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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2018, 06:17
Replies: 38
Views: 7,652
Posted By bosnich71

The AVM in the photo looks like Ivor Broom.

The AVM in the photo looks like Ivor Broom.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2018, 04:44
Replies: 372
Views: 314,431
Posted By bosnich71

Exactly how the posters original question should...

Exactly how the posters original question should have been answered,well done.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Mar 2018, 23:51
Replies: 4
Views: 1,879
Posted By bosnich71

try the following face book pages.... EE...

try the following face book pages....

EE Canberra Appreciation Group
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 02:17
Replies: 114
Views: 66,310
Posted By bosnich71

After all these years I would just like to know...

After all these years I would just like to know why I was posted from Bruggen,24/12/1964 to 214 Sqdn.Honington .....that’s correct posted to a Squadron with duff Aircraft ...to join a heap of other...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2018, 02:36
Replies: 46
Views: 13,101
Posted By bosnich71

sometime in the early 50s,I was riding my bicycle...

sometime in the early 50s,I was riding my bicycle along a quiet country lane 'somewhere in England' when this aeroplane appeared from behind the trees alongside.I thought for a moment that Martians...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2017, 02:40
Replies: 415
Views: 198,334
Posted By bosnich71

I always thought that it was to prevent us at...

I always thought that it was to prevent us at Bruggen from getting on the wrong bus and ending up with that lot at Wildenrath.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2017, 08:04
Replies: 415
Views: 198,334
Posted By bosnich71

Not exactly Check Point Charlie but the nearest...

Not exactly Check Point Charlie but the nearest we had at Bruggen.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2017, 05:41
Replies: 415
Views: 198,334
Posted By bosnich71

Even the Rhine froze at one time during the 62/63...

Even the Rhine froze at one time during the 62/63 winter but flying at Bruggen carried on as usual ....with a bit of help from the shovelers each day.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2017, 04:22
Replies: 43
Views: 10,593
Posted By bosnich71

A mate of mine who worked at Elmdon,now...

A mate of mine who worked at Elmdon,now Birmingham airport,during the war told me of how he used to oil the rockers on the Hawker Tomtit as flown by Alec Henshaw.Who knows?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2017, 10:34
Replies: 6
Views: 3,588
Posted By bosnich71

I lived in Castle Bromwich village as a child...

I lived in Castle Bromwich village as a child .... the 1950's....and used to spend time on the "Pimple", as we called it,which was the remains of an old Roman fortification situated in the grounds of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jul 2017, 02:23
Replies: 259
Views: 86,772
Posted By bosnich71

Amen to the above.

Amen to the above.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2017, 07:35
Replies: 45
Views: 15,648
Posted By bosnich71

My version of the story has it as a 9...

My version of the story has it as a 9 Sqdn.Canberra piloted by a certain Ted Flavel who wrote the ditty which should be sung to the tune of 'Three old ladies locked in the lavatory'..........
" Oh...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
25th Feb 2016, 05:08
Replies: 31
Views: 7,271
Posted By bosnich71

Didn't British registered aircraft use to fly to...

Didn't British registered aircraft use to fly to the Continent well before this EU nonsense?
Other than between 1939 and 1945 of course.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2015, 22:06
Replies: 122
Views: 31,377
Posted By bosnich71

Slow Biker.....October 1962. My first week ever...

Slow Biker.....October 1962. My first week ever on QRA at Bruggen,I thought it was S.O.P.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2015, 06:45
Replies: 122
Views: 31,377
Posted By bosnich71

Rigga .....about 63/64 Bruggen was "evacuated"...

Rigga .....about 63/64 Bruggen was "evacuated" for some exercise or other. Entire base personnel went camping at various spots around Holland, Germany using just about every truck parked at 431 MU....
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2015, 05:40
Replies: 122
Views: 31,377
Posted By bosnich71

Taceval also existed in RAFG in early 60's for...

Taceval also existed in RAFG in early 60's for sure.Did one at Bruggen on 213.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2015, 07:21
Replies: 26
Views: 5,887
Posted By bosnich71

Built in France, owned by Yanks and registered in...

Built in France, owned by Yanks and registered in Bermuda what are the Scousers getting excited about?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Mar 2015, 22:36
Replies: 8
Views: 2,323
Posted By bosnich71

Peter-RB... "The Hornet Strikes" written by Frank...

Peter-RB... "The Hornet Strikes" written by Frank M. Leeson and published by Air-Britain covers 213 Squadrons time in Nth. Africa well.... quite a few photographs of sqdn. crews as well.
The sqdn....
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2015, 06:21
Replies: 114
Views: 17,373
Posted By bosnich71

Pali .... with respect, B******s ! The...

Pali .... with respect, B******s !
The Luftwaffe raid on Coventry in November 1940 was undertaken using radio beams for accuracy which resulted in the city centre of Coventry being virtually...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2015, 02:33
Replies: 114
Views: 17,373
Posted By bosnich71

The only problem with bombing Dresden in 1945 was...

The only problem with bombing Dresden in 1945 was that it should have been bombed more frequently prior to that date.


P.s. R.I.P. Phyllis Thomas. Born 25/04/1917.
Died in the Blitz on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2015, 07:30
Replies: 83
Views: 35,642
Posted By bosnich71

Stirlings were also built at the Metropolitan -...

Stirlings were also built at the Metropolitan - Cammell works at Elmdon airport,Birmingham. Used to wheel them across the railway line.. via a bridge... to the airfield and then fly them away to...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2015, 08:02
Replies: 171
Views: 36,240
Posted By bosnich71

1327 ........

1327 ........
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2014, 20:47
Replies: 24
Views: 5,325
Posted By bosnich71

Nutloose,t43562...... and yet again a blog...

Nutloose,t43562...... and yet again a blog referring to immigrants/benefits etc. turns into a slanging match about the "Idle British".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2014, 02:03
Replies: 32
Views: 8,707
Posted By bosnich71

A Sabre went through the sound barrier during a...

A Sabre went through the sound barrier during a RAF at Home day, Castle Bromwich, in the early 50's. No H& S rubbish in those days they even jacked up a Spitfire in the Butts and demonstrated it's...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Nov 2014, 10:18
Replies: 34
Views: 17,681
Posted By bosnich71

Myself and family flew from Heathrow to Melbourne...

Myself and family flew from Heathrow to Melbourne by B.A. Boeing 747 in Feb.1974 via Bahrain, Bangkok, Darwin. Don't recall any flight numbers as I was and never have been that interested. Too busy...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2014, 21:58
Replies: 107
Views: 75,472
Posted By bosnich71

The Squadron history of 213 Sqdn. .. "The Hornet...

The Squadron history of 213 Sqdn. .. "The Hornet Strikes".. gives the the names of the crew of the Canberra B(I)6 as Flt.Lt. J. Slabber, Fg.Off. S.Cowie and Fg.Off.J.H.Woolnough.
The aircraft was,...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2014, 05:13
Replies: 64
Views: 14,113
Posted By bosnich71

Typhoon 93 ....There's some touchy Prix on here....

Typhoon 93 ....There's some touchy Prix on here. Keep your head down.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2014, 05:35
Replies: 138
Views: 51,445
Posted By bosnich71

"El Adem with grass" .... I preferred El Adem...

"El Adem with grass" .... I preferred El Adem myself but then I only did 5 days in the desert.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2014, 07:00
Replies: 27
Views: 5,327
Posted By bosnich71

There was also another, dare I say it, more...

There was also another, dare I say it, more important operation going on in Holland at the time. 17th. to 26th. September.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2014, 07:41
Replies: 24
Views: 7,029
Posted By bosnich71

Nose gear ... thanks for your input. What has...

Nose gear ... thanks for your input.
What has really upset my wife over this episode is that she was accused of lying about what was said or not said. I was stood at her side while all this was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2014, 03:14
Replies: 24
Views: 7,029
Posted By bosnich71

Guys, thanks for your answers. My query was made...

Guys, thanks for your answers. My query was made because my wife has recently had a full knee replacement. A month ago we travelled from Melbourne to the Gold Coast. Going through security at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2014, 11:32
Replies: 24
Views: 7,029
Posted By bosnich71

Passengers with metal in their bodies.

Given the high incidence of elderly people having hip/knee replacement surgery these days and the problems associated with having metal inside one's person when travelling by air I was interested in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2014, 05:59
Replies: 146
Views: 47,560
Posted By bosnich71

Hi Steve . still watching out for your comments...

Hi Steve . still watching out for your comments and glad to hear that 213 will get a mention.
Best of luck with the book.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2014, 03:18
Replies: 13
Views: 2,373
Posted By bosnich71

It is not just the daily mail reporting this...

It is not just the daily mail reporting this event,and there are photos showing the chamber before and after.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2014, 07:32
Replies: 422
Views: 138,671
Posted By bosnich71

RAAF Base Laverton in the early 80s'. A bunch of...

RAAF Base Laverton in the early 80s'. A bunch of civvy contractors working on RAAF Macchis are getting their annual ejection seat lecture from an NCO armourer.
The Sergeant finishes his lecture and...
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