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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Oct 2009, 22:25
Replies: 13
Views: 2,403
Posted By Once_an_Erk

I went Britsh Eagle in Apr 67 and it was...

I went Britsh Eagle in Apr 67 and it was LHR-Kuwait-Colombo-Paya Lebar.
Came back for Mother's funeral in 68 (RAF Brit - half Casevac, half regular Pax) and we went Changi - Gan - Muharraq -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st May 2009, 19:25
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,197,801
Posted By Once_an_Erk

B/Sheep - True, but "Soldering on" is all they...

B/Sheep - True, but "Soldering on" is all they did. They survived on mod programmes for the RN mainly. But never delivered another system. They tried an Airmobile ground defence system, but lost to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Apr 2009, 21:31
Replies: 52
Views: 31,993
Posted By Once_an_Erk

I know there was an "Incident" at Bari (Italy)...

I know there was an "Incident" at Bari (Italy) towards the end - or maybe just after the end - of WW2 involving Mustard Gas.

I don't know the details but apparently a consignment of Mustard Gas...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Apr 2009, 18:10
Replies: 4
Views: 1,152
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Overcrowding in the Sgts' Mess didn't end with VE...

Overcrowding in the Sgts' Mess didn't end with VE day.

When I arrived at Honington in '71 both the Sgt's and Officer's Mess had re-activated overspill accomodation. These were Seco huts - built...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Apr 2009, 17:20
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Just to dot another i , the aircraft the Germans...

Just to dot another i , the aircraft the Germans got the Upkeep and release mechanism from was that of Fl/Lt Barlow. It hit power pylons just after crossing the Dutch/German border near Rees. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2009, 18:02
Replies: 4
Views: 716
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Why are these switches upside down? (i.e....

Why are these switches upside down?

(i.e. Off UP and On Down)
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2009, 18:05
Replies: 78
Views: 31,105
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Slightly off topic - - When the Korean War broke...

Slightly off topic - - When the Korean War broke out, the Americans were severely embarrassed by a lack of tanks. On the other hand practically every small town in the USA had a WWII Sherman mounted...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2009, 17:52
Replies: 78
Views: 31,105
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Appropriately enuough Scampton has had 2...

Appropriately enuough Scampton has had 2 Lancasters at the gate. The first - Queenie" is now in the museum at Hendon - the second is now at East Kirby doing the taxi runs at the Lincs Museum.
When...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2009, 15:25
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,197,801
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Dug out old tech training notes today to answer a...

Dug out old tech training notes today to answer a question on the Nigger thread and came up with some stuff that dots the odd i and crosses a t here and there from last year on this thread.

Red...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2009, 14:52
Replies: 116
Views: 43,046
Posted By Once_an_Erk

HulaHoop - If that was the RAF's thinking...

HulaHoop - If that was the RAF's thinking (which I doubt) - it didn't work, did it? The tin triangles were gone not long after Corporate.

Your first post is more correct. The Speys on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2009, 14:10
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Beagle, I completely agree Labs are normally...

Beagle, I completely agree Labs are normally soft as wet mud, BUT the landlady of the Royal Oak at Mareham-le-Fen had a pair of blacks called Peggy & Suzy.
Peggy was quite capable of licking her...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2009, 13:52
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Wet Wet Wet - The backspin was to make it...

Wet Wet Wet -

The backspin was to make it cling to the dam wall as it sank - thereby ensuring maximum shockwaves into the concrete at detonation - spinning also gave it a certain gyroscopic...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2009, 13:28
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Clarification of last post. Just had no2...

Clarification of last post.

Just had no2 grandson rummage through the attic for my early course notes.

Blue Silk was a development of Green Satin for slower stuff - think they had it on Shacks....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2009, 12:07
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

DennisK - Blue Silk OR Green Satin....

DennisK -

Blue Silk OR Green Satin.

Blue Silk was an early attempt at sideways looking radar that produced a sort of roller map etched onto heat sensitive paper - same sort of stuff...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2009, 21:19
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,197,801
Posted By Once_an_Erk

As a newbie, I've just had a fascinating...

As a newbie, I've just had a fascinating afternoon ploughing through this thread - so many memories stirred!

Me, Coningsby in 61 on 12 (Canberras) - 12 disbands then reforms (with 9 Sqdn) to...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2009, 20:49
Replies: 172
Views: 72,684
Posted By Once_an_Erk

From my first Vulcan station (Coningsby) - did...

From my first Vulcan station (Coningsby) - did one dispersal to Burtonwood. Then from Scampton it was nominally Lossie, but Sys Fitters were then thin on the ground so I was sometimes the only one...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2009, 20:23
Replies: 31
Views: 18,233
Posted By Once_an_Erk

The there was Giant Voice(69 or 70 -can't...

The there was Giant Voice(69 or 70 -can't remember which.)

We were at McCoy AFB and were allocated the old Hound Dog hangar as our engineering base / workshop. McCoy was 2nd Air Force, S.A.C. and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2009, 19:56
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Didn't have to be a Lancaster - the Navy was keen...

Didn't have to be a Lancaster - the Navy was keen to us it from Mossies - but development never progressed.

In fact, somewhere in the dark recesses I remember the politics got hissy from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2009, 16:08
Replies: 31
Views: 18,233
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Wouldn't be surprised - zapping the rivals was...

Wouldn't be surprised - zapping the rivals was all the rage in my time. I recall I personally witnessed.

66 (Hunter 6) were resident at Acklington (late 50s) when 74 (Hunters) were visiting for a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 21:21
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

The book and the film didn't really tell you...

The book and the film didn't really tell you much, other than it was sort of round and bounced along the water. The trick was to give it back-spin and get the dynamics of speed and height for release...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 19:08
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Thanks for that, Forget. Gibraltar Point at...

Thanks for that, Forget.
Gibraltar Point at Skeggy is the North Eastern tip of the Wainfleet Range - as I'm sure you know being Coningsby orientated.

Just for the hell of it I watched the Daily...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 15:27
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Yep, Hemswell is very similar to Scampton,...

Yep, Hemswell is very similar to Scampton, Hangars and layout-wise. I wouldn't be surprised if they did do some filming there - it was much later that Hemswell became a Thor base.
I do know that the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 13:38
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

BEagle - I shall go to my grave convinced that...

BEagle - I shall go to my grave convinced that Healey, Wilson & a few others of that gang were not only "fellow travellers" but on the Kremlin payroll!

Wilson was probably honeytrap compromised...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 10:13
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Ah. we're talking different anniversaries. ...

Ah. we're talking different anniversaries.

I'm talking about the Dams Raid anniversary - which I assumed was germane to this thread.

I missed the RAF's birthday party, being in Tengah staging a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 00:04
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

You've got your dates scrambled, Blacksheep. ...

You've got your dates scrambled, Blacksheep.

1968 was the 25th Anniversary and on that anniversary the Squadron was presented with new colours by H.M. The Queen (accompanied by the Duke of E.).
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2009, 22:07
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

Beagle - I dunno whether they did bury it or...

Beagle - I dunno whether they did bury it or dumped it - my testimony is purely hearsay - (as was the Ch Tech's) - but it rang true at the time to all who heard it. - Unpopular CO, nasty dog, can't...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Mar 2009, 21:16
Replies: 117
Views: 47,643
Posted By Once_an_Erk

I was on 617 at Scampton in the early 60s and our...

I was on 617 at Scampton in the early 60s and our hangar was 2 hangar. Second from the right if viewed from the airfield side. I always understood it had traditionally been 617's since first...
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