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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2024, 11:31
Replies: 22
Views: 3,776
Posted By OJ 72

Nuremberg 30-31 Mar 44

Eighty years ago tonight, at 2116 on 30 Mar 44, Lancaster JB736 piloted by Fg Off Guy Johnston of 103 Sqn based at RAF Elsham Wolds took off to fly a short air test before setting course for...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2024, 10:00
Replies: 210
Views: 47,910
Posted By OJ 72

I've done a bit of digging on line and I've found...

I've done a bit of digging on line and I've found the following figures for the ammo carried on a B17-G:

305 rounds per gun (RPG) for each of the two single Cheek guns

365 RPG for each of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 11:27
Replies: 210
Views: 47,910
Posted By OJ 72

Not wishing to be pedantic, but...:rolleyes: :8...

Not wishing to be pedantic, but...:rolleyes: :8 Was the B-17G 'Nose Turret' not more properly called the 'Chin Turret'?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 19:02
Replies: 210
Views: 47,910
Posted By OJ 72

Very interesting, and indeed poignant footage,...

Very interesting, and indeed poignant footage, Nutty. Although the 'gun' sounds detracted from the overall somewhat - more .303 than .5"!

A general query to 'the body of the Kirk', if I...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 11:53
Replies: 144
Views: 40,975
Posted By OJ 72

Total thread drift, but is the Sgt, second from...

Total thread drift, but is the Sgt, second from right, Jack Watson, the actor? Late of 'The Wild Geese', 'The McKenzie Break', 'North Sea Hijack, 'The Sea Wolves' etc!

If it's not him, then its...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 08:09
Replies: 167
Views: 22,775
Posted By OJ 72

Ninthace, I didn’t say that, or even allude to...

Ninthace, I didn’t say that, or even allude to it!

All that I was pointing out, however clumsily, was that for some the Cold War was not all about simply getting p*ssed at the NAAFI bop, as some...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 07:13
Replies: 167
Views: 22,775
Posted By OJ 72

I doubt if the families, friends, and colleagues...

I doubt if the families, friends, and colleagues of the hundreds of UK mil aircrew killed whilst in training, or on exercise between 1947-1991would consider the Cold War as a hoot and a roar, or just...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 17:11
Replies: 46
Views: 9,382
Posted By OJ 72

At Linton, when I had aspirations to be a member...

At Linton, when I had aspirations to be a member of the Two Winged Master Race, my handling was described by the CFI as ‘agricultural’!!! 🤔 Now it all makes sense!!! 🚜😁

PS…Finningly finally...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 15:16
Replies: 52
Views: 9,790
Posted By OJ 72

It's funny, but every time I see the title of...

It's funny, but every time I see the title of this thread the song 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' by 'The Police' springs to mind!!! := :O
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2023, 13:06
Replies: 171
Views: 50,280
Posted By OJ 72

The family of the only aircrew fatality (I...

The family of the only aircrew fatality (I believe) on 72 Squadron Wessex during Op BANNER, presented his GSM (NI) to the squadron, where, framed, it hung in the Crewroom, just outside the Crewman...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2023, 16:37
Replies: 76
Views: 16,125
Posted By OJ 72

Video Mixdown - not whinging, per se, but having...

Video Mixdown - not whinging, per se, but having watched the whole of the first series I thought that I would channel my inner Barry Norman - and why not? 😁 - and try to save other poor souls from...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2023, 16:16
Replies: 76
Views: 16,125
Posted By OJ 72

charliegolf, I wonder what Auntie Beeb’s’ excuse...

charliegolf, I wonder what Auntie Beeb’s’ excuse is for the crap storyline and the poor acting! Admittedly that was in the only ten minutes that I saw!!! 🤷‍♂️ Part Two may have put Bogart, Bergman,...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2023, 08:12
Replies: 76
Views: 16,125
Posted By OJ 72

Diff Tail Shim stated…'This is a jet blast...

Diff Tail Shim stated…'This is a jet blast subject and sod all to do with current military aviation.' Well, it’s probably got as much to do with current military aviation as the excellent,...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 07:39
Replies: 76
Views: 16,125
Posted By OJ 72

Vigil (BBC 1 - 2023)

I’m surprised there’s been nothing about this…so far! And, for our non-BBC-watching denizens it does have ‘some’ aviation content, as, according to the Radio Times it is set within the ‘British Air...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Dec 2023, 14:23
Replies: 26
Views: 2,642
Posted By OJ 72

An old friend of mine (WO Walt R******t) was a...

An old friend of mine (WO Walt R******t) was a WOp on 12(B) Sqn Lancs from Dec 44 - Apr 45. He told me that their Mid Upper Gunner made his own 'mix' of ball to tracer. He reckoned the normal mix was...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2023, 13:08
Replies: 38
Views: 7,461
Posted By OJ 72

'Nil Drift' we must be almost exact...

'Nil Drift' we must be almost exact contemporaries at Finningley, as I completed my 'Basic' JP5 Low Level FNT the very afternoon of the Lockerbie bombing. Consequently, I, along with one other member...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2023, 08:05
Replies: 19
Views: 6,680
Posted By OJ 72

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16023678# ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16023678#

We’ve got form for this sort of thing!!! 😉😎
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 17:08
Replies: 19
Views: 4,342
Posted By OJ 72

IIRC ‘Swallow 69’ was the call sign of choice on...

IIRC ‘Swallow 69’ was the call sign of choice on NICOs to/from Shawbury!!! 🤭 What larks!!! 😁😎
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2023, 14:32
Replies: 3
Views: 1,233
Posted By OJ 72

James Bolam has 'form' with regard to Bomber...

James Bolam has 'form' with regard to Bomber Command. I saw him in 'Bomber's Moon' in the Trafalgar Studios back in 2015, and he was excellent!:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2023, 12:10
Replies: 310
Views: 100,955
Posted By OJ 72

To ‘quote’ our new King from his ‘columns’ in...

To ‘quote’ our new King from his ‘columns’ in Private Eye - ‘Heir of Sorrows’ etc – ‘it really is appalling’ that in the second decade of the 21st Century the ignorance of the Typhoon Cpl and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2023, 14:14
Replies: 83
Views: 20,091
Posted By OJ 72

Rolling 20 - From Martin Middlebrook ‘The Berlin...

Rolling 20 - From Martin Middlebrook ‘The Berlin Raids’ ‘…the Lancasters of 1 Gp carried the greatest load per aircraft: 4.17 tons…’.

Which, if Google is to be believed, equates to
8 340lbs per...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2023, 11:43
Replies: 83
Views: 20,091
Posted By OJ 72

Rolling 20 – The Lanc bomb load varied a lot...

Rolling 20 – The Lanc bomb load varied a lot depending on the target and effect required.

For Industrial/Area targets – Codename ‘Cookie’ or ‘Plumduff’ - 1 x 4000lb HC ‘Cookie’; 3 x 1000lb HEs;...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2023, 09:17
Replies: 57
Views: 15,170
Posted By OJ 72

Best no-one mentions the ‘Sunday Night Debauch’...

Best no-one mentions the ‘Sunday Night Debauch’ following the RIATs of the early 90s!!! 👀 🤭 😎 Ooops…😁

PS…before anyone jumps on the ‘perma-offended’ bandwagon, I should add - pretentiously (mis?)...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2023, 11:55
Replies: 257
Views: 105,021
Posted By OJ 72

A bit of thread drift, but a still a tenuous link...

A bit of thread drift, but a still a tenuous link to ‘Eject Eject’. Many (many) years ago whilst at a 12(B) Sqn ‘Old Boys’ Reunion’(the Wickenby Register) I had the privilege of meeting, Jim D*****,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th May 2023, 18:20
Replies: 6
Views: 1,355
Posted By OJ 72

thnarg…that’s the very fellow!!! Thank you so...

thnarg…that’s the very fellow!!! Thank you so much!!! 👍 I don’t suppose that you have any details of who, where, when etc?!?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th May 2023, 15:04
Replies: 6
Views: 1,355
Posted By OJ 72

World War Two Bomber Command Phot - Possibly

Knowing what a repository of information the denizens of Aviation History and Nostalgia are, notwithstanding their needle-sharp wit, and tendency to 'pithy asides' (or is that 'Jet Blast'??? (:})) I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Apr 2023, 11:24
Replies: 200
Views: 47,446
Posted By OJ 72

I would echo sorvad's recommendation for 'No Moon...

I would echo sorvad's recommendation for 'No Moon Tonight'. When I was the 'Tame Crab' (sic) :) attached to an Army Brigade HQ, I lent the Brigadier a copy and he said that it was probably the best...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2023, 13:48
Replies: 141
Views: 26,395
Posted By OJ 72

'Why is it that all battles are fought in the...

'Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?' - General George S Patton Jr
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 08:56
Replies: 88
Views: 12,733
Posted By OJ 72

But can an App carry your bags into the hotel,...

But can an App carry your bags into the hotel, buy the first beer, and engage in scintillatingly witty but droll badinage with the ugly, less attractive, the unprepossessing one of the pair of...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 08:19
Replies: 88
Views: 12,733
Posted By OJ 72

Ninthace - not sure about the definition of...

Ninthace - not sure about the definition of 'gross ignorance' but I'm certain that the collective nouns were: 'An ego of pilots' and 'A lost of Navigators'!!! :)

And the shameless thread drift...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 07:58
Replies: 88
Views: 12,733
Posted By OJ 72

Thanks for the reminder BV :ok: - Time...

Thanks for the reminder BV :ok: - Time Management...another speciality of the Navigator!!! :8
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 07:08
Replies: 88
Views: 12,733
Posted By OJ 72

stilton - I think that your pilot friend is...

stilton - I think that your pilot friend is talking absolute ‘poo’!!! 💩 😱🤭

During my time in the RAF I have voted not only in General Elections, but also Northern Ireland Assembly Elections,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2023, 19:51
Replies: 113
Views: 25,870
Posted By OJ 72

More years ago than I care to remember, I was...

More years ago than I care to remember, I was laying a wreath on behalf of 12 (B) Squadron at a reunion of the ‘Wickenby Register’ - the 12(B) and 626 Squadrons’ Association. The ‘old boys’ were,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2022, 09:11
Replies: 119
Views: 16,075
Posted By OJ 72

Asturias - but have the terrorists changed in the...

Asturias - but have the terrorists changed in the NI context? In what other country in the world is the the extinction of the country of which they are supposed to govern the avowed aim of the party...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2022, 09:56
Replies: 119
Views: 16,075
Posted By OJ 72

I’m sorry _Agrajag_ to which six of the 32...

I’m sorry _Agrajag_ to which six of the 32 counties do you refer? Tipperary, Clare. Meath, Limerick, Waterford and Wexford perhaps?

The name of the place which appears to be such anathema to you...
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