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Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2024, 03:02
Replies: 19
Views: 2,399
Posted By radar101

I recall when we withdrew Bloodhound in about...

I recall when we withdrew Bloodhound in about 1991 it was because we were going to buy MSAM - ie patriot. Then we took the saving instead
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2024, 08:13
Replies: 2
Views: 444
Posted By radar101

One of these modified GL radars was used by...

One of these modified GL radars was used by Bernard Lovell at Jodrell Bank after the war .

Lew
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Mar 2024, 13:48
Replies: 29
Views: 2,689
Posted By radar101

It is in the list at the back of Wings on my...

It is in the list at the back of Wings on my Sleeve but not in the text.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Feb 2024, 10:03
Replies: 9
Views: 794
Posted By radar101

Found a couple of old Air Force Lists (Museum...

Found a couple of old Air Force Lists (Museum of Scotland)

He is listed under Navigators in the 1944 and 1945 books but seniority etc confirms the Gazette dates
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2024, 21:48
Replies: 9
Views: 794
Posted By radar101

If this is our man then the London Gazette gives:...

If this is our man then the London Gazette gives:

wef 25 Sep 42 FSgt Samuel Da Costa 932716 -> 136049 RAFVR A Plt Off

wef 25 Mar 43 A Plt off to Plt Off (prob)

wef 13 Oct 44 Fg Off to Flt Lt...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2024, 21:07
Replies: 9
Views: 794
Posted By radar101

See Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II...

See Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II W4093, (aviation-safety.net) (https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/240273) Sgt Samuel da Costa?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 12:08
Replies: 94
Views: 14,429
Posted By radar101

I worked with a US aviation company in New York...

I worked with a US aviation company in New York about 14 years ago - their chief engineer had a personalised plate RADAR (you can choose your own in NY). I was very jealous.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 07:29
Replies: 167
Views: 22,994
Posted By radar101

I agree with my late father. He got GSMs for...

I agree with my late father. He got GSMs for Cyprus and Aden. Anything else in his 28 year career was just work. After he retired from the RAF he never identified himself as a veteran - he got on...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 14:26
Replies: 52
Views: 9,829
Posted By radar101

Well, of course that is how it should be done. ...

Well, of course that is how it should be done.

Radar101 (Exams Officer, Cosford early 80s)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 13:39
Replies: 47
Views: 8,822
Posted By radar101

56 Sqn 1961 - squadron cravats - Peter Hillwood...

56 Sqn 1961 - squadron cravats - Peter Hillwood was ex 56 (BofB)

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1653/cimg9831_42344bf30e887bfb42678ff193ef1de6cf1cf44a.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 13:25
Replies: 159
Views: 34,559
Posted By radar101

Not to mention the Hawker Hunter...

Not to mention the Hawker Hunter "Sabrinas"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2023, 15:33
Replies: 95
Views: 11,255
Posted By radar101

The Supermarine Swift F1

The Supermarine Swift F1
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2023, 19:37
Replies: 33
Views: 5,415
Posted By radar101

1980s at Cranwell - I'm almost certain SATCO wore...

1980s at Cranwell - I'm almost certain SATCO wore a king's crown SD hat.

Through my 16 years my chip bag was my father's old one - a Warrant Officer one.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2023, 21:03
Replies: 35
Views: 7,735
Posted By radar101

Do they still salute without their hats on as...

Do they still salute without their hats on as they did last film?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Nov 2023, 08:23
Replies: 13
Views: 1,409
Posted By radar101

Not only in America - the number of articles in...

Not only in America - the number of articles in UK papers / online who misuse words "because it sounds vaguely similar" makes me despair.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2023, 15:27
Replies: 18
Views: 2,377
Posted By radar101

What, the aircraft or the aircrew?

What, the aircraft or the aircrew?
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
29th Aug 2023, 07:20
Replies: 27
Views: 3,536
Posted By radar101

Yes - just tried all the usual threads and no...

Yes - just tried all the usual threads and no warnings. Have you dismissed/cancelled the warnings - could these be old ones still there?

regards

​​​​​​​Lew
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
28th Aug 2023, 20:49
Replies: 27
Views: 3,536
Posted By radar101

​​​​​​​Thanks IBJoel, It seems to be fixed.

​​​​​​​Thanks IBJoel, It seems to be fixed.
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
27th Aug 2023, 07:53
Replies: 27
Views: 3,536
Posted By radar101

Yep my AVG is saying the same every time I go to...

Yep my AVG is saying the same every time I go to the "Friday Memes and Cartoons thread.

And now seems to be any Jet Blast thread
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2023, 21:24
Replies: 64
Views: 7,828
Posted By radar101

At the bottom of Steep Hill

At the bottom of Steep Hill
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2023, 10:00
Replies: 38
Views: 10,362
Posted By radar101

I acquired a veterans card via RAFA. I don't use...

I acquired a veterans card via RAFA. I don't use it in this country but in the USA it is like gold.

Walk into coffee shop "Free coffee for our forces and veterans" I said how about allies?" ...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2023, 10:32
Replies: 75
Views: 27,182
Posted By radar101

Or this thread ...

Or this thread

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/458763-service-pension-reduction.html?highlight=GMP+rules+long...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2023, 10:26
Replies: 75
Views: 27,182
Posted By radar101

try this Armed Forces Pensions and State...

try this

Armed Forces Pensions and State Pensions Part 1 - Forces Pension Society (https://forcespensionsociety.org/2021/12/the-relationship-between-armed-forces-pensions-and-state-pensions/)
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2023, 20:16
Replies: 16
Views: 4,344
Posted By radar101

The other way round for me: The smell of burning...

The other way round for me: The smell of burning newspaper takes me back to flying a home made kite with my father at RAF Nicosia in 1956. There was always paper burning at the dump.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2023, 07:17
Replies: 41
Views: 5,822
Posted By radar101

I believe Just Jane, the Lanc at East Kirkby, had...

I believe Just Jane, the Lanc at East Kirkby, had a stint with French Naval Aviation.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jul 2023, 06:49
Replies: 29
Views: 3,272
Posted By radar101

I cannot tell a lie - I changed it.

I cannot tell a lie - I changed it.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jul 2023, 21:33
Replies: 8
Views: 1,343
Posted By radar101

It appears that at the end of the war the...

It appears that at the end of the war the Russians stripped them out and bulldozed them into a hole to avoid having to pay for them under the lend-lease agreements. We "lent" them 3000 hurricanes -...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 05:54
Replies: 67
Views: 15,293
Posted By radar101

When I bought a 4 bedroom house with a mortgage...

When I bought a 4 bedroom house with a mortgage of £22k.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 05:53
Replies: 67
Views: 15,293
Posted By radar101

I remember having to help a not-very-bright ...

I remember having to help a not-very-bright catering SAC who was having money problems. The bank were very good with him but he was smart enough (low cunning?) to keep hidden a spare cheque book...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2023, 19:53
Replies: 310
Views: 101,640
Posted By radar101

I worked in DofR in the early 90s. There had...

I worked in DofR in the early 90s. There had been a study which showed that the majority of applicants (all ranks) had at least one close relative who had served in the forces. As the forces get...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2023, 21:23
Replies: 22
Views: 4,993
Posted By radar101

I was Ground Environment Training Design Advisor...

I was Ground Environment Training Design Advisor (Education Officer) at Bentley Priory in the early 1990s so visited most of the Fighter Control bunkers. When the IUKADGE conversion started I took...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Apr 2023, 06:44
Replies: 6
Views: 1,132
Posted By radar101

Yes, they passed over Sleaford 30 seconds before...

Yes, they passed over Sleaford 30 seconds before the Typhoons.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2023, 11:38
Replies: 10
Views: 1,445
Posted By radar101

In the CWG cemetery near Monte Cassino there are...

In the CWG cemetery near Monte Cassino there are many Canadian stones. One, the most poignant, said to the effect that the incumbent had died in an European war - like his father before him!! ...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2023, 17:15
Replies: 16
Views: 2,295
Posted By radar101

I'm sure I got a choice - as Will, I chose my...

I'm sure I got a choice - as Will, I chose my service pension, being larger than my Civil Service one. If you leave it to HMRC they will ask for a tax return every year to adjust things.

Also...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
21st Mar 2023, 19:58
Replies: 9
Views: 695
Posted By radar101

laser test seems OK to me

laser test

seems OK to me
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