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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Apr 2024, 22:20
Replies: 15
Views: 1,920
Posted By oxenos

No Vipers. ​​​​​​​ and it was LOOSE rivets in...

No Vipers.
​​​​​​​ and it was LOOSE rivets in close formation.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2024, 22:17
Replies: 18
Views: 3,505
Posted By oxenos

Assuming you want a serious answer. Moray Firth...

Assuming you want a serious answer.
Moray Firth suggests R.A.F Kinloss.The Shack is a Mk.3. The only Mk 3 Sqn at Kinloss in 1961 was 120. The sub looks to be British, either Porpoise or Oberon...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 15:51
Replies: 6
Views: 1,467
Posted By oxenos

​​​​​​​Did it float?

​​​​​​​Did it float?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 09:40
Replies: 54
Views: 14,505
Posted By oxenos

And the fix consisting of an ASR boundary, an...

And the fix consisting of an ASR boundary, an isogonal, and a bearing the nav found in his nav bag left over from the trip before last.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Mar 2024, 22:32
Replies: 9
Views: 1,158
Posted By oxenos

​​​​​​​I think you can rule out Kalymnos, with a...

​​​​​​​I think you can rule out Kalymnos, with a 3700 foot runway, and also Leros, at 3100feet.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Mar 2024, 18:34
Replies: 9
Views: 1,158
Posted By oxenos

The only good thing about Mykonos is that flying...

The only good thing about Mykonos is that flying to it means you can get a ferry to any number of nearby unspoilt iaslands.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Feb 2024, 11:03
Replies: 19
Views: 1,611
Posted By oxenos

Did the Nimrod conversion course at St. Mawgan in...

Did the Nimrod conversion course at St. Mawgan in '70. St. Mawgan had a 300' wide runway. Having got used to that, the first landing I did on a standard width runway was well and truly planted.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Feb 2024, 10:59
Replies: 4,966
Views: 732,628
Posted By oxenos

Sedbugh T.21 Barge?

Sedbugh T.21 Barge?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2024, 22:04
Replies: 19
Views: 1,611
Posted By oxenos

​​​​​​​Now you're just showing off.

​​​​​​​Now you're just showing off.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2024, 11:41
Replies: 19
Views: 1,611
Posted By oxenos

They also built most WW2 airfields with 3...

They also built most WW2 airfields with 3 runways. Given that most aircraft were taildraggers, no doubt the number of runways and their width would have been to cater for the fact that the were no...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 21:08
Replies: 167
Views: 22,765
Posted By oxenos

I know I am repeating myself, but I strongly feel...

I know I am repeating myself, but I strongly feel that the Armed forces have enough to worry about without having to find the money and the people to set this up.
Just so that those few of us who...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 18:28
Replies: 167
Views: 22,765
Posted By oxenos

Exactly the point I was making when I said ...

Exactly the point I was making when I said

So I exaggerated - its called hyperbole.

If 300,000 GSM (NI) were issued, how many would the Cold War Medal run to? A million? one and a half million?...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 23:02
Replies: 167
Views: 22,765
Posted By oxenos

If you read all the posts, I think you will find...

If you read all the posts, I think you will find that a lot of the people who do not see the point of this proposal are not the"younger generation".
I, for one, am in my 80s, served 1960 to 1980.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 21:53
Replies: 167
Views: 22,765
Posted By oxenos

We were always on good terms with ours. After the...

We were always on good terms with ours. After the withdrawal of the OWSs, made sure they got a Mawec after each trip. How many remember Mawecs?
How's that for thread drift?


Not sure quite what...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 18:46
Replies: 167
Views: 22,765
Posted By oxenos

All wives and kids on the married patch, the...

All wives and kids on the married patch, the projectionist at the Astra, the NAAFI manager, George, the Squadron cleaner, the bloke who ran the station farm, Bill the mess receptionist and all the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 10:00
Replies: 167
Views: 22,765
Posted By oxenos

That was all nearly 50 years ago. As with the...

That was all nearly 50 years ago. As with the proposed "Cold War Medal" what on earth is the point, and what would anyone do with the thing.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 21:51
Replies: 167
Views: 22,765
Posted By oxenos

In the mid 60's, when Confrontation was ongoing,...

In the mid 60's, when Confrontation was ongoing, a Shackleton patrol around East Borneo looking for gun runners "earned" me a GSM Borneo. The same GSM Borneo as was awarded to a squaddie who spent a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2024, 11:55
Replies: 34
Views: 2,044
Posted By oxenos

U was not used as an Air Ministry serial, so must...

U was not used as an Air Ministry serial, so must have been some other system.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2024, 10:55
Replies: 12
Views: 1,254
Posted By oxenos

I design and fly R/C model aircraft. The...

I design and fly R/C model aircraft. The transmitter has a trim facility, which alters the neutral position of each channel. However, I know that with careful design I can set a model up so that...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2024, 10:45
Replies: 34
Views: 2,044
Posted By oxenos

Initially, aircraft were given serial numbers...

Initially, aircraft were given serial numbers only. By 1916 they had run out of 4 digit numbers, and started using a letter plus up to 4 numbers. By 1929 they got to the K series. By 1940, with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2024, 12:15
Replies: 9
Views: 1,862
Posted By oxenos

The Catalina, which had no flaps, was able to do...

The Catalina, which had no flaps, was able to do a landing at a very high angle of attack, close to the stall, in rough seas. Perhaps a test of a simlar technique?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 10:17
Replies: 49
Views: 13,540
Posted By oxenos

I have, of course, returned my award.

I have, of course, returned my award.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2024, 10:56
Replies: 159
Views: 34,337
Posted By oxenos

Kinloss, winter, mid 60's. Stores run out of...

Kinloss, winter, mid 60's. Stores run out of de-icing fluid for the Shackleton, which had a system of pumping the fluid out of porous strips on the leading edge of the wings and tailplane.
Supply...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 15:15
Replies: 159
Views: 34,337
Posted By oxenos

Gan, 1960's, Search and Reascue Shackleton . On...

Gan, 1960's, Search and Reascue Shackleton . On walkaround the F.E. discovered a cut in one of the tyres. No problem, Gan was required to keep a spare Shack. wheel/tyre assembly at all times....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 13:22
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,399
Posted By oxenos

Don't be in too much of a hurry to judge by...

Don't be in too much of a hurry to judge by appearances.
I am 81. I flew 737's for 25years. I still give my full attention to the safety brief, in spite of all the times I did my safety training,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Dec 2023, 21:21
Replies: 95
Views: 11,140
Posted By oxenos

Difficult to find out but they were only in...

Difficult to find out but they were only in service for a short time. The R.N. hedged their bets by ordereing a number of Sea Vampires to get experience of operating jets from carriers.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2023, 22:01
Replies: 95
Views: 11,140
Posted By oxenos

Hardly outstanding. The idea of the laminar wing...

Hardly outstanding. The idea of the laminar wing was that it would improve on the performance of the Spitfire. in fact, the increase in speed was marginal, the critical Mach No. was lower, and it had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2023, 11:31
Replies: 4,966
Views: 732,628
Posted By oxenos

My (wrong ) guesses were Hardy - Nelson's friend,...

My (wrong ) guesses were Hardy - Nelson's friend, and the Hartebeest, which Flanders described in the Gnu song as "vulgar".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Dec 2023, 22:27
Replies: 4,966
Views: 732,628
Posted By oxenos

Would Nelson have liked it, or Micheal Flanders...

Would Nelson have liked it, or Micheal Flanders mocked it?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Dec 2023, 10:40
Replies: 4,966
Views: 732,628
Posted By oxenos

In the course of looking for other Hawkers of...

In the course of looking for other Hawkers of that series, I was pleasantly surprised to see how many flying examples there are still in existence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Dec 2023, 08:25
Replies: 4,966
Views: 732,628
Posted By oxenos

'ow about an 'ector

'ow about an 'ector
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Dec 2023, 18:30
Replies: 4,966
Views: 732,628
Posted By oxenos

One of the Hawker Hart series. The diagonal band...

One of the Hawker Hart series. The diagonal band looks Naval, so I go for an Osprey. " An 'Art wiv an 'ook"
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2023, 22:01
Replies: 33
Views: 5,374
Posted By oxenos

A hat with "junglies" was required for shooting...

A hat with "junglies" was required for shooting competitions, andI had a rather ancient and battered hat which I wore.
At one competition, the wife of the senior officer present, who was presenting...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2023, 17:54
Replies: 9
Views: 1,825
Posted By oxenos

Gladiator had the same, with a Bristol Mercury.

Gladiator had the same, with a Bristol Mercury.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2023, 23:20
Replies: 8
Views: 2,853
Posted By oxenos

One report translated the Sqn motto " Fortiter in...

One report translated the Sqn motto " Fortiter in Re " as "Brave in Action". In my time it was translated as " A cow's udder in the Sunshine".
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