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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2019, 10:27
Replies: 30
Views: 11,725
Posted By Ogre

I take it from the art work on the wall of the...

I take it from the art work on the wall of the hanger wall it was the old indoor sports arena? I recall running around that track in the early 80's.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2019, 10:12
Replies: 47
Views: 22,437
Posted By Ogre

I recall doing a see-in for a singe seat OCU Jag...

I recall doing a see-in for a singe seat OCU Jag back in 1984, after shutting down the pilot came round the nose and walked down the side of the aircraft. As I was helping the tanker driver get the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2019, 10:13
Replies: 26
Views: 8,025
Posted By Ogre

As a slight tangent, is it me or is the new...

As a slight tangent, is it me or is the new colour scheme very similar to the old "anti flash white"?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2019, 05:05
Replies: 157
Views: 45,304
Posted By Ogre

We were out there in 86 I think it was, and were...

We were out there in 86 I think it was, and were told that if the aircraft that wasn't there wasn't towed past us on the taxiway we were to turn round with our backs to what wasn't there. I was also...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2018, 03:55
Replies: 48
Views: 11,723
Posted By Ogre

The Buccaneer was a "Fat" jet.......

The Buccaneer was a "Fat" jet.......
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2018, 09:28
Replies: 56
Views: 20,826
Posted By Ogre

Didn't the F16 also have an APU that ran of...

Didn't the F16 also have an APU that ran of hydrazine? I seem to recall a hydrazine leak from a visiting F16 which led to a couple of our lineys being put in hospital. That would certainly require...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2018, 06:34
Replies: 110
Views: 21,185
Posted By Ogre

Another little tale of applying for vetting, the...

Another little tale of applying for vetting, the form I completed asked me to list all offenses I had been charged with, both military and civil. Apart from a civilian parking ticket my military...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2018, 06:14
Replies: 56
Views: 20,826
Posted By Ogre

Never mind all that, just answer me why there...

Never mind all that, just answer me why there were rounds fitted in the hanger?
Either it was intentional or something else happened they are not telling us.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2018, 23:55
Replies: 53
Views: 14,524
Posted By Ogre

No tale to tell of my own, but reading these and...

No tale to tell of my own, but reading these and the effort to sanitise personal effect made me wonder what happens to email and soft copy documentation these days? Is an account closed and deleted,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2018, 08:47
Replies: 120
Views: 28,295
Posted By Ogre

Slight tangent, but there is the apocryphal story...

Slight tangent, but there is the apocryphal story of the Nimrod crossing the Atlantic and was met by a USAF F16. The F16 pilot was keen to show off what his little fighter could do so set off on a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2018, 07:16
Replies: 84
Views: 19,019
Posted By Ogre

The cynic is me says that just shows either how...

The cynic is me says that just shows either how few are left in the Air Force or how few actually get promoted! It reminds me of the mid 90's when to even gt on teh board you needed 3 9's and a spec...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2018, 00:24
Replies: 120
Views: 28,295
Posted By Ogre

Of all the messes I sampled, there weren't really...

Of all the messes I sampled, there weren't really any that stood put for the standard of the food above the others (but then being younger I was not that bothered about the quality as long as it was...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2018, 10:05
Replies: 22
Views: 8,735
Posted By Ogre

It was usually the ILS box, which was normally...

It was usually the ILS box, which was normally declared "S' after a couple of hours on the radiator in the line hut.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2018, 03:57
Replies: 139
Views: 38,370
Posted By Ogre

I was Ord Cpl at Kinloss the day Thomas Hamilton...

I was Ord Cpl at Kinloss the day Thomas Hamilton made himself front page news at Dunblane primary school, not really a major issue for for us but at the time the main gate to camp was being rebuilt...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2018, 06:30
Replies: 161
Views: 33,034
Posted By Ogre

Two pieces of kit I was issued but never asked to...

Two pieces of kit I was issued but never asked to return were a) a felt tipped pen and b) a packet of polos. We were issued with them during an exercise at a kipper fleet retirement home in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2018, 10:23
Replies: 11
Views: 3,673
Posted By Ogre

It's only one drop tank, it's not like it's a...

It's only one drop tank, it's not like it's a field at the end of the runway at Leuchars....

As it's Darwin it probable caused several hundreds of dollars of improvements
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2018, 10:20
Replies: 161
Views: 33,034
Posted By Ogre

I did four months in the sandy wastes of Als...

I did four months in the sandy wastes of Als garage, and before going out there I was issued with the required kit which included a full set of goretex, a rather comfortable sleeping back and liner...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2018, 05:53
Replies: 13
Views: 6,630
Posted By Ogre

Oh come on, surely someone is smart enough to...

Oh come on, surely someone is smart enough to make something up to fit the bill just to get the jet in the air again....! Please?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2018, 04:48
Replies: 80
Views: 19,560
Posted By Ogre

Give me £20billion or I'll bring you down:...

Give me £20billion or I'll bring you down: Defence Secretary?s astonishing threat to PM | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2018, 04:23
Replies: 21
Views: 4,270
Posted By Ogre

Don't know about the camera on the U2 and...

Don't know about the camera on the U2 and Canberra, but as a bit of a photography enthusiast I have great fun when I went on the Tornado camera pod course back in the late 90's. The pod housed two...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2018, 09:54
Replies: 31
Views: 5,059
Posted By Ogre

Yes but could it do all four at the same time? ...

Yes but could it do all four at the same time?

And before I get slated as another Jag hater, I spent a period on the OCU groundcrew. I enjoyed the time, it's just not my absolute favourite...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2018, 09:37
Replies: 37
Views: 7,101
Posted By Ogre

Another example of lazy and sloppy reporting,...

Another example of lazy and sloppy reporting, trying to impart fear and panic for no reason other than to get a headline.

Radon itself has a relative short half life, and mostly emits alpha and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2018, 08:26
Replies: 33
Views: 13,304
Posted By Ogre

I worked on a sim for a small fast jet trainer,...

I worked on a sim for a small fast jet trainer, and one of the test pilots told a story about finding real creepy crawlies on the map first thing on a Monday morning when the sim had been quiet all...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2018, 09:26
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,985,537
Posted By Ogre

(with apologies to Hancocks half hour) "Well...

(with apologies to Hancocks half hour) "Well we're all agreed that he's guilty, but you're convinced he's innocent"

So Shinso has the number of the great restaurant, Theresa is going to phone the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2018, 22:08
Replies: 33
Views: 7,704
Posted By Ogre

Is that trying to be one of these? UFO Space...

Is that trying to be one of these?

UFO Space Interceptor (http://ufoseries.wikia.com/wiki/MoonBase_Interceptor)
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2018, 10:34
Replies: 33
Views: 7,704
Posted By Ogre

One step closer to Dan Dare, although admittedly...

One step closer to Dan Dare, although admittedly he was a Colonel.

When a former colleague retired after his entire working career with a British defence contractor, his leaving speech included...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2018, 09:21
Replies: 52
Views: 12,238
Posted By Ogre

Ah Kokkinelli.... I bought two demijohns back...

Ah Kokkinelli.... I bought two demijohns back from one trip, 1.40 local currency each and .30 back for the empty...

I was promised some very interesting delights in return for the contents of...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2018, 09:02
Replies: 164
Views: 65,040
Posted By Ogre

Now I feel old, I remember when they were new and...

Now I feel old, I remember when they were new and dynamic and replaced the Shackletons.

Things just don't last as long as they used to.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
5th May 2018, 23:01
Replies: 265
Views: 31,878
Posted By Ogre

I don't care which system mine uses, but it needs...

I don't care which system mine uses, but it needs to look out the window more often. There are a number of roads which are clearly signposted as one speed limit, yet the digitial map in my car has a...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2018, 09:47
Replies: 67
Views: 14,197
Posted By Ogre

I had a friend who gave birth to her son while in...

I had a friend who gave birth to her son while in Cyprus with her husband. Her story was that whilst in labour the ambulance had to rush her to the hospital from her MQ because if the son had been...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2018, 10:13
Replies: 8
Views: 3,511
Posted By Ogre

Oh look, we're famous

Found this link on another forum that is listed as "source material"

SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research (http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444817707273)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2018, 11:50
Replies: 15
Views: 3,666
Posted By Ogre

There is a thread in the PPRuNe Forums...

There is a thread in the PPRuNe Forums (https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/) > Misc. Forums (https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/f-4.html) > Aviation History and Nostalgia...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2018, 02:21
Replies: 5
Views: 3,506
Posted By Ogre

Buccaneer 60th

With Monday being the 60th Anniversary of the first flight of NA39, which went on to be the Buccaneer, there are a couple of events at Bruntingthorpe on Saturday and Elvington on Sunday featuring the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2018, 10:19
Replies: 201
Views: 50,534
Posted By Ogre

So after taking all the votes cast on this and...

So after taking all the votes cast on this and other forums, aggregating them together and dividing by the square root of the amount of times it was said, this house has determined that exhibit "A"...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2018, 10:07
Replies: 40
Views: 9,996
Posted By Ogre

I would suggest that, like so many of their media...

I would suggest that, like so many of their media brethren (and sisteren) the reporters in this case took a fact and didn't bother to think "now I wonder why that is...?" and leapt straight to a...
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