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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2019, 23:08
Replies: 10
Views: 2,731
Posted By Bratman91

Thank you for the reply - you and others are...

Thank you for the reply - you and others are certainly correct about WFF. My interest in the Darfur event is that, until their recent deaths, the son and daughter-in-law of Sir John were close...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2019, 22:58
Replies: 10
Views: 2,731
Posted By Bratman91

Many thanks, that is certainly the answer. Thanks...

Many thanks, that is certainly the answer. Thanks also for the links which my searches had not discovered.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2019, 22:52
Replies: 10
Views: 2,731
Posted By Bratman91

I last saw the bullet about 5 years ago and, from...

I last saw the bullet about 5 years ago and, from memory, it was around .5 inch diameter. Sir John was bombing a fairly large force of Darfur soldiers and was flying low enough to recognise their...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2019, 22:47
Replies: 10
Views: 2,731
Posted By Bratman91

MRAF Sir John Slessor action in Sudan

On May 23 1916, Lt (later MRAF) John Slessor of 17 Sqn was in action in the Sudan and was wounded in the thigh. He managed to return to base and the offending bullet was recovered. It is mounted on a...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2016, 15:54
Replies: 0
Views: 1,040
Posted By Bratman91

April 2018 RAF Centenary/Aviation Heritage commemoration at Cheltenham

As one of the events to mark the centenary of the RAF, a major commemoration and exhibition is being planned for April 2018 at the Jet Age Museum at Staverton Airport. The primary purpose is to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2015, 23:56
Replies: 92
Views: 36,279
Posted By Bratman91

Once upon a time, the RAF also had Master...

Once upon a time, the RAF also had Master Technicians. Does the RAF still have any "Master" ranks still serving, and what were/are/would be the equivalent for females - Mistress AEO, Miss Signaller?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2015, 23:47
Replies: 116
Views: 21,979
Posted By Bratman91

It's an old truth that very few people say on...

It's an old truth that very few people say on their deathbed, "I wish that I had worked for longer". Every day is a weekend for retirees.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2015, 20:10
Replies: 214
Views: 166,430
Posted By Bratman91

This is a very belated response to mike1964's...

This is a very belated response to mike1964's post early on in this thread, in which he says: "I understand that Pembrokes (and perhaps other liaison types) flying into/out of Berlin during the Cold...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2015, 12:04
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

Many thanks, Lauriebe. I got really frustrated...

Many thanks, Lauriebe. I got really frustrated last night and opened an account on photobucket to see if that made anything any better. I edited my posts and inserted the photos from Photobucket and...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2015, 22:44
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

lauriebee, as you will be able to see, my photos...

lauriebee, as you will be able to see, my photos have disappeared. I have reposted them a few times and, on every occasion, the photos show for a few hours and then disappear. My guess is that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2015, 03:02
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By Bratman91

Coffmanstarter, yes, a very interesting thread -...

Coffmanstarter, yes, a very interesting thread - lots of good stories and some interesting observations.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2015, 02:40
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

You are probably correct, NutherA2, in saying...

You are probably correct, NutherA2, in saying that 60 Sqn was the largest in the RAF at the time. I seem to recall that 60 Sqn C Flight was deployed to RAF Gong Kedah and that this was close to, or...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2015, 16:04
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

If anyone in interested, the link below is for a...

If anyone in interested, the link below is for a video file that I believe shows a QRA of 60 Sqn Javelins at Tengah, although it seems very slow compared to the Lightnings on Battle Flight at...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2015, 01:21
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

Lauriebe, please do me a favour and tell me in...

Lauriebe, please do me a favour and tell me in easy steps, how did you load those photos. For the life of me I can't find any way of creating a photo album, adding an attachment or uploading a photo....
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2015, 00:39
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

The links are there but the photos are not...

The links are there but the photos are not displaying (if you click on the little boxes, you may get an option to download or something similar).

Edit: I have had another go at adding the photos...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2015, 00:12
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

Hm, I don't understand this - they showed up in...

Hm, I don't understand this - they showed up in preview and also after I posted them. Back to the drawing board, again?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2015, 00:04
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By Bratman91

It's interesting to think that the Hercules first...

It's interesting to think that the Hercules first entered operational service (with US forces) at almost the same time that the Beverley entered RAF service. Did we get things right, back then? If we...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 23:42
Replies: 49
Views: 8,547
Posted By Bratman91

Comment for rigpig concerning Lenny Henry being...

Comment for rigpig concerning Lenny Henry being saluted although he doesn't hold a Commission; I can recall being told at OCTU that officers saluted ladies as a courtesy and I have it in the back of...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 22:28
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

I think that this was the 60 Sqn HQ: ...

I think that this was the 60 Sqn HQ:

http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah300/michael_bryant6/40E0D23A-CAEC-4FB0-9F9D-D7465D95F45B_zpsnhcqky0g.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 22:17
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

Here are the two missing photos from my earlier...

Here are the two missing photos from my earlier post; the originals were so large that they distorted the web page so I asked the Mods to remove them until I could repost with smaller versions.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 18:36
Replies: 416
Views: 139,112
Posted By Bratman91

What is it that UKIP does propose, Party Animal -...

What is it that UKIP does propose, Party Animal - there is very little on their web site other than a couple of vague and ambiguous statements to the effect that they will resource fully our military...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 17:21
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

Here's a couple for you MPN11 (I am sending these...

Here's a couple for you MPN11 (I am sending these via an iPad, and the transfer may not be successful):

...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2015, 19:54
Replies: 50
Views: 15,835
Posted By Bratman91

At last, something positive and worthwhile that...

At last, something positive and worthwhile that we can do to help! I like the idea, and it will give ex-service personnel from a bygone era an opportunity to support OUR red-light districts instead...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2015, 17:00
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

Yes, MPN11, Javelins did slide off the runway...

Yes, MPN11, Javelins did slide off the runway quite often - rather elegantly as I recall - until they reached the monsoon drain! Truly a fascinating beast - big, butch, attractive in a sort of ugly...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2015, 16:55
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

I may have misconstrued your comment, NutLoose,...

I may have misconstrued your comment, NutLoose, so to clarify matters, the throbbing was mine! It was a phenomenon that, along with with prickly heat, us "singlies" had to endure for the whole of our...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2015, 16:41
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

It might interest all the responders to my...

It might interest all the responders to my original post to know something of the background to my query. I was passed some information from someone who was at Akrotiri around 1957 and thought that...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
7th Mar 2015, 16:45
Replies: 15
Views: 2,396
Posted By Bratman91

As mixture says, there is no reason why you...

As mixture says, there is no reason why you should not install either the Office for Mac suite or use VMware so that you can run the Mac as a Windows machine. However, neither options are free and a...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2015, 14:26
Replies: 42
Views: 12,085
Posted By Bratman91

Throbbing Javelin

In the mid-60s, I was an aircraft tradesman at Tengah and recall hearing a peculiar throbbing noise from the engine(s) of a Javelin straight after startup. I was told that this was not unusual but...
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