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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2006, 20:18
Replies: 28
Views: 10,114
Posted By Stray Fin

Gill at Squadron Prints did some badges for the...

Gill at Squadron Prints did some badges for the largest FJ Sqn in the RAF last year. Looking on their website there's little mention of patches - so maybe they've ceased to do them. This would be a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2004, 16:18
Replies: 8
Views: 2,031
Posted By Stray Fin

We still use the 117 tail, usually strapped to...

We still use the 117 tail, usually strapped to 1000lb of HE -equivalent to the US Mk83 GP bomb with HD (high drag) tail. The 117 tail is still manufactured in the cental/south of the UK -...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2004, 08:30
Replies: 12
Views: 1,943
Posted By Stray Fin

Well, if the SUN said he did, then he must...

Well, if the SUN said he did, then he must have.... :hmm:
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2004, 08:07
Replies: 26
Views: 2,966
Posted By Stray Fin

And on the continent... don't forget Polly Gonn,...

And on the continent... don't forget Polly Gonn, or any of those Vlie Whores.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2004, 08:01
Replies: 31
Views: 6,351
Posted By Stray Fin

Pink Flyer Agreeing with all previous posts, I...

Pink Flyer
Agreeing with all previous posts, I also believe confidence is a significant factor in getting through the training system. I have seen blokes fall by the wayside, because they had...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2004, 21:18
Replies: 74
Views: 14,781
Posted By Stray Fin

SS Me too, please. Stray

SS
Me too, please.
Stray
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2004, 18:16
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,908,473
Posted By Stray Fin

And when you've finished being a navigator......

And when you've finished being a navigator... there'll be another "M" you'll work under, and it'll be fries, not pies, you'll be serving.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2004, 18:08
Replies: 9
Views: 2,911
Posted By Stray Fin

The initial cockpit indications suggested that a...

The initial cockpit indications suggested that a fuselage fire (not nice) was underway. Not an engine fire as reported by the media. It should be departing ABZ tomorrow.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2004, 18:02
Replies: 9
Views: 2,734
Posted By Stray Fin

Given the amount of time this is taking to...

Given the amount of time this is taking to download.... it had better be good.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2004, 21:41
Replies: 85
Views: 20,014
Posted By Stray Fin

If one of the bases close, combined with a...

If one of the bases close, combined with a potential dip in the housing market - you should be able to buy some of the houses in the new Elgin estates for peanuts.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2004, 21:31
Replies: 13
Views: 2,091
Posted By Stray Fin

He's going to be a busy man. Does that contact...

He's going to be a busy man. Does that contact number have enough digits? (I would call to try it, but its an unsociable time, even for long haired hippies).
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2004, 18:45
Replies: 6
Views: 2,399
Posted By Stray Fin

Flanker, It does fluctuate. Going back a bit,...

Flanker,
It does fluctuate. Going back a bit, but in the year I joined 109 pilots of all backgrounds started IOT. Not sure in what sense you mean ab-initio but, of those that were selected, less...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2004, 01:51
Replies: 15
Views: 3,449
Posted By Stray Fin

Empty, Crab actually refers to those of us in...

Empty,
Crab actually refers to those of us in the RAF, a term the fishheads use. Believe it came about when the RAF first acquired its uniforms - they looked similar to crab paste, a popular tinned...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2004, 01:20
Replies: 15
Views: 1,873
Posted By Stray Fin

Nah, don't bother wearing them in. Just squinny...

Nah, don't bother wearing them in. Just squinny lots when you wear them and they'll have you in trainers in no time.
Sorry, I know this post had already had its dose of cynicism with Beermonkey's...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2004, 05:23
Replies: 99
Views: 18,330
Posted By Stray Fin

It is only human to have a competitive edge, and...

It is only human to have a competitive edge, and it is, also, a necessity of the job to believe in one's own ability.
However, I have to agree with WorkingHard - within our ranks there is an...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2004, 02:18
Replies: 32
Views: 5,530
Posted By Stray Fin

I had a minor snag which grounded me three years...

I had a minor snag which grounded me three years ago. I was told that an appointment to see an Army specialist in Peterborough would be a 6 week wait, with the inevitable operation even later still....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2004, 23:00
Replies: 26
Views: 2,636
Posted By Stray Fin

Echinacea and Garlic tablets, as long as you take...

Echinacea and Garlic tablets, as long as you take them when you first feel that grotty sensation in the back of your throat.
Fortunately for those at work the garlic is odourless (and therefore, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2004, 05:14
Replies: 78
Views: 42,996
Posted By Stray Fin

"38-year-old Dave McBryde - who's waited 18 years...

"38-year-old Dave McBryde - who's waited 18 years for this chance has technical troubles with his jet and has to spend a frustrating 45 minutes on the tarmac before take-off."
Only 45 mins! And he...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2003, 21:54
Replies: 41
Views: 5,003
Posted By Stray Fin

If you've passed the medical tests, then tally-ho!

If you've passed the medical tests, then tally-ho!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2003, 20:00
Replies: 41
Views: 5,003
Posted By Stray Fin

Fockewulf I had a mate who was selected and...

Fockewulf
I had a mate who was selected and flying for the RNZAF as a Fast Jet jock, despite being diagnosed as having mild asthma when he was a teenager (he had worked part-time in a spray painting...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2003, 06:18
Replies: 20
Views: 3,595
Posted By Stray Fin

NR. You're preaching either to the converted or...

NR. You're preaching either to the converted or the indifferent. Unfortunately the second subset will, even in times of conflict, seek publicity. For example: in the recent fisty-cuffs there were...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2003, 03:17
Replies: 13
Views: 2,128
Posted By Stray Fin

To support Bad Company and Euro Crash's bit, the...

To support Bad Company and Euro Crash's bit, the UK policy has appeared to have changed in recent times.
I (a Kiwi mud-mover) got a letter a few weeks back from those that push pens to say the RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2003, 22:11
Replies: 24
Views: 4,441
Posted By Stray Fin

CV You did say 'Fielded Forces', didn't you?

CV
You did say 'Fielded Forces', didn't you?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2003, 19:09
Replies: 39
Views: 7,692
Posted By Stray Fin

Blue Wolf, Just checked my UK passport and it...

Blue Wolf,
Just checked my UK passport and it does have me down as a UK citizen. I guess they just make it up as they go along. Certainly nobody in the recruiting centres has a scooby what the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2003, 02:28
Replies: 39
Views: 7,692
Posted By Stray Fin

When I came to the UK several years ago I had a...

When I came to the UK several years ago I had a UK passport(Father) and a NZ passport (Birth). I wasn't permitted to join as a Brit because of lack of residency, so I joined under the jolly...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2003, 05:27
Replies: 9
Views: 2,176
Posted By Stray Fin

Tornado in Baghdad

Heard today that a GR4 with an engine fire diverted into Baghdad international :ooh: much to the bemusement of the Americans there. Hear the crew are OK. Can the Ali clan give any more info? I Pity...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2003, 03:20
Replies: 67
Views: 13,197
Posted By Stray Fin

GR4telichero. Oh dear. You’d think that if you...

GR4telichero. Oh dear.
You’d think that if you were going to the effort of registering a new name for the purpose of the thread you’d make it amusing. Oh, is that a clever play on GR4telicmate’s...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2003, 04:15
Replies: 67
Views: 13,197
Posted By Stray Fin

Monsieur Lizard, I believe you are trying to add...

Monsieur Lizard, I believe you are trying to add another dimension to this thread: so will emergency banter do?
If so, go drown in a vat of your own filth you ground grovelling Ape.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2003, 03:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,743
Posted By Stray Fin

Having just returned from out that way, it...

Having just returned from out that way, it appears that many of the events over the past few weeks that will eventually lead to 'lessons learnt' occured in the last Gulf War. Particularly those...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2002, 00:57
Replies: 31
Views: 5,538
Posted By Stray Fin

Post Stupid boy

Stupid boy
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2002, 00:53
Replies: 31
Views: 5,538
Posted By Stray Fin

Post Oh, and I'm with PPP. You go sticking yourself...

Oh, and I'm with PPP. You go sticking yourself uninvited into a hole full of unpleasant types like those boys have - you can have a medal too.
[ 16 January 2002: Message edited by: Stray Fin ]

[...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2002, 00:47
Replies: 31
Views: 5,538
Posted By Stray Fin

Post As far as good reads concerning VC winners, you...

As far as good reads concerning VC winners, you could do worse than peruse "The Mark of the Lion", a Biography of New Zealander Charles Hazlitt Upham - Twice winner of the VC. Top book.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2001, 00:04
Replies: 2
Views: 372
Posted By Stray Fin

Wink Mate, I'd cut out the middle man and ask the...

Mate, I'd cut out the middle man and ask the RAAF/RAF your questions.
But, just in case your query is genuine... I'm sure you are aware what the PM has done to the RNZAF and if, despite all of that,...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2001, 23:51
Replies: 211
Views: 9,971
Posted By Stray Fin

Cool 30 men killed in F section ... about a hundred -...

30 men killed in F section ... about a hundred - hundred and fifty men altogether, sir

- Jolly Good

I haven't got the final figures, sir, but there's a lot of seriously wounded...

- Yes,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2001, 20:20
Replies: 211
Views: 9,971
Posted By Stray Fin

Question Anyone got anything they'd rather be doing than...

Anyone got anything they'd rather be doing than Marching Up and Down the Square?
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