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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2009, 04:35
Replies: 144
Views: 24,113
Posted By Mech one

The GS screwdriver for me...used to have...

The GS screwdriver for me...used to have competitions in the hangar throwing them to one another wearing thick leather/wooly gloves in case you caught one blade first. Still got mine issued in...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
14th Sep 2009, 03:55
Replies: 20
Views: 18,116
Posted By Mech one

Joining the Army Air Corps or the Fleet Air Arm...

Joining the Army Air Corps or the Fleet Air Arm can put you into rotary and fixed wing (eg.Apaches or Harriers) and very good training opportunities in the air engineering field.
I did 20+ years...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Sep 2009, 03:38
Replies: 24
Views: 6,797
Posted By Mech one

I seem to remember a Westland Wyvern from HMS...

I seem to remember a Westland Wyvern from HMS Eagle (813 Sqdn), fitted with intake guards, went down in a Norwegian Fjord around about 1957 time. The most likely cause was thought to be engine...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2009, 02:25
Replies: 87
Views: 11,072
Posted By Mech one

Angel (Maybe if I told you my Rank, Service Number and...

(Maybe if I told you my Rank, Service Number and full name as well?http://forums.mg-rover.org/images/smilies/popworm.gif)

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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2009, 21:51
Replies: 87
Views: 11,072
Posted By Mech one

Angel Mechone

So, FTR didn't make Sqdn Ldr..tut tut..I wonder if he was too contumacious?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2009, 17:11
Replies: 87
Views: 11,072
Posted By Mech one

Angel Mech one

It is all very well arguing about the value of the Navy as opposed to the RAF ad nauseum but have you had a look at what the brown jobs are up to?...they have over 20 squadrons of ac currently and...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2009, 02:49
Replies: 87
Views: 11,072
Posted By Mech one

Angel Mech one

What an interesting lot you all are. Squabbling about seniority, relative merits of each service, lower deck lawyer-speak, etc., reminds me of a discussion most likely to have taken place in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Mar 2009, 06:46
Replies: 50
Views: 25,233
Posted By Mech one

For all its little niggles the Scimitar was a...

For all its little niggles the Scimitar was a great aircraft and has a soft spot in my memories.
I joined 700X Sqdn at RNAS Ford in November 1957, the Scimitar trials unit. We worked in shifts...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2009, 05:31
Replies: 50
Views: 25,233
Posted By Mech one

Bit suprised no mention yet of the incident...

Bit suprised no mention yet of the incident involving the Scimitar landing by Cmdr Russell (803) and his untimely death following the wire failure on the Victorious. I was on the flight deck at the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2009, 05:09
Replies: 50
Views: 25,233
Posted By Mech one

I was on 807 at Lossie at the time the Grier-Rees...

I was on 807 at Lossie at the time the Grier-Rees incident happened. Think it was only a day before we heard of his recovery. Double hydraulic failure usually associated with the pumps but more...
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