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Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2024, 12:25
Replies: 14
Views: 2,223
Posted By ICM

Thinking back to around the turn of the century,...

Thinking back to around the turn of the century, I don't recall the computer on my Main Building desk having links to any system outside of MOD. I imagine things today are very different.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2024, 21:38
Replies: 223
Views: 40,939
Posted By ICM

I wonder how representative of clearing after an...

I wonder how representative of clearing after an overseas tour my experience was? The closure of HQ 2 Gp in Germany aligned pretty neatly with my Terminal Leave. I'd asked for a holding posting 'to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 09:43
Replies: 223
Views: 40,939
Posted By ICM

LB: To be honest, I can't recall exactly which of...

LB: To be honest, I can't recall exactly which of the 4 RAFG bases closed first and last. I think Wildenrath was first and imagine that Bruggen was last, but there must be others out there who were...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 16:13
Replies: 223
Views: 40,939
Posted By ICM

The 2 Group Years

Another part of the transition was a significant HQ RAFG disbandment parade - a grand event, plus Lunch, for which I was appointed escort to a charming female German politician. I'd not much to do...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 13:06
Replies: 24
Views: 11,309
Posted By ICM

That's a thought, for it's hard to see what other...

That's a thought, for it's hard to see what other accolades might come his way. Great news.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 15:51
Replies: 223
Views: 40,939
Posted By ICM

LB: Wondering where the thread may go next. ...

LB: Wondering where the thread may go next. Noting you appear to have retired in 1997, did you stay at Rheindahlen after April 1993 when RAFG became HQ 2 Group, or was your Senior Met O post no...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 16:46
Replies: 223
Views: 40,939
Posted By ICM

LB: John Thompson (the younger) was SASO after...

LB: John Thompson (the younger) was SASO after Tim Thorn - and I think stayed on post-RAFG till the demise of HQ 2 Gp on 31 March 1996.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 12:11
Replies: 223
Views: 40,939
Posted By ICM

LB: Roger Palin was Sandy Wilson's predecessor as...

LB: Roger Palin was Sandy Wilson's predecessor as CinC RAFG. And like you, I had no difficulties with Sandy during his tour as CinC. Now, in the spirit of thread drift already in evidence here,...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 18:33
Replies: 223
Views: 40,939
Posted By ICM

LB: I've been waiting for you to reach the 'Sir...

LB: I've been waiting for you to reach the 'Sir Wilson' era ... for I was there too, to the end of RAFG and into HQ 2 Group, and will be interested to hear what you have to say.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2024, 14:21
Replies: 29
Views: 4,806
Posted By ICM

Wwyvern: I can confirm also having experience of...

Wwyvern: I can confirm also having experience of a strong but misleading ADF beacon on crossing from Iran into Turkey on that CENTO Route circa 1967/8. A back-plotted 3-line fix put the source...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2024, 09:56
Replies: 29
Views: 4,806
Posted By ICM

A hole much like this, perhaps? ...

A hole much like this, perhaps?

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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2024, 09:01
Replies: 1,259
Views: 584,226
Posted By ICM

So, "autonomous uncrewed operations"? It looks...

So, "autonomous uncrewed operations"? It looks like C-135 variants will stretch to the designation's 100th birthday in some 20 years. Well done, Boeing.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2024, 11:00
Replies: 6
Views: 4,538
Posted By ICM

A fascinating discovery! I paid several visits...

A fascinating discovery! I paid several visits to Kwajalein during my early-70s exchange tour, arriving from Johnston Island to the north and returning by the same route. No word on a radiation...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2023, 08:54
Replies: 38
Views: 7,479
Posted By ICM

There were 17 of us when 72 Nav Course formed in...

There were 17 of us when 72 Nav Course formed in early January 1965 - the only 'failed pilot' was from the Rhodesian Air Force.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2023, 22:14
Replies: 38
Views: 7,479
Posted By ICM

Going further back, there was no Nav streaming in...

Going further back, there was no Nav streaming in the mid-1960s.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2023, 11:44
Replies: 68
Views: 19,099
Posted By ICM

Certainly a range issue on many occasions. In...

Certainly a range issue on many occasions. In July 1970, what else had we to take a Sea King to the States for testing?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2023, 16:43
Replies: 68
Views: 19,099
Posted By ICM

The development from circa 1955 of what became...

The development from circa 1955 of what became the Belfast is detailed over several pages of C H Barnes' book, "Shorts Aircraft Since 1900." It seems that all manner of versions were considered along...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2023, 11:02
Replies: 68
Views: 19,099
Posted By ICM

Having most unexpectedly gone from 53 Sqn and the...

Having most unexpectedly gone from 53 Sqn and the Belfast to an Exchange tour on the C-141 in 1970, that has been something I've thought about too over the years. Does the C-17 meet the bill, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 16:56
Replies: 25
Views: 6,811
Posted By ICM

All a long time ago, but having just joined the...

All a long time ago, but having just joined the MOD Exercise staff in early January 1979, I accompanied the boss to a planning meeting for a CENTO exercise that we must have been down to run. When no...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2023, 22:15
Replies: 70
Views: 35,303
Posted By ICM

Just caught up with this as regards the VC 10...

Just caught up with this as regards the VC 10 (C)1 - and I can only add that my recollection of the 10's early days - both on a squadron tour and in posts related to the daily tasking of the aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2023, 11:34
Replies: 455
Views: 142,157
Posted By ICM

True enough - but there will now be fewer...

True enough - but there will now be fewer transport aircraft in the fleet so there may not be slots for everyone in the near term. (Has the Atlas fleet reached its planned establishment? And is its...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2023, 22:24
Replies: 455
Views: 142,157
Posted By ICM

Whilst it's true that, in the end, no Hercs or VC...

Whilst it's true that, in the end, no Hercs or VC 10s were withdrawn, the AE figures for both were reduced, with all that that meant for crew numbers, spares procurement and so forth. The VC 10 went...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2022, 16:47
Replies: 19
Views: 4,384
Posted By ICM

Chopper2004: Very kind of you to invite me in...

Chopper2004: Very kind of you to invite me in here - but my time at Travis ended in early December 1972, so Linebacker II was something I heard about on TV and in the press back in the UK. Insofar...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2022, 11:20
Replies: 43
Views: 11,668
Posted By ICM

Chopper2004: Many thanks for finding that old...

Chopper2004: Many thanks for finding that old thread. I was pretty sure I'd already explained here how the situation changed regarding flights in/out of Vietnam during my time with the C-141 at...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2022, 22:18
Replies: 46
Views: 11,725
Posted By ICM

MrB: Just checked with my copy of the 1996 List...

MrB: Just checked with my copy of the 1996 List and you are right - lower case for both designations, correctly explained for A1 and A2. (There were also similar abbreviations for Crewmen and Nav...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2022, 23:23
Replies: 79
Views: 17,348
Posted By ICM

I agree that the JHQ Mess was excellent but,...

I agree that the JHQ Mess was excellent but, despite my initial misgivings, the Churchill Mess era turned out to be something of a success, in large part thanks to the closure of the RAFH Wegberg...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2022, 22:39
Replies: 327
Views: 80,009
Posted By ICM

BBC2 Newsnight has just run an item on this. I...

BBC2 Newsnight has just run an item on this. I doubt I heard anything said that hasn't already been said here.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2022, 22:49
Replies: 17
Views: 5,256
Posted By ICM

Having had the good fortune to spend over 2 years...

Having had the good fortune to spend over 2 years at Travis in the early 70s, I most heartily agree! (And it's surprisingly rare to see it mentioned here.)
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2022, 11:15
Replies: 70
Views: 37,291
Posted By ICM

I've no idea whether brevet rank is still...

I've no idea whether brevet rank is still conferred in the British Army but, in 1914, it appears to have been an Army, rather than regimental, concept. 1st Gordon Highlanders deployed to France in...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2022, 10:58
Replies: 24
Views: 4,992
Posted By ICM

The print version of today's Times includes a...

The print version of today's Times includes a 4-page pullout facsimile of part of the 7 February 1952 edition. It includes a fairly detailed outline of the rapid return flight arrangements made by...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2021, 22:38
Replies: 77
Views: 24,235
Posted By ICM

There are times when it would be good to have a...

There are times when it would be good to have a 'Like' button here - and that's one of them.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2021, 08:38
Replies: 46
Views: 14,142
Posted By ICM

Mogwi: For the record, Garth was a Navigator...

Mogwi: For the record, Garth was a Navigator rather than Pilot. He went through Nav School a couple of courses in front of me and, from all I've heard, found his true niche as a FAC. And I believe...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2021, 20:29
Replies: 70
Views: 20,348
Posted By ICM

When on exchange with the USAF 50 years ago, the...

When on exchange with the USAF 50 years ago, the ladies often had much more hair on display under their hats than was permitted back home at that time. The world didn't stop spinning back then, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2021, 15:34
Replies: 10
Views: 4,001
Posted By ICM

Roebuck: The F540 record shows that final...

Roebuck: The F540 record shows that final formation was of just 5 aircraft on 28 February 1964, with the formal disbandment on the next day.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jul 2021, 23:01
Replies: 69
Views: 13,459
Posted By ICM

There's a long Argosy thread buried somewhere in...

There's a long Argosy thread buried somewhere in the archive section. Another reason for the nose being as it was is that there was also a mounting for a bombsight, somebody's bright idea in the...
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