: 43
Views: 7,577
Posted By FJJP

A large base on which I served decided to apply...

A large base on which I served decided to apply for the IiP award. I cost a fortune financially and the amount of work heaped on individuals was enormous. We were doing it all anyway, it was just the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2011, 17:17
Replies: 15
Views: 3,583
Posted By FJJP

Didn't one of them sport a 'Playboy Bunny' on the...

Didn't one of them sport a 'Playboy Bunny' on the fin? Whatever happened to it? Who was the knurled gnome with the sense of humour failure?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2011, 18:05
Replies: 119
Views: 77,014
Posted By FJJP

If you look at the top of an ejection seat, there...

If you look at the top of an ejection seat, there are a lot of straps, various, which do different jobs during the sequence. The Type 3 seat also had a wedge-pad which kept the straps and other stuff...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2011, 06:59
Replies: 119
Views: 77,014
Posted By FJJP

The canopy had to go before either ejection seat...

The canopy had to go before either ejection seat could fire. According to the Aircrew Manual, the one second delay applied to the seat trigger even if the canopy had already been jettisoned.

If...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2011, 15:45
Replies: 12
Views: 2,580
Posted By FJJP

If I was still in, I would use OC Admin Wing...

If I was still in, I would use OC Admin Wing under a 'Private and Confidential' heading.

He would be in the best position to decide which of his staff could supply the answers requested by the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2010, 21:28
Replies: 80
Views: 52,986
Posted By FJJP

ISTR that he had a gorgeous sister, Alison, an...

ISTR that he had a gorgeous sister, Alison, an accomplished actress.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2010, 15:38
Replies: 155
Views: 79,092
Posted By FJJP

Beags, I remember Donaldson baiting in the Club...

Beags, I remember Donaldson baiting in the Club very well! Did a tour at Main building and the group of senior officers I fell in with (took a young fresh-faced Fg Off under their wings!) Paid 10...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2010, 13:45
Replies: 14
Views: 6,537
Posted By FJJP

XV229 Nimrod MR2 now at Manston

XV229 Nimrod MR2 now at Manston
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2010, 15:08
Replies: 209
Views: 52,316
Posted By FJJP

fallmonk - it's 'their' and not 'there'. ...

fallmonk - it's 'their' and not 'there'.

And I still think that Growler is good...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2010, 15:40
Replies: 209
Views: 52,316
Posted By FJJP

GROWLER sounds a much better nickname.... ...

GROWLER sounds a much better nickname....

Sound positively evil!
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2010, 17:59
Replies: 22
Views: 10,055
Posted By FJJP

fish Er... I thought you couldn't do a wheels-up in a...

Er... I thought you couldn't do a wheels-up in a Herc. Can't you crank the wheels down manually? [Never flown the Herc, only in one!]
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2010, 20:24
Replies: 60
Views: 13,260
Posted By FJJP

Compo oatmeal biscuits. Perfect. Stewing...

Compo oatmeal biscuits. Perfect.

Stewing steak. Fat free. On Strike Force Dispersal, our chef used to make steak pie - it was out of this world. Often called for seconds or thirds!
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2010, 21:42
Replies: 172
Views: 72,684
Posted By FJJP

At Leeming, ATC had a 'bomber box'. They were...

At Leeming, ATC had a 'bomber box'. They were briefed shortly after we arrived by the Ops Pilot to repeat the Bomber Controller's message exactly [on pain of death or worse]. We even gave them...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2010, 20:29
Replies: 28
Views: 5,009
Posted By FJJP

You might try the Air Historical Branch. Air...

You might try the Air Historical Branch. Air Historical Branch - AHB homepage (http://www.raf.mod.uk/ahb/)

Every Squadron has to keep a monthly record of its operations. These records are...
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