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Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2013, 15:22
Replies: 120
Views: 16,760
Posted By SCAFITE

Past un-rest and Mutiny

When you look at many past un-rest in the ranks and even Officer Mutiny in recent times i.e. WW2 and onwards, there seem to be a common thread.

The thread is the building up reputation of units,...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2013, 12:36
Replies: 35
Views: 14,880
Posted By SCAFITE

i40

Snap I was also at Cottesmore at the same time, I think they had a party in the NAAFI when the thing was finally fixed, but it spent ages being robbed for spares.

There was once a story that one...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2013, 08:20
Replies: 107
Views: 22,765
Posted By SCAFITE

Royal Navy to send Task Force to Gib (Daily Mirror)

According to the Mirror the Royal Navy is to send a Task Force to Gib next Monday. One Carrier and two Gunboats (they called them Gunboats not me)plus support ships

Gibraltar: Britain to send...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2013, 16:45
Replies: 3
Views: 1,338
Posted By SCAFITE

Bit of NBC

Edited earlier post already done
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2013, 15:45
Replies: 66
Views: 12,658
Posted By SCAFITE

F6F

Still had to knock them down and in huge numbers
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2013, 13:01
Replies: 66
Views: 12,658
Posted By SCAFITE

F6F Hellcat

Many talk about Spitfires, P51D, F4U and various Gerry types, but the king of WW2 was the F6F Hellcat. In just over two years’ service 1943 to 1945 it claimed over 5,000 EA for the loss of less than...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2013, 16:38
Replies: 100
Views: 16,819
Posted By SCAFITE

Area Bombing

I have recently been reading a number of books on Bomber Command, Bomber Boys Patrick Bishop, The Doomed Youth of Bomber Command, and Battle for Hamburg and the Nuremberg Raid both by Martin...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2013, 13:23
Replies: 100
Views: 16,819
Posted By SCAFITE

Bomber Harris

Never in British Military history have a group of service personnel been given the most dangerous, and the most awful but necessary wartime task to perform. This resulting in almost 60% casualties...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2012, 14:13
Replies: 44
Views: 12,651
Posted By SCAFITE

Heros of the Sky

It is possible that these are not the best progs to cover this type of subject, but at least the basic facts are there and at least they are trying to bring these brave men to a wider public. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2012, 15:24
Replies: 65
Views: 14,544
Posted By SCAFITE

Best Allied Aircraft Flown but no WW2 Service

Douglas A1 Skyraider, Designed and built and flown during WW2 but just too late to see combat, but sure did fight in almost every outing from then until the 1970s, and served on until the early 80s...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2012, 08:32
Replies: 173
Views: 72,214
Posted By SCAFITE

RAF Lightning Incidents

I have put a link to a site listing the 80 or so RAF Lightning losses and major incidents during the aircraft time in RAF Service (plus some RSAF Incidents). I am no technical expert, but can read...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2012, 14:32
Replies: 38
Views: 4,624
Posted By SCAFITE

H4H

The real test of H4H will only come once we are out of operations in Afghanistan and it is possible over a period the UK Military will end up back to a tempo of operation as it was before 2001. RBL...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2012, 09:24
Replies: 52
Views: 10,137
Posted By SCAFITE

Sorry lonewolf 50 I hit the wrong button and was...

Sorry lonewolf 50 I hit the wrong button and was of course refering to your post which is one of the few post to look at the core of the problem other than we do not give a fook about our equipment...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2012, 07:28
Replies: 52
Views: 10,137
Posted By SCAFITE

But there's another way to look at these...

But there's another way to look at these vehicles, which I'll call the three baskets:


One of a kind mods for Afgh only: Grant to friendly government, in as is condition. (See contracts above...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2012, 11:18
Replies: 52
Views: 10,137
Posted By SCAFITE

Equipment

None we have almost two years to recover what we can and if the armed forces logistic system cannot organise this we are in a poor state.

Dont get me wrong some equipment will be left behind, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2012, 08:12
Replies: 52
Views: 10,137
Posted By SCAFITE

Equipment

I posted only what had been printed in the paper that day,one reply stated in was Journo rubbish, but it is pure fact as far as the number of vehicles goes.

The UK force out in Afghanistan has...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2012, 12:50
Replies: 52
Views: 10,137
Posted By SCAFITE

Equipment left behind

The following link show the British Army operate 6000 combat vehicles included in that figure are the vehicles we are talking about.

Thats just short of 20% of the Army combat vehicle force to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2012, 12:23
Replies: 52
Views: 10,137
Posted By SCAFITE

Equipment left behind

All the comments above are very valid, and this will not be the first time equipment has been left or will it be the last, but and it is a very big but, this is huge and will leave the British Army...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2012, 11:03
Replies: 52
Views: 10,137
Posted By SCAFITE

Billions worth of equipment to be left in the Stan

The link below from a short time ago looks at the plans for the British Military to remove about 4 Billion pound worth of Military major equipment out of Afghanistan, but recent problems and a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2012, 10:42
Replies: 36
Views: 6,093
Posted By SCAFITE

U.S. Forces peaked in Vietnam on or about 540,000...

U.S. Forces peaked in Vietnam on or about 540,000 in 1968 after the Tet offensive by the NVA/Viet Cong. As we all know it was a tactical victory for the US/ARVN but a strategic defeat as the US knew...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2012, 09:59
Replies: 64
Views: 36,079
Posted By SCAFITE

P40 Kittyhawk found in the desert

Here is a good link to a Canadian Warbird site that flies a preserved P40 in the exact markings of the lost aircraft. They have enhanced one of the pictures toshow the markings HS-B and picture of a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2012, 10:22
Replies: 6
Views: 4,073
Posted By SCAFITE

High Flight

It looks as if both DVD are now sold

I have put the link to the seller I got my copy from this seller for £5.99 missed the £2.99 copy

No matter how bad folks say the film is, it is very...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Apr 2012, 14:42
Replies: 6
Views: 4,073
Posted By SCAFITE

High Flight Movie

Come accross this film on ebay for £2.99 called High Flight made in 1957 starring Ray Milland as a RAF Wg Cdr training young RAF Cadets to fly and become operational on the new Hawker Hunter.

Bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2012, 15:40
Replies: 56
Views: 10,079
Posted By SCAFITE

Tanker Drivers dispute

Nobody wants these folk to go on strike, but they are not striking over pay, most of it is health and Safety and working conditions.

The trade union Unite says the strike ballot is about safety...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2012, 10:20
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,695
Posted By SCAFITE

Falklands

The Former First Sea Lord West got it in one on the news last night. Military it is simple, defend the Islands with what we have which in his view was OK, but be slack and lose it and without...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2011, 13:31
Replies: 22
Views: 7,370
Posted By SCAFITE

Albert Canal bridges Attack

FO Garland led the raid Sgt Grey senior Navigator/Observer on the Sqn planned the raid, the LAC Gunner took part in the raid and died along with almost all the other aircrew where every aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2011, 14:11
Replies: 19
Views: 6,224
Posted By SCAFITE

Metal Wings

RAF Fylingdales is manned by the RAF but mostly owned by the USAF and from my time there in the 1990s some of the RAF Officers sported USAF Radar Officers or sensor Opertors wings. Think it is a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2011, 12:00
Replies: 14
Views: 2,964
Posted By SCAFITE

Spitfire MK VII 46,000 foot Kill

The Highest kill of WW2 was done in a Spitfire MK VII which was a MKV fitted with a Merlin 60 series engine and extended wing tips and fully pressurised. The Spitfire shot down a high flying Junkers...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2011, 15:05
Replies: 21
Views: 6,026
Posted By SCAFITE

Bit of a Bugger this one

Bit of a bugger is this one, good news no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Libya but, bad news every johnny running around with a Surface to Air Sytem and some may not be nice folk.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2011, 10:59
Replies: 14
Views: 3,975
Posted By SCAFITE

Lancasters in the Movies

Yes the same Lancaster were used in both films and all three were scrapped as late as 1959 from storage.

Gibsons actual 617 Lancaster AJ-G was scrapped in 1949 as one of two Lancaster up for...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2011, 09:10
Replies: 43
Views: 12,007
Posted By SCAFITE

MALTA

Interesting prog on BBC I Player Radio call Report about the state of the MoD Logistics.

Bottom line is its not sexy and as a result been looked down apon by other trades and branches.

Well...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2011, 10:09
Replies: 43
Views: 12,007
Posted By SCAFITE

Malta

The reason why the modeling community is looking at these pictures is very simple, under normal security on operations pictures of RAF Combat aircraft armed to the teeth in the middle of a period of...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2011, 15:58
Replies: 43
Views: 12,007
Posted By SCAFITE

RAF in Malta

You will be pleased to know its not just the RAF types, there are Military aircraft of every size and shape dropping in with problems. A Danish F16 landed 30 mins ago with Hyd problems and lots of...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2011, 14:34
Replies: 43
Views: 12,007
Posted By SCAFITE

RAF Invasion of Malta

It is now three RAF Tornado Aircraft that have had to put into Malta with problems, must be the heat.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2011, 11:59
Replies: 33
Views: 7,883
Posted By SCAFITE

Lack of stores

More Battles have been lost to lack of Supply and Logistics that you can shake a stick at. By the sounds of it (I have been out for 8 years) the RAF Supply network as been taken back 40 years, by...
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