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Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2024, 07:30
Replies: 18
Views: 3,004
Posted By 99 Change Hands

I was a student nav on 151 Sqn at the time and...

I was a student nav on 151 Sqn at the time and flew in 'N', I am the only person with a white flying helmet. My understanding was that a tail letter had been allocated which made CHIVENOR possible...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2023, 07:48
Replies: 16
Views: 7,680
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Al was definitely overland, hence he was picked...

Al was definitely overland, hence he was picked up second. I remember us asking the house band at a hotel in Vegas to play for Lord xxx of Sheringham; we told them he had ploughed a lot of money...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2023, 07:05
Replies: 16
Views: 7,680
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Al told me that story himself but without the...

Al told me that story himself but without the swearword. The story is possible because the Jag was over the sea.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2022, 07:08
Replies: 8
Views: 4,085
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Via Tornado GR1 at TWCU, Honington?

Via Tornado GR1 at TWCU, Honington?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2021, 18:24
Replies: 12
Views: 3,427
Posted By 99 Change Hands

No Fix Till Amble

I'm sorry to have to inform my former back-seat brethren that the Bilsdale mast has been demolished.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-58821271
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2021, 20:54
Replies: 122
Views: 37,820
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Mid 1980s I was involved in planning a trial for...

Mid 1980s I was involved in planning a trial for dispersing nuke-armed GR1s; all very TS UK Eyes etc. Shortly after I was posted they did the practical element. Mate of mine was in the back seat of a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2021, 07:35
Replies: 11
Views: 4,846
Posted By 99 Change Hands

I remember the shock when Rocky, as OC 16 Sqn,...

I remember the shock when Rocky, as OC 16 Sqn, chopped a pilot who had been posted to him from a UK sqn because he couldn't qualify as combat ready.
The last time I saw him was in the crewroom at...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2021, 07:11
Replies: 3
Views: 1,779
Posted By 99 Change Hands

First Friday in February

Raising a glass to the finned folk today.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2020, 07:11
Replies: 227
Views: 82,037
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Geographic centre? Really? ...

Geographic centre? Really?
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/623x494/leeming_18c2de1b640516deb6d42de08c96faad0d092143.jpg
Of course, I'm just a Nav.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2020, 07:14
Replies: 27
Views: 8,417
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Didn't they do the 'Orange' at Cranwell with...

Didn't they do the 'Orange' at Cranwell with weedkiller once?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2020, 07:09
Replies: 4
Views: 2,445
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Fly With The RAF - 1975

Just a 'heads-up.' Talking Pictures TV, Freeview Channel 81, Friday 15 May, 6am, I say again, 0600hrs.
One of their IWM shorts, Fly with the RAF, dated 1975. I saw this a few days ago and it was...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2020, 07:04
Replies: 187
Views: 77,768
Posted By 99 Change Hands

I'm not sure I ever got over the disappointment...

I'm not sure I ever got over the disappointment of when, as a stude on the UAS in 1978, I was told that the Navigator's Preliminary Flying Badge had been discontinued.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2020, 07:00
Replies: 56
Views: 23,288
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Wasn't B***o offered A 617 NAV back in the 80s at...

Wasn't B***o offered A 617 NAV back in the 80s at Marham?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2019, 07:21
Replies: 37
Views: 19,774
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Rod Leigh, of blessed memory, always called them...

Rod Leigh, of blessed memory, always called them 'Saturday night' gloves.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2019, 07:15
Replies: 31
Views: 7,210
Posted By 99 Change Hands

And the size of the nav bag to put your gizmos in!

And the size of the nav bag to put your gizmos in!
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2019, 16:59
Replies: 3
Views: 2,625
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Sad news indeed, Fred was an absolute gentleman. ...

Sad news indeed, Fred was an absolute gentleman. Having seen him in the pub recently he was badly affected by the loss of Joan.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2019, 17:06
Replies: 23
Views: 6,647
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Would This Make You Join?

Working Together, a recruiting film from 1986, covering aircrew, engineering, air traffic and fighter control. Filmed at Marham and based around 617 Sqn with the GR1. Originally titled RAF Graduate...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2019, 18:03
Replies: 1
Views: 1,859
Posted By 99 Change Hands

1989: The End of the Manned Bomber?

White Knights, Fiery Steeds, a TV documentary from 1989 debating the need for RAF low flying and the future of the manned bomber. If only they knew what was just around the corner. Some great old...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2019, 07:16
Replies: 41
Views: 13,311
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Marham, early 80s, maxeval, silent procedures. ...

Marham, early 80s, maxeval, silent procedures. 617 Sqn GR1 lines-up rwy 24, green from caravan, rolls, nav looks back over his shoulder and sees what looks like a red, screams Abort! Pilot aborts...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2019, 12:17
Replies: 17
Views: 6,415
Posted By 99 Change Hands

I think they detected the ambient light and...

I think they detected the ambient light and adjusted the brightness but I don't recall them having a particular effect.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2019, 07:22
Replies: 17
Views: 6,415
Posted By 99 Change Hands

You are remembering a lot more about it than I...

You are remembering a lot more about it than I can. Pics online either ignore the left side or show it as being as empty as my pic (which is a very early OEU jet, I think). The simulated GR4 here
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2019, 21:02
Replies: 17
Views: 6,415
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Hi H, This is the only one I can find in my...

Hi H,
This is the only one I can find in my stash, can't see the SWP though!
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/819x949/gr1_b7c5d3cb97bd12d368926e255544e5f80cc0b4e3.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2018, 20:01
Replies: 20
Views: 5,201
Posted By 99 Change Hands

100 Years of the RAF - Channel 5

Well, that was all a bit odd.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Nov 2018, 09:02
Replies: 32
Views: 10,995
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Never mind the paintjob, when's the massive...

Never mind the paintjob, when's the massive hangar party at Honington? My VIP invitation as one of the first wave seems to have been lost in the post.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2018, 07:00
Replies: 32
Views: 8,811
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Well that was great fun, thanks for the...

Well that was great fun, thanks for the 'heads-up,' the locations and the camera-ship info. Some lovely low flying, loved the pairs approach for the wheels-up landing.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2018, 06:59
Replies: 20
Views: 10,880
Posted By 99 Change Hands

The guy who took a Jag into Tonopah was at Marham...

The guy who took a Jag into Tonopah was at Marham at the same time as Grouty, his experience was very similar except for the suggestion that they pretty well stripped his aircraft down.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2018, 09:59
Replies: 139
Views: 38,382
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Was Orderly Officer as a stude at Finningley in...

Was Orderly Officer as a stude at Finningley in 1981 when Nottinghamshire Police rang. There were riots going on across the country and they were expecting one in Nottingham. Part of the area was...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2018, 07:07
Replies: 17
Views: 5,714
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Ah yes, that was an awkward time, the N-word was...

Ah yes, that was an awkward time, the N-word was used as the callsign for formations and Sqn Ops and the feeder was called N's Bone. I seem to remember it started to unravel when we did an airfield...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2018, 16:17
Replies: 86
Views: 19,525
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Odd Memorabilia

In the 'handing kit back' thread mention was made of odd bits of memorabilia that we keep from our service and which would completely bamboozle any relative given the job of sorting our kit after...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2018, 07:16
Replies: 161
Views: 33,055
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Stores wanted all my rulers, protractors etc...

Stores wanted all my rulers, protractors etc which were issued at Finningley and Cottesmore, they had gone into some communal box on a squadron years ago but the corporal would not budge. I went...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2018, 15:59
Replies: 40
Views: 10,625
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Spent time in a racetrack in the ranges with the...

Spent time in a racetrack in the ranges with the helo, coasted-in together then helo disappeared, now holding north of Cirencester.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2018, 14:43
Replies: 40
Views: 10,625
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Being filmed air-to-air by G-PDGT it would seem.

Being filmed air-to-air by G-PDGT it would seem.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2018, 15:36
Replies: 28
Views: 5,609
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Getting the Public Onside

Perhaps not at RAF Sandringham though:

Marham Enthusiasts Day 21st June 2018 (http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=81285)
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2018, 12:09
Replies: 11
Views: 2,911
Posted By 99 Change Hands

Trying to give an idea of the vis as we departed...

Trying to give an idea of the vis as we departed Marham

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1024x683/chiv4_65e128a396421d7d3b67c46bb794ea3481737003.jpg

And one from Duxford...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2018, 22:52
Replies: 11
Views: 2,911
Posted By 99 Change Hands

ZA612 according to my logbook.

ZA612 according to my logbook.
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