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15th Mar 2024, 00:40
Replies: 163
Views: 41,914
Posted By The B Word

Walting Matilda Down Under

It would appear that Walting may well be a family trait - seems his brother’s medal, that he no longer wore (but actually does), may not be due the rosette either!
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10th Feb 2024, 07:55
Replies: 13
Views: 1,962
Posted By The B Word

Not cost saving - that is fake news. It was...

Not cost saving - that is fake news. It was re-profiled to pay more later and less earlier. Kind of makes sense in that you pay at the points when folks have traditionally have left the Service and...
31st Jan 2024, 19:51
Replies: 163
Views: 41,914
Posted By The B Word

In fact, it looks even worse when you look on...

In fact, it looks even worse when you look on Google. It seems he awarded himself the South Atlantic medal prior to being a Super Intendant and then the General Service Medal sometime after…...
31st Jan 2024, 19:39
Replies: 163
Views: 41,914
Posted By The B Word

Good, disgraceful Walter Mittying at its very...

Good, disgraceful Walter Mittying at its very worse. Dishonest about being a RN Officer (no entry in the London Gazette) and came up with some c*ck and bull story about wearing his brother’s medals...
3rd Jan 2024, 17:12
Replies: 5
Views: 1,860
Posted By The B Word

Looking at the RAF Leuchars heraldic badge on the...

Looking at the RAF Leuchars heraldic badge on the right, presumably you want Tornado F3 crews from LEU and not CGY?
27th Dec 2023, 19:59
Replies: 17
Views: 3,938
Posted By The B Word

@myra - fair play. Sadly, the early days of...

@myra - fair play. Sadly, the early days of re-joining were a little hit and miss from what I hear. There was also apparently a loose cannon giving out offers that didn’t quite stack up to pay policy...
25th Dec 2023, 18:01
Replies: 17
Views: 3,938
Posted By The B Word

Alternatively, there are some student Aircrew now...

Alternatively, there are some student Aircrew now getting RRP(F) whilst finishing flying training - just like those of us pre-2003 got initial rate flying pay after 72 weeks in flying training. I...
25th Dec 2023, 17:35
Replies: 17
Views: 3,938
Posted By The B Word

@myra - that doesn’t sound right at all. The...

@myra - that doesn’t sound right at all. The transitional arrangements between legacy and post-2017 RRP(F) are well documented. Further, if SO2 Pay and Pensions truly did support that you were...
29th Nov 2023, 19:50
Replies: 86
Views: 26,129
Posted By The B Word

He’s never been an RAF Pilot so is incorrectly...

He’s never been an RAF Pilot so is incorrectly dressed - if he was then his name would be in the London Gazette. It isn’t apart from his honorary appointment. Unless the Defence Council have granted...
29th Nov 2023, 19:41
Replies: 94
Views: 19,104
Posted By The B Word

CBAT is only used as an indicator of your likely...

CBAT is only used as an indicator of your likely success in the early stages of flying training - for Pilots that is ground school and Elementary Flying Training (EFT), and for WSO/WSOp that is for...
20th Oct 2023, 16:56
Replies: 41
Views: 11,209
Posted By The B Word

Still waiting for Wiggy to be recalled to...

Still waiting for Wiggy to be recalled to Parliament for not being correct at HCDC. Incidentally, it looks like his last day of service was last week. Thank goodness.
24th Sep 2023, 17:38
Replies: 48
Views: 11,461
Posted By The B Word

A Jaguar did this on the M55 back in the mid 70s:...

A Jaguar did this on the M55 back in the mid 70s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAVDOBWtBuU

There have been Tornados too. The A10s practice it all of the time.

Not exactly new!
15th Sep 2023, 15:46
Replies: 210
Views: 48,328
Posted By The B Word

Fanny or pancake? :E

Fanny or pancake? :E
15th Aug 2023, 18:18
Replies: 29
Views: 7,837
Posted By The B Word

I believe he also put a Spitfire on its nose for...

I believe he also put a Spitfire on its nose for using too much boost on the ground during taxying? But these days he appears to be busy training the Chinese military how to fight the West:...
26th Jul 2023, 10:45
Replies: 11
Views: 2,489
Posted By The B Word

Shouldn’t have bothered with the 2 flat tops and...

Shouldn’t have bothered with the 2 flat tops and the runt of the litter “battle penguin” F35. Should have gone for a modern version of the SARO SR.A/1. There is more chance of a few of these still...
28th Jun 2023, 18:55
Replies: 77
Views: 20,106
Posted By The B Word

Then add to that a non-contributory armed forces...

Then add to that a non-contributory armed forces pension to those amounts too and it’s probably worth another £30000 a year on those figures!!!
25th Jun 2023, 08:27
Replies: 82
Views: 17,056
Posted By The B Word

With such an unusual name, then Google gave up...

With such an unusual name, then Google gave up his background quite easily:

“John Neimer, former electrical artificer in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and currently head of a department of the...
20th Jun 2023, 00:07
Replies: 77
Views: 20,106
Posted By The B Word

That is not what it says. It more offers a...

That is not what it says. It more offers a balance between time served, skills and rank - probably more like PAS that tips a nod to those things.If you think that Sgt Aircrew are going to earn the...
7th Jun 2023, 21:13
Replies: 221
Views: 84,621
Posted By The B Word

A “D Cat”? They wen’t out with Noah’s Ark! :E But...

A “D Cat”? They wen’t out with Noah’s Ark! :E But around a couple of years, maybe 3 for some (the ones going to 51 Sqn) is fairly common. The same for WSOs going to the ISTAR types.
7th Jun 2023, 21:10
Replies: 3
Views: 1,475
Posted By The B Word

Except when it’s a Hawk T1, a Hawk T2 or a...

Except when it’s a Hawk T1, a Hawk T2 or a QinetiQ Alpha Jet? Or an F15E from Lakenheath? :8
7th Jun 2023, 20:53
Replies: 592
Views: 191,395
Posted By The B Word

I suspect this was a legacy change and a part of...

I suspect this was a legacy change and a part of the hair-brained new Air Command Operating Model (ACOM) that is Wiggy’s and Turner’s legacy, where we see 2 Gp Capts on a main station instead of one....
4th Jun 2023, 18:26
Replies: 310
Views: 99,772
Posted By The B Word

TheOneWhoNeverWas Are you saying that...

TheOneWhoNeverWas


Are you saying that seeing this kind of stuff has no influence at all?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MEeNqq48_E

Surely a female officer receiving her wings in 1952...
3rd Jun 2023, 17:39
Replies: 251
Views: 100,551
Posted By The B Word

JN You needed the Exint Pod and a couple of...

JN

You needed the Exint Pod and a couple of Harriers…

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/600x338/image_d80c3afa415c2b76b92bbd369921196c5644fb2f.jpeg
...
3rd Jun 2023, 17:22
Replies: 592
Views: 191,395
Posted By The B Word

Already on RDP - gone this summer. Just trying to...

Already on RDP - gone this summer. Just trying to work out who replaces her. It better not be the 1-star who worked for her who also had her fingerprints all over this discrimination scandal. That...
3rd Jun 2023, 13:38
Replies: 310
Views: 99,772
Posted By The B Word

DM sent. It won’t surprise you that he is one of...

DM sent. It won’t surprise you that he is one of our finest Scribbly inhabitants of Handbrake House. They wonder why they have a bad rep! :ugh:
18th Apr 2023, 20:01
Replies: 26
Views: 7,916
Posted By The B Word

Just read his CV - not sure I would have included...

Just read his CV - not sure I would have included this! :eek:



How is that going? :confused:​​​​​​​
21st Mar 2023, 23:10
Replies: 203
Views: 72,355
Posted By The B Word

There are a few folks on here that forget that...

There are a few folks on here that forget that Engineering Officers deployed to manage aircraft engineering in support of Balkan and Middle East ops often didn’t get campaign medals. Certainly the...
7th Mar 2023, 23:02
Replies: 225
Views: 42,790
Posted By The B Word

Because it isn’t really an airship as we know...

Because it isn’t really an airship as we know them. We also have no idea of scale in that photo.

I can recall when BAe released this photo in the early 2000s:
...
7th Mar 2023, 19:35
Replies: 225
Views: 42,790
Posted By The B Word

Ninthace here are some answers that might fit: ...

Ninthace here are some answers that might fit:

1. Firstly, this is not really an airship as you would normally think of. The Thermo-Skyship (or Thermoplan) that the Russians built uses bleed air,...
7th Mar 2023, 00:20
Replies: 225
Views: 42,790
Posted By The B Word

Why ever not, Ninthace ? Even the Russians were...

Why ever not, Ninthace ? Even the Russians were at it in the 90s too…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx5AmHxoQJY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplan...
6th Mar 2023, 22:18
Replies: 225
Views: 42,790
Posted By The B Word

It does make you wonder if the late 1970s...

It does make you wonder if the late 1970s Thermo-Skyship technology was taken further under wraps. This is the open-source version that flew at Cardington:...
21st Jan 2023, 17:17
Replies: 113
Views: 25,511
Posted By The B Word

Back to your “boat“ with your caps Union Jack :E

Back to your “boat“ with your caps Union Jack :E
10th Oct 2022, 04:47
Replies: 37
Views: 6,452
Posted By The B Word

Yes, spot on. Many don’t realise that Sea Harrier...

Yes, spot on. Many don’t realise that Sea Harrier crumbled from within. The lack of support for it, the dwindling numbers of airframes and people (pilots and techies) all led to its demise. Also,...
6th Oct 2022, 22:21
Replies: 63
Views: 13,515
Posted By The B Word

Sadly, I hear that “Johnny Alpha” took his own...

Sadly, I hear that “Johnny Alpha” took his own life many years later. A real gent on the ground, but not very good at getting the best from his students in the air!
25th Sep 2022, 19:31
Replies: 592
Views: 191,395
Posted By The B Word

As if by magic, a video appeared: ...

As if by magic, a video appeared:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&fbclid=IwAR07zSKCTVWt7n4ju0XJM470g2WIKYwT2FbsOVoctCN21AQo-yofzdL3BBA&v=PB7w9pwpbRE&feature=youtu.be

If true, then it...
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