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Forum: Rumours & News
7th Oct 2010, 09:24
Replies: 702
Views: 214,071
Posted By mstjbrown

Experience - Its Relevance

MPH & 411
Experience alone if not necessarily important. What matters is what has been learned from that experience. Most of us know idiots whose claim to credibility is their lengthy years of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2010, 10:02
Replies: 80
Views: 53,179
Posted By mstjbrown

Swiss Air Defence

Pontius:-
I think that Swiss had an interest in the Rapier but don't know whether they followed it up.

Also we once had a fly-off after a dispersal exercise which took us all well up to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Aug 2010, 15:54
Replies: 57
Views: 14,855
Posted By mstjbrown

Belvedere Blues - Avpin Start-ups

Charlie Golf:-
In the 60's in Aden, the Belvedere Sqn's offices were next to to my Shackleton Sqn's premises and the word then was if you heard a Belvedere starting up you watched closely because...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2008, 15:13
Replies: 172
Views: 72,893
Posted By mstjbrown

Bedford Dispersal

Tim Mc:-

Have just checked my logbook and found the first use of Bedford as a dispersal airfield by 57 Sqn (Victors) was 6 Mar 61. it had a four aircraft pan at the end of the r/w and we lived in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Sep 2008, 09:11
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,771
Posted By mstjbrown

Waste Disposal

The task of emptying pee tubes usually fell to the most junior Aircraft Hand (General).

At the end of one trip, a flight commander on 55 Sqn looked into his in-flight ration box and discovered...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Aug 2008, 09:50
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,771
Posted By mstjbrown

Tiny Matthews

Lasernigel

I'm pretty sure that this is the same Tiny who became CO of the RAF detachment at Goose Bay.

When he was at Honington in the early 60's he was reputed to have disappeared to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2008, 13:22
Replies: 18
Views: 2,706
Posted By mstjbrown

Belvedere Problems

Green Granit

To continue with this double thread:-

We lost one Belvedere in the Radfan - but not as a result of a start-up fire.
Also in those less organised days the Belvedere people used to...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2008, 18:02
Replies: 18
Views: 2,706
Posted By mstjbrown

Belvedere Problems

Green granite

We had Belvederes in Aden during the Radfan troubles. They had,I think, an avpin starting system which was prone to cause fires when they were being wound up. The word on my...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jul 2008, 18:49
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,771
Posted By mstjbrown

Crew Ratings

I think that the ratings (Combat, Select etc.) were a direct copy of the way Strategic Air Command assessed their crews. It has all the hallmarks of an American system. Sadly we didn't get more...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2008, 13:35
Replies: 172
Views: 33,232
Posted By mstjbrown

W. Waies -flying awards

Just a note about an old controversy:-

Could HRH qualify as a WSO or RN Observer in the time it took to be awarded his pilots wings?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2008, 19:48
Replies: 4
Views: 1,760
Posted By mstjbrown

Boy Entrants - another view

In the early 1950's it used to be said that the two curses of the Royal Air Force were boy entrants and Rolls razors. The hideous clacking of the latter as they were stropped sullied the air on many...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2008, 12:45
Replies: 18
Views: 2,512
Posted By mstjbrown

Battle of Britain Winners

Strictly Jungly

I hadn't realised that the Poles joined the Fleet Air Arm !

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2008, 11:57
Replies: 471
Views: 133,132
Posted By mstjbrown

Visiting Cards

Exnomad

Not just depositing visiting cards but ensuring that they were printed in the correct (embossed) format. And then when and where to leave them suitably annotated with the cabalistic "...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2008, 16:15
Replies: 471
Views: 133,132
Posted By mstjbrown

OD's 'n' things

RETDPI

It also used to stand for " Other Denominations " when we used to be divided up into C of E's, R.C.'s and O.D.'s.

When we had Drumhead church services the order " Fall out the Roman...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2008, 09:40
Replies: 74
Views: 22,893
Posted By mstjbrown

Eric Day

Marguerita

He was a splendid courteous gentleman and an ex- RAF Air Traffic Controller. He mainly did aviation subjects but was also pretty keen on wildlife and sporting subjects. I used to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2008, 18:43
Replies: 29
Views: 7,776
Posted By mstjbrown

Stones and Glass Houses

Cazatou

The reference you looked for is probably near Caribbean (sic).

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2008, 10:23
Replies: 40
Views: 9,425
Posted By mstjbrown

XV Badge

Jackonicko

Many thanks - that's the one.

HNY

MB
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2007, 16:44
Replies: 40
Views: 9,425
Posted By mstjbrown

Crest & Motto

euringineer

Thanks for that. It's even better than I thought.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2007, 15:11
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

Consol Beacon

Ricardian

Thanks for the reference. Most interesting. The beauty of Consol was that one only needed an MF receiver ( and a Consol Chart ) to use it. Anyone used it at sea ?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2007, 14:14
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

Consol Beacon

Papa Alfa Whisky :- It was at Ploneis, between Quimper and Douarnenez I think. Its station ident was TRQ and I think it transmitted on 266m. Oh dear I feel quite nerdy.
Cheers
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2007, 18:37
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

Nav Aids

Exnomad

Does anyone else remember Consol - the German submarine fixing aid for the N.Atlantic ? It relied on rotating signals from three transmitters, in Norway, N. Ireland and Brittany by the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2007, 16:54
Replies: 40
Views: 9,425
Posted By mstjbrown

Sqn Badges

BEagle

As an authority on the subject, can you recall which sqn's badge was a donkey laughing through a lavatory seat ? It may have been one of the Valiant outfits.

Lovely VC10 pics !
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2007, 08:50
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

GCA's

Mike

At Honington we had a very long in the tooth air trafficer who had been a founding father of GCA in the UK. As I'm sure you remember, the controller's patter was an integral part of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2007, 08:48
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

Only 18 Months

Papa Whisky Alpha

A very interesting post. I was about a year after you and NS was extended to two years. For the extra six months though we were on the full regular pay rates which as a...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2007, 09:05
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

NS Flying

Al R would find your post interesting because it also suggests that a lot could be done in two years. I presume that they were piston Provosts on which your father trained. Ugly things which...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2007, 13:39
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

NS Aircrew

Al R

Thanks for the interest. I think that the training was pretty good because in the end I was able to function usefully in the Neptune which meant operating two radar systems, the APS 20...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2007, 09:39
Replies: 54
Views: 11,125
Posted By mstjbrown

National Service Aircrew

How many of us were there ?

I went to Hornchurch for pre-selection and was quickly wafted from Padgate to Compton Bassett for Air Signaller ground school. Then off to Swanton Morley for flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2007, 17:09
Replies: 23
Views: 7,243
Posted By mstjbrown

Overseas Happiness

Wyler

Glad you enjoyed El Adem. Its reputation wasn't all roses. Indeed Marham used to be called "El Adem with grass".

Flew the low level route from there (El A.) a few times. In the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2007, 11:55
Replies: 471
Views: 133,132
Posted By mstjbrown

"and then there was........"

Saturday morning parade ( yes that's what I said ) and the lad who couldn't find his RAF blue gloves - it was a greatcoats parade - so he pulled on a pair of socks. It would have been ok except...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2007, 18:15
Replies: 471
Views: 133,132
Posted By mstjbrown

Ident Documents

JamesA

And the lad on the line at Honington who had a picture of a gorilla in place of his mugshot on his security tag - one of the leather ones which were hooked to the breast pocket button. It...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2007, 18:37
Replies: 471
Views: 133,132
Posted By mstjbrown

Khormaksar Days

Philrigger

The MEAF comment made me wonder who else recalls the Mukeiras airstrip which we used during the Radfan campaign. At times it was immensely busy with a variety of AAC and RAF short haul...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Aug 2007, 19:07
Replies: 76
Views: 58,443
Posted By mstjbrown

Glass Houses and Stone Throwing

Double Zero

PPRune is a good place for vigorous (sic) discussion but if you wish to undermine BEagle's post by criticising his spelling you need to make sure that your own is faultless. Alas it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Aug 2007, 17:41
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,771
Posted By mstjbrown

A Correction

Pontius N.

1. The YS I referred to was actually dropped on the Jurby range in Oct. 61

2. The first LL sortie we flew in a Victor1A was in May 63.

3. First in- flight refuelling trip...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jul 2007, 16:44
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,771
Posted By mstjbrown

Aircraft Design

The first V aircraft I was on was the Mk1 Victor which was, for its time, quite sophisticated with a very elaborate ac electrical system. I think that this aeroplane was in many ways...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2007, 08:47
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,200,771
Posted By mstjbrown

Victor1A Low Level

I take your point re low level coming in before TFR arrived. I remember it well as I started on Victor 1s when they were just coming into service and we used to nip to to Radlett in the station...
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