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Forum: Military Aviation

26th Jun 2019, 08:36

Replies: 85

Salamanca Puma Crash Site Memorial

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Posted By dave12

I was at Odiham in 76 and plucked from my MQ to...

I was at Odiham in 76 and plucked from my MQ to go into work and prepare a replacement a/c for Belize. News of the crash trickled in slowly and by the end of the afternoon the whole story came out -...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Jul 2015, 10:27

Replies: 41

So it wasn't the "Hoorays" in Spitfires then ??

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Posted By dave12

Alex Tarwid

I was with "Jock"on 72 Squadron Wessex at RAF Odiham in the 60s and he was my boss in Oman 1974. I recently received confirmation that he is alive and well and living near Alton, Hants.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2010, 10:46

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By dave12

Ferranti

I worked on the Ferranti ISIS Gunsight as fitted to the Hawk - amazing what you can do with lights and mirrors!

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2010, 10:33

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By dave12

Jamming

In 1973 I was tasked with what they called a "Radio Check" at RAF Luqa. This was a test of a certain piece of ECM. Upon calling up Luqa Tower I was told "Wait one" - and heard a Trident on finals....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2010, 10:14

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

Views: 1,198,966

Posted By dave12

Avionics continued

Think you missed:- Radio Compass, IFF, Intercom, Blue Saga (passive ECM) Rad Alts were Radar Altimeter 6 and Radio Altimeter 7. There was probably more but I only did one year 1973/74 a long time ago...

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