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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2020, 20:04
Replies: 77
Views: 24,243
Posted By Ormeside28

I rejoined the RAF in 1951 having left in 1947....

I rejoined the RAF in 1951 having left in 1947. After wings refresher on Harvard’s at Oakington and Wellingtons
at Swinderby, I was posted to Dishforth. I did the ground school for the Hastings,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2019, 22:30
Replies: 29
Views: 6,870
Posted By Ormeside28

Because of the high casualty rate of Glider...

Because of the high casualty rate of Glider pilots at Arnhem, we pilots, home from the Empire Air Training Scheme and the British Flying Training Schools in the USA, and awaiting further training for...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2019, 20:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,683
Posted By Ormeside28

Thank you Geriaviator. Still around!

Thank you Geriaviator. Still around!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2019, 11:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,683
Posted By Ormeside28

Thank you Danny. You welcomed me so many years...

Thank you Danny. You welcomed me so many years ago. I was lucky enough to be trained at 1 BFTS in Texas, you suffered under the Arnold Scheme. I am glad that we were able to communicate one to one...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2019, 14:13
Replies: 1,221
Views: 971,042
Posted By Ormeside28

Joined up on 9 March 1942, my eighteenth...

Joined up on 9 March 1942, my eighteenth birthday. Two weeks later interviewed in Birmingham, medical and number. Told to go home and await instructions. Finally called to Air Crew Receiving...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2019, 22:16
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,683
Posted By Ormeside28

As a “newly winged “ RAF pilot expecting to fly...

As a “newly winged “ RAF pilot expecting to fly Spitfires or Mustangs, because of the casualties suffered by the Glider Pilot Regiment on the 17th September 1945 and the following week, I became a...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2019, 15:49
Replies: 67
Views: 22,360
Posted By Ormeside28

Many years ago and a long time after I left the...

Many years ago and a long time after I left the R.A.F my hearing was checked and I was given an award of, if I remember correctly, £1500. This was put down to flying several thousand hours in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2019, 12:27
Replies: 67
Views: 22,360
Posted By Ormeside28

Shackleton ear!!

Shackleton ear!!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2018, 18:32
Replies: 172
Views: 51,795
Posted By Ormeside28

Thank you Danny for welcoming me on YOUR ...

Thank you Danny for welcoming me on YOUR programme so many years ago. I wish you a safe voyage and a welcome reunion in the Crewroom which we all ( hopefully ) aspire to. My condolences to your...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2018, 16:27
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,683
Posted By Ormeside28

A very happy Birthday Danny from Ormeside. Big...

A very happy Birthday Danny from Ormeside. Big parade tomorrow. Bonfire on the Orme summit tomorrow evening. Kind regards.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2018, 21:52
Replies: 4
Views: 2,233
Posted By Ormeside28

Time of take off, time of landing

Time of take off, time of landing
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2018, 21:18
Replies: 48
Views: 12,557
Posted By Ormeside28

bacanguy, I feel that you think that I am...

bacanguy, I feel that you think that I am advocating a return to hazing, certainly not. We had 20% American Aviation Cadets on our course18 at Terrell. And they regaled us with horror stories of...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2018, 15:08
Replies: 48
Views: 12,557
Posted By Ormeside28

As one lucky enough to be trained in Texas from...

As one lucky enough to be trained in Texas from 1943/1944 at 1 British Flying Training School at Terrell, 30 miles east of Dallas, I envy those equally given good fortune. We didn’t suffer the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2018, 14:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,683
Posted By Ormeside28

When I rejoined in Feb 1951 my first posting, to...

When I rejoined in Feb 1951 my first posting, to await further training, was to Valley as a Link Training Instructor. Nobody was interested in the Link, so I attached myself to 20 Squadron. I was...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2018, 11:53
Replies: 29
Views: 9,103
Posted By Ormeside28

Dave68.And the locals would be delighted to see...

Dave68.And the locals would be delighted to see the RAF back!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2018, 17:51
Replies: 29
Views: 9,103
Posted By Ormeside28

In my happy days in Coastal Command in the 50s...

In my happy days in Coastal Command in the 50s and 60,s we were operationally run by the Royal Navy through joint Maritime Headquarters in U.K., Malta and Singapore. Never a problem, and we enjoyed...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2018, 13:04
Replies: 28
Views: 4,731
Posted By Ormeside28

A dear friend of mine, since deceased, was an...

A dear friend of mine, since deceased, was an Observer in the Fleet Air Armfrom 1939 onwards and later in the Reserve. He flew the last Swordfish ( his pilot did!) out of Crete under fire and...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2018, 22:32
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,683
Posted By Ormeside28

Poor Danny! Not only were you way out in the...

Poor Danny! Not only were you way out in the sticks, but you suffered demerits and senior course syndrome. Our American Aviation Cadets. ( 20 % ) on our course at Terrell couldn’t believe...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2018, 14:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,683
Posted By Ormeside28

The Stearman, PT17s which we had at Terrell ( 1...

The Stearman, PT17s which we had at Terrell ( 1 BFTS ) were numbered and we logged the numbers in our log books, likewise the “Harvard” or AT6a. Our pay October to June 1943/4 was 25 dollars every...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2018, 21:48
Replies: 15
Views: 2,968
Posted By Ormeside28

I once had a Yorkshire Navigator who reckoned...

I once had a Yorkshire Navigator who reckoned that Eskimo started north of Stockton a W—S south of Bawtry. And he was ea good Nav!!
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2018, 13:18
Replies: 18
Views: 4,262
Posted By Ormeside28

Danny. Yes, I am quite sure that PNB after ITW...

Danny. Yes, I am quite sure that PNB after ITW and LAC was 7/3 per day, as I left Barclays as a junior clerk on joining RAF in Nov 1942 at a weekly wage of 35/- shillings and increased that by nearly...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2018, 04:56
Replies: 18
Views: 4,262
Posted By Ormeside28

In the PNB Scheme, passing out from ITW as an LAC...

In the PNB Scheme, passing out from ITW as an LAC meant seven shillings and three pence a day, up from three shillings. Riches indeed!! (1942/3)
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2018, 11:08
Replies: 201
Views: 50,600
Posted By Ormeside28

It is still OUR Royal Air Force. Good show lads...

It is still OUR Royal Air Force. Good show lads (and lasses!) Salute!!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:51
Replies: 5
Views: 1,925
Posted By Ormeside28

Another good man gone. My condolences to his...

Another good man gone. My condolences to his family
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2018, 17:27
Replies: 66
Views: 18,720
Posted By Ormeside28

Sometimes though Pontious it was “ plus three,...

Sometimes though Pontious it was “ plus three, plus two, zero boost minus two, minus four then a frantic MY POWER!! Shades of 47 At Topcliffe. Happy days!!, kind regards.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2018, 12:35
Replies: 66
Views: 18,720
Posted By Ormeside28

I remember my Flight Engineers. All older than...

I remember my Flight Engineers. All older than me, all gone. Where would we have been without them. In the Neptune Harry ———— sat on a wooden stool in the entranc to the cockpit, next to the bank...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2018, 23:08
Replies: 66
Views: 18,720
Posted By Ormeside28

How sad thatNavigators are no longer with us. In...

How sad thatNavigators are no longer with us. In my days in the fifties in Coastal, all pilots had to do a navigation and maritime course for three months on Lancaster’s at St Mawgan before going to...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2018, 21:10
Replies: 64
Views: 26,333
Posted By Ormeside28

Lone wolf, how I agree with your sentiments. ...

Lone wolf, how I agree with your sentiments. Maybe this tragic death and the widespread sympathy extended may be a catalyst towards better relations towards our Russian friends as we both seem to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2018, 22:18
Replies: 64
Views: 26,333
Posted By Ormeside28

He was a pilot, one of us ,for Heavens sake!

He was a pilot, one of us ,for Heavens sake!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2018, 07:53
Replies: 87
Views: 24,637
Posted By Ormeside28

Hello roving. Wing Commander Moxham was the C.O....

Hello roving. Wing Commander Moxham was the C.O. at Terrell when I arrived in October 1943, shortly followed by Wing Commander Tomkins who was the C.O. When I left in June 1944. They did a lot of...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2018, 15:34
Replies: 87
Views: 24,637
Posted By Ormeside28

Danny.. we had 20 per cent of our courses...

Danny.. we had 20 per cent of our courses American Aviation Cadets. We all happily mixed in together. After a very short time we had the Americans calling each other by their Christian names and...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2018, 16:54
Replies: 87
Views: 24,637
Posted By Ormeside28

Danny. All our flying instructors were...

Danny. All our flying instructors were civilians. The RAF staff, gunnery officer, navigation officer, PTIs, CO And Sqn Lhr Admin all lived off base. There was never a problem with ranks with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2018, 20:36
Replies: 87
Views: 24,637
Posted By Ormeside28

Here we go again. At 1 BFTS Terrell Texas when I...

Here we go again. At 1 BFTS Terrell Texas when I was on 18/19 Course from October1943 to June 1944 the majority of our instructors were civilians. They held honorary commissions so were saluted and...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2017, 19:54
Replies: 49
Views: 10,551
Posted By Ormeside28

Thank you Danny, andy1999 and roving. I was on...

Thank you Danny, andy1999 and roving. I was on course 18 got mumps and finished on 19 course. I had a crew on each Coastal Squadron, and was lucky enough to have a Master Engineer in all three...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2017, 00:00
Replies: 49
Views: 10,551
Posted By Ormeside28

I hope that Danny will forgive another...

I hope that Danny will forgive another contribution which I gave several years ago but we served at Hhooton Park and Valley, though we were not acquainted.
After training at No 1 BFTS at Terrell,...
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