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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2024, 14:10
Replies: 6
Views: 1,901
Posted By aw ditor

The T11 (Vampire) wasn't exactly a rocket ship...

The T11 (Vampire) wasn't exactly a rocket ship either., on the rare hot Summers day in Lincolnshire. Especially with a heavyweight QFI in the other seat who's diet consisted largely of Holes Ales'...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2024, 13:50
Replies: 2
Views: 1,952
Posted By aw ditor

I was there when it reformed on Canberra 8s' from...

I was there when it reformed on Canberra 8s' from Venoms'! ..............March/April 1958, I think? Time for another pill'. AD'.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 07:01
Replies: 19
Views: 3,264
Posted By aw ditor

Had Creamy QFIs' in Basic and all Advanced...

Had Creamy QFIs' in Basic and all Advanced Streams for years and years and......................... .
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2023, 06:37
Replies: 63
Views: 10,814
Posted By aw ditor

RCAF had a Wing of Sabres at N. Luffenham. Great...

RCAF had a Wing of Sabres at N. Luffenham. Great visit there as a CCF Cadet in 1952 (?)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2023, 14:54
Replies: 114
Views: 35,686
Posted By aw ditor

Your'e right, its the wind/turbulence'.

Your'e right, its the wind/turbulence'.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2023, 09:40
Replies: 18
Views: 5,745
Posted By aw ditor

Ahhhhhh yes, Twotter to the IOM'.!

Ahhhhhh yes, Twotter to the IOM'.!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2023, 13:51
Replies: 43
Views: 11,474
Posted By aw ditor

Not just aircraft knocking down the V1. Once the...

Not just aircraft knocking down the V1. Once the guns were deployed to the coastal belt very high percentages were achieved, 60 plus? Defences were hard pushed but not overwhelmed.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2023, 14:09
Replies: 592
Views: 193,477
Posted By aw ditor

Bit like Bogbrush' at Shiny Palace. I bet he had...

Bit like Bogbrush' at Shiny Palace. I bet he had heart of gold though .................... !
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2023, 15:50
Replies: 20
Views: 7,463
Posted By aw ditor

What about the Griffon engined aircraft? Mk 19?

What about the Griffon engined aircraft? Mk 19?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2023, 15:51
Replies: 455
Views: 142,517
Posted By aw ditor

Not quite so easy to put them on the "G"...

Not quite so easy to put them on the "G" Register'.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2023, 14:12
Replies: 310
Views: 101,745
Posted By aw ditor

Some of us recall and attended "Whitgift MIDDLE...

Some of us recall and attended "Whitgift MIDDLE School" at North End'. No Wallabies though.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2023, 12:57
Replies: 592
Views: 193,477
Posted By aw ditor

Good point, though presumably some aircraft ...

Good point, though presumably some aircraft "carried" have RAF Pilots? Hope you still have that Nav. Bag?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2023, 07:24
Replies: 97
Views: 29,415
Posted By aw ditor

Thanks for the aftercast', it was certainly...

Thanks for the aftercast', it was certainly b***dy cold for June. PM box cleared out'.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2023, 11:47
Replies: 97
Views: 29,415
Posted By aw ditor

ISTR the Flypast in 1953 (all 600!) was across...

ISTR the Flypast in 1953 (all 600!) was across The Mall rather than down/up it'. Good positive clearance' of weather too, post Cold Front? Suspect it was a coldish Warm Sector 'for most of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2023, 09:23
Replies: 212
Views: 80,022
Posted By aw ditor

Ninth. Agreed, I suspect the foundations for this...

Ninth. Agreed, I suspect the foundations for this attitude were laid a long way back with the 1975 redundancy programme. "Just another job"?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 16:40
Replies: 88
Views: 12,780
Posted By aw ditor

Swing the Lights 66'.

Swing the Lights 66'.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2023, 16:06
Replies: 90
Views: 21,572
Posted By aw ditor

Thought old USAF Bases were "on" 115 Volts...

Thought old USAF Bases were "on" 115 Volts domestically'. Could be a flash point?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2023, 14:48
Replies: 56
Views: 35,820
Posted By aw ditor

Ah yes, and the apres flying' at the Ancient...

Ah yes, and the apres flying' at the Ancient Shepherds in Fen Ditton. The tail wheel on the Husky was tensioned' by a rubber bungee which frequently "pinged". Replacement thereof improved Marshalls...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2023, 15:41
Replies: 47
Views: 19,189
Posted By aw ditor

Molesworth hasn't moved'.

Molesworth hasn't moved'.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jan 2023, 15:47
Replies: 23
Views: 10,657
Posted By aw ditor

Any further news?

Any further news?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2022, 20:11
Replies: 75
Views: 27,184
Posted By aw ditor

If you want/need a debacle have a shufti' at the...

If you want/need a debacle have a shufti' at the 1975 Pension'.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2022, 13:33
Replies: 51
Views: 8,337
Posted By aw ditor

Don't you eject' on QFE?

Don't you eject' on QFE?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2022, 11:04
Replies: 222
Views: 87,981
Posted By aw ditor

pas de probleme.

pas de probleme.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2022, 16:36
Replies: 81
Views: 10,583
Posted By aw ditor

We were regularly beaten up' at KInloss during...

We were regularly beaten up' at KInloss during the making of 633Sqn.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2022, 10:30
Replies: 3
Views: 1,706
Posted By aw ditor

As one who was subjected in South London to...

As one who was subjected in South London to attack by admittedly inaccurate Cruise Missiles (V1s') and Ballistic MIssiles (V2s') in 1944, have often wondered if our current defences could do any...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2022, 15:09
Replies: 149
Views: 20,765
Posted By aw ditor

Lots of precedents. RAF Oakington was used as a...

Lots of precedents. RAF Oakington was used as a similar "site" many years ago. Much money spent on upgrades by the Home Office to make it habitable'. Now demolished to provde hardcore for the new...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2022, 15:59
Replies: 21
Views: 4,654
Posted By aw ditor

SWBKCB' Yes, Northair before Vernair, but I...

SWBKCB'

Yes, Northair before Vernair, but I believe they "lost' the Contract. Long story' and before my time'.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2022, 12:29
Replies: 21
Views: 4,654
Posted By aw ditor

The runway was used from the 70s and 80s by a...

The runway was used from the 70s and 80s by a company called Vernair from Liverpool. Contract eventually went to a Manchester based Company when Vernair were sold off'. They provided an Air Taxi...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2022, 15:38
Replies: 67
Views: 16,265
Posted By aw ditor

Was told the the Norwegians put a destructive...

Was told the the Norwegians put a destructive charge in their sonobuoys, thus if one was recovered' by a certain state, they went "pop".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Aug 2021, 15:30
Replies: 124
Views: 27,147
Posted By aw ditor

DHfan the big cheese is one and the same ex...

DHfan the big cheese is one and the same ex Duxford big cheese if you see what I mean. OW has lost its unique atmosphere'. Inevitably some changes due to Covid 19 but not as drastic as this.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2021, 09:28
Replies: 56
Views: 29,196
Posted By aw ditor

Can't recall the sleeve valved' Hercules (264)...

Can't recall the sleeve valved' Hercules (264) needing special oil when extensive RAF service. I believe it used bog standard RAF detergent'.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2021, 11:47
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,148,082
Posted By aw ditor

Casus belli ?

Casus belli ?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Apr 2021, 11:33
Replies: 21
Views: 3,707
Posted By aw ditor

Also suggest you try the 'VIsiting Forces Act"....

Also suggest you try the 'VIsiting Forces Act". for current legislation.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2021, 11:01
Replies: 1,435
Views: 476,134
Posted By aw ditor

Sharp'. They' starting going in 1975 under...

Sharp'.

They' starting going in 1975 under the first compulsory scheme. And the 75 Pension Scheme was hardly rewarding!.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2021, 14:14
Replies: 1,435
Views: 476,134
Posted By aw ditor

Do you think Sir Nick will get a 1% pay rise?

Do you think Sir Nick will get a 1% pay rise?
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