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Forum: Military Aviation

5th Dec 2013, 16:17

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Op Fabulous / QRA / Battle Flight 1950s - 1960s

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On a scramble take-off one wintry day at Leuchars...

On a scramble take-off one wintry day at Leuchars with slushy ice underfoot (& slippy piano keys!) turning onto Runway 27 off the Northern taxiway we needed opposite nose-wheel steer to catch the...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Dec 2013, 14:54

Replies: 40

Op Fabulous / QRA / Battle Flight 1950s - 1960s

Views: 7,238

Posted By Free Vortex

Gloves left on the canopy rail Newt?? (or...

Gloves left on the canopy rail Newt??

(or worse still down the intakes of an F-4, like all sorts of things down there like maps etc................)

When the hooter went at Wildenrath Battle...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Dec 2013, 18:45

Replies: 40

Op Fabulous / QRA / Battle Flight 1950s - 1960s

Views: 7,238

Posted By Free Vortex

The 5 mins from hooter to airborne Battle Flight...

The 5 mins from hooter to airborne Battle Flight Wildenrath Phantom FGR2 requirement could be somewhat of a 'tester' at night. Either sleep fully clothed with all flying clothing and boots on or...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Dec 2013, 13:41

Replies: 40

Op Fabulous / QRA / Battle Flight 1950s - 1960s

Views: 7,238

Posted By Free Vortex

The Phantom FGR2 INAS (QRA) fast align was 105...

The Phantom FGR2 INAS (QRA) fast align was 105 secs I recall. As long as the 28v DC power supply was plugged in this kept the IN platform heaters on (and powered up the intercom/telebrief?). You...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Nov 2013, 10:43

Replies: 101

Undue Deference to Senior Officers

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None of my "clever" japes directed at senior...

None of my "clever" japes directed at senior officers ever did me any harm. All the harm done to my career was done completely by me in numerous other ways!

You don't really believe that, do you...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Feb 2012, 11:13

Replies: 75

V Bomber dispersal airfields after 1968

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Bloodhound Mk1 orbat

My understanding is that the Bloodhound Mk1 orbat (ISD 59-64/65) was 4 Wings:

21 Wg HQ Lindholme- 94Sqn Misson, 112 Sqn Breighton, 247 Sqn Carnaby

24 Wg HQ Watton- 242 Sqn Marham, 263 Sqn...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Mar 2010, 16:32

Replies: 32

Resettlement:

Views: 10,348

Posted By Free Vortex

Forms!

Re Resettlement forms- remember that you've got to keep the education/resettlement civil servants form processing stats up.........

The UK workforce currently totals around 29 million, of which...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Feb 2010, 09:03

Replies: 33

QBF 1996 Tornado Diamond 16

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229 OCU Windsor Formation

I believe that the date of the 229 OCU Tornado F2 9-ship QBF should be 14 Jun 1986 - 'Windsor' formation. I recall that 229 only had about 6 ac in Jun 1985.............

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2010, 14:33

Replies: 33

QRA q-q-q questions

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Tornado ADV (F2 & F3) Weapon System/AI24 Radar Development

Perhaps the true and complete story about the introduction to service of the Tornado ADV (first as the F2 and then as the F3), together with the capabilities of the 'Y' list AI24 radar in the F2,...

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