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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2020, 09:22
Replies: 12
Views: 5,063
Posted By ozleckie

I was a member of a bombing up team at Cottesmore...

I was a member of a bombing up team at Cottesmore and I'm still here too. I would have thought that the greatest risk was to the the RAF Policeman and his dog who were the security detail.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2019, 06:24
Replies: 399
Views: 403,086
Posted By ozleckie

I flew in Beverley many times on V Bomber...

I flew in Beverley many times on V Bomber dispersal exercises.It was interesting to count the number of passengers who tried to jump over the boom floor hatch on their way to and from the toilets.We...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2018, 06:28
Replies: 25
Views: 5,754
Posted By ozleckie

Wasn't that the position of the "Window...

Wasn't that the position of the "Window Dispenser" on the B1 and B1As.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2018, 07:10
Replies: 113
Views: 44,973
Posted By ozleckie

Wrong!!! I was a member of the bombing up team...

Wrong!!!
I was a member of the bombing up team that loaded the 35x1000lb aboard XH-648 belonging to XV Sqn based at RAFCottesmore. We were on detachment to RAAF Butterworth in early 1964.The bombs...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2017, 08:03
Replies: 14
Views: 5,069
Posted By ozleckie

I was posted to Cottesmore Armoury in 1961 just...

I was posted to Cottesmore Armoury in 1961 just as YS1 was replacing Blue Danube. YS1 was definitely user unfriendly. The collapse of the chamber which the ball bearings occupied was a vital part of...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2017, 06:20
Replies: 65
Views: 25,900
Posted By ozleckie

I was part of a travelling ground crew on the...

I was part of a travelling ground crew on the delivery flight of a new Mk2 Ph3 to 205 Sqn. We travelled via St Mawgan to Luqa,then Kano in N Nigeria, Nairobi,Mauritius, Gan and Changi. It took 8...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2017, 06:44
Replies: 68
Views: 37,853
Posted By ozleckie

Homeless, and feeling let down. !! These...

Homeless, and feeling let down. !!

These guys look suspiciously like 90th Entry
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2017, 07:31
Replies: 78
Views: 29,042
Posted By ozleckie

This photo has been the subject of a couple of...

This photo has been the subject of a couple of threads in the past.

I was a member of the bombing up team that loaded these bombs. It was only the second time it had been attempted, the first was...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2016, 06:41
Replies: 21
Views: 5,915
Posted By ozleckie

Just out of interest.... Australia's first...

Just out of interest....

Australia's first P8A arrived in Melbourne yesterday. Luck or forward planning?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2016, 11:54
Replies: 72
Views: 17,059
Posted By ozleckie

During the Cuban Missile Crisis I was a 20 year...

During the Cuban Missile Crisis I was a 20 year old Jnr Tech Aircraft Electrical Fitter embedded with a bombing up team in the Armoury at RAF Cottesmore. We serviced aircraft from both 10 and 15...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Nov 2014, 06:03
Replies: 34
Views: 17,789
Posted By ozleckie

I travelled London to Brisbane on 30th April 1973...

I travelled London to Brisbane on 30th April 1973 in a BOAC VC10 via Bahrain, Dhaka[ Dacca then ] and Darwin. We weren't allowed to disembark at Dhaka because of the political situation. Many...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2014, 06:48
Replies: 19
Views: 13,933
Posted By ozleckie

I used to work on XA 929 on 10 Sqn at RAF...

I used to work on XA 929 on 10 Sqn at RAF Cottesmore.

The Co Pilot Dave Brown was an Olympic runner and Crew Chief Smith was the best chiefy on the Sqn. A lovely bloke he went to Cyprus instead of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2013, 07:21
Replies: 79
Views: 14,461
Posted By ozleckie

As others have said it all seemed pretty real in...

As others have said it all seemed pretty real in October 1962 when I was loading fully armed Yellow Suns on to Victors at Cottesmore. We had to accept that this could be the end and this is what we...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2013, 06:49
Replies: 34
Views: 6,373
Posted By ozleckie

She has been converted BACK to an MR Mk 2. Just...

She has been converted BACK to an MR Mk 2. Just like she was when I flew her in the late 60's, and before some bunch of vandals turned her into an AEW.


Praise the Lord . It's a miracle :D
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Oct 2012, 07:41
Replies: 241
Views: 77,059
Posted By ozleckie

A massive crowd at the memorial service today ...

A massive crowd at the memorial service today

The flypast would have been cancelled anyway because of the very high winds

RIP all.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2012, 07:16
Replies: 459
Views: 104,464
Posted By ozleckie

rjtjrt wrote For Britain to refuse to...

rjtjrt wrote

For Britain to refuse to supply (and France for that matter) after so many Australians served in the European campaign of WWII, and with Britain being in recent past one of our...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2012, 07:17
Replies: 18
Views: 6,860
Posted By ozleckie

I must be getting old fashioned and out of touch...

I must be getting old fashioned and out of touch as I find it disconcerting that civilian contractors are asked [and paid ]to do the job at the sharp end. What back up do those guys have if the s**t...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Dec 2011, 05:49
Replies: 5
Views: 5,075
Posted By ozleckie

Obviously a blow to his family but also a big one...

Obviously a blow to his family but also a big one to the Warbird community.

RIP Steve
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2011, 07:53
Replies: 19
Views: 9,051
Posted By ozleckie

I can assure you all that 35x1000 lb bombs were...

I can assure you all that 35x1000 lb bombs were dropped on the Song Song range by a Victor. It was XH 648 from XV Sqn, as the photo shows and I helped load them on the aircraft at Butterworth. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2011, 01:50
Replies: 43
Views: 22,049
Posted By ozleckie

From memory the Comet flown in by Cats Eyes...

From memory the Comet flown in by Cats Eyes Cunningham was a Mk 1 with a different engine in # 4, possibly a Gyron Junior. The Sooties used it for practice ground running
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Apr 2011, 00:40
Replies: 3,441
Views: 721,792
Posted By ozleckie

At Cottesmore they were loaded but not dispersed....

At Cottesmore they were loaded but not dispersed. I was there from '61 to '64 and to my knowledge no aircraft ever took off with a live weapon on board.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2011, 20:58
Replies: 362
Views: 139,251
Posted By ozleckie

I had many flights in them during the V Force...

I had many flights in them during the V Force dispersal exercises. Noisy old beasts and from memory you couldn't smoke as the fuel transfer gear was in the cabin floor.

While on 205 Sqn at Changi...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Nov 2010, 06:06
Replies: 8
Views: 1,736
Posted By ozleckie

There's posh!! In 1958 at White Waltham I...

There's posh!!

In 1958 at White Waltham I remember landing at various parts of the airfield and walking back to launch point holding up the wing tip while the old S/L , who was my instructor,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Nov 2010, 21:31
Replies: 28
Views: 2,976
Posted By ozleckie

Did someone move April Fools Day to Bonfire Night...

Did someone move April Fools Day to Bonfire Night !!!! :confused:

I only take it out of it's plastic envelope because that doesn't go in the recycle bin
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
11th Oct 2010, 07:31
Replies: 0
Views: 1,006
Posted By ozleckie

90th Entry RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices

Ex 90th Brats are invited to go to " Where are they now" Forum to see details of the 50th Anniversary of Graduation Reunion.

Vic Wise
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Dec 2009, 20:23
Replies: 35
Views: 5,073
Posted By ozleckie

Talk about "here's a wheel let's reinvent it" ...

Talk about "here's a wheel let's reinvent it"

When I had sorted out the parts that I understood, from the 10 Commandments for LAMEs, I realised that it was exactly what I had been doing for over...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2009, 00:29
Replies: 37
Views: 5,313
Posted By ozleckie

My newspaper today says that he is taking 90...

My newspaper today says that he is taking 90 bureaucrats compared with 38 for the UK. He must feel that there is safety in numbers and likes to be surrounded by "yesmen" :hmm:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Oct 2009, 07:43
Replies: 181
Views: 81,058
Posted By ozleckie

TTN Steve Hazell's book Handley Page Victor...

TTN

Steve Hazell's book Handley Page Victor lists XA 935 as serving at:

59-60 Radar Reconnaissance Flight Wyton

232 OCU Gaydon

10Sqn Cottesmore
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Oct 2009, 07:26
Replies: 181
Views: 81,058
Posted By ozleckie

Gareth's photo of XA 941 reminded me of an...

Gareth's photo of XA 941 reminded me of an incident when it had trouble lowering one main leg. A foam carpet was put down at Wittering and the pilot landed keeping the aircraft on the two remaining...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2009, 07:22
Replies: 83
Views: 12,916
Posted By ozleckie

Surely one of the major reasons for the RAF...

Surely one of the major reasons for the RAF losing the Nuclear Deterrent Role was the due to the fact that, whether at high or low level, it was almost certain that the bomber would be shot from the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Sep 2009, 06:10
Replies: 181
Views: 81,058
Posted By ozleckie

I served as a "Fish Fryer" in Cottesmore Armoury...

I served as a "Fish Fryer" in Cottesmore Armoury from Sep 61 to Nov 64 working on 10 and 15 Sqdn Victors. Hard work but good times especially Butterworth detachments
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2009, 08:19
Replies: 172
Views: 72,928
Posted By ozleckie

I was an Armament Electrician at Cottesmore...

I was an Armament Electrician at Cottesmore between 1961 and 1964 and the dispersals at that time were Boscombe Down for 10 Sqn and St Mawgan for 15 Sqn and I went to both many times.

During the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2009, 11:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,892
Posted By ozleckie

And I thought I was doing OK with 9 out of 14 but...

And I thought I was doing OK with 9 out of 14 but I have lived in Oz since 1973. WTHI Peg's anyway
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Mar 2009, 07:06
Replies: 3,441
Views: 721,792
Posted By ozleckie

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the VTTS...

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the VTTS website or am I being rejected?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2009, 09:34
Replies: 61
Views: 28,515
Posted By ozleckie

Shingles If you are interested in obtaining...

Shingles

If you are interested in obtaining the Email address for Sam Weller contact me via my Email

Vic W
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