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Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 11:05
Replies: 93
Views: 25,125
Posted By Slow Biker

Whilst serving my sentence at HQSTC we had a very...

Whilst serving my sentence at HQSTC we had a very good mq at Medmenham. Large, detached and well maintained, including a garage. I know this was a one off but we enjoyed it nonetheless, especially...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2024, 09:33
Replies: 94
Views: 14,302
Posted By Slow Biker

During my commute from Medmenham to HQSTC I would...

During my commute from Medmenham to HQSTC I would often see a Porsche 911 reg 911 EGO.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 13:38
Replies: 46
Views: 9,374
Posted By Slow Biker

That picture used to adorn many ejection seat...

That picture used to adorn many ejection seat servicing bays.
I stand to be corrected but considering the accident rate in those days and the proliferation of the Mk4 seat, I would guess it saved...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2023, 13:04
Replies: 67
Views: 35,344
Posted By Slow Biker

Served 35 years. No valedictory letter, no...

Served 35 years. No valedictory letter, no certificate. No regrets.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2023, 21:12
Replies: 284
Views: 83,638
Posted By Slow Biker

If memory serves it was Armourer (Guns) which...

If memory serves it was Armourer (Guns) which included turrets and Armourer (Bombs) which included all the components. Unsure when those trades were united to become Armourers.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2023, 20:06
Replies: 257
Views: 104,931
Posted By Slow Biker

Reading the account of the failed ejections due...

Reading the account of the failed ejections due to life expired explosives brought to mind a conversation I had some 20 years ago. I answered the phone one afternoon and found myself speaking to a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2023, 21:24
Replies: 5
Views: 4,383
Posted By Slow Biker

I had an opportunity to buy a similar bespoke...

I had an opportunity to buy a similar bespoke model: RAF Bomb Disposal 75th Anniversary limited edition. I didn't buy it, just too bulky for my liking. I have a 2008 Christopher Ward C5 Malvern, a...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2023, 08:11
Replies: 34
Views: 11,471
Posted By Slow Biker

I was at West Raynham at the time and remember...

I was at West Raynham at the time and remember mixing napalm in drums. Burning the unused mixture was much more fun.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2022, 21:23
Replies: 79
Views: 17,276
Posted By Slow Biker

And free coal.

And free coal.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2022, 15:56
Replies: 220
Views: 67,395
Posted By Slow Biker

Thread drift but: Indeed, I learnt how...

Thread drift but: Indeed, I learnt how professional they are when I was co-located with them on HF field deployments.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2022, 17:41
Replies: 220
Views: 67,395
Posted By Slow Biker

It’s a special Rock Ape beret.

It’s a special Rock Ape beret.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2022, 16:05
Replies: 24
Views: 4,963
Posted By Slow Biker

And Bob’s out of town.

And Bob’s out of town.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2022, 21:34
Replies: 1
Views: 985
Posted By Slow Biker

Formation over Biggleswade

Did anybody see the nine ac formation over Biggleswade today? Only had a brief look but spotted two Spitfires and a Hurricane, not sure about the rest.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2022, 11:29
Replies: 265
Views: 79,485
Posted By Slow Biker

In a pre-deployment briefing we were told the FI...

In a pre-deployment briefing we were told the FI are a similar latitude S as Bedford is N. Therefore the weather will be similar!
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2022, 19:55
Replies: 6
Views: 3,119
Posted By Slow Biker

We were just the other day talking about Herman...

We were just the other day talking about Herman the German. The in-laws came to Gutersloh for Christmas and we did a sightseeing trip there. My father in law said one of his fondest memories is...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2021, 20:49
Replies: 97
Views: 21,281
Posted By Slow Biker

And for breakfast in the airmans' mess.

And for breakfast in the airmans' mess.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2021, 21:43
Replies: 26
Views: 9,176
Posted By Slow Biker

Way back I shared an office with an officer who...

Way back I shared an office with an officer who lived in Carterton. One morning he phoned BZN to complain about the aircraft noise. For those who are not familiar with Carterton, it’s almost a...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2021, 21:03
Replies: 471
Views: 132,680
Posted By Slow Biker

Arthur gently vomiting onto a meat platter that...

Arthur gently vomiting onto a meat platter that he continued eating.
On HF deployment a Regt flt cdr dug his own trench which he lined with straw then slept in it. The Rocks used it as a latrine....
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2021, 20:04
Replies: 109
Views: 40,109
Posted By Slow Biker

Back when I was serving I turned up for work and...

Back when I was serving I turned up for work and found a young airwoman in my office, when I queried her presence she burst into tears. She was fairly newly married but evidently her husband loved...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2021, 21:14
Replies: 62
Views: 12,032
Posted By Slow Biker

Try telling the RLC the conductor is below the...

Try telling the RLC the conductor is below the salt!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2021, 20:02
Replies: 62
Views: 12,032
Posted By Slow Biker

I believe the first CASWO was a rigger. But the...

I believe the first CASWO was a rigger. But the job has changed a lot since then.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2021, 21:03
Replies: 62
Views: 12,032
Posted By Slow Biker

SAS, I don't think it was said in a derogatory...

SAS, I don't think it was said in a derogatory manner, we were discussing the difference between an RAF warrant officer and a US Army one. I guess you are right about the similarities between us; one...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2021, 18:57
Replies: 62
Views: 12,032
Posted By Slow Biker

A US Army Lt once remarked to me that a warrant...

A US Army Lt once remarked to me that a warrant officer is an officer who works.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2021, 16:05
Replies: 157
Views: 26,996
Posted By Slow Biker

During a conversation with my SEngO about the...

During a conversation with my SEngO about the merits of going to Biggin Hill he gave me encouragement with the sage words: when the **** hits the fan, the officers get the best bit.
I did go but...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2021, 20:55
Replies: 12
Views: 4,524
Posted By Slow Biker

I know what it's like to be on the wrong end of a...

I know what it's like to be on the wrong end of a strafing.
The strafe target on Song Song range off the coast of Malaysia comprised two large hessian sheets strung between palm trunks embedded in...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2021, 14:24
Replies: 53
Views: 22,385
Posted By Slow Biker

Most trial/surveillance drops were against the...

Most trial/surveillance drops were against the Hard Target at West Freugh, which, supposedly, was laid to WP spec. Only SG357 munitions were dropped and the dispenser retained on the ac. AFAIK no...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2021, 19:55
Replies: 449
Views: 128,402
Posted By Slow Biker

21 months inside pour encourager les autres.

21 months inside pour encourager les autres.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2021, 22:18
Replies: 288
Views: 143,389
Posted By Slow Biker

Biggest - Changi. I was tempted to vote it best,...

Biggest - Changi. I was tempted to vote it best, but I was too young to make the best of it; Malcomb Club every evening and water skiing Wednesday PM and weekends, That was until I met a nice young...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2021, 16:41
Replies: 449
Views: 128,402
Posted By Slow Biker

A couple of us used to attend meetings chaired by...

A couple of us used to attend meetings chaired by a civilian grade C1; his opening statement was he was a wg cdr equivalent, and often would remind us peasants. I met him again at a JP233 drop - 30...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2020, 21:25
Replies: 38
Views: 10,461
Posted By Slow Biker

Back in '90 the Royal Engineers modified an EOD...

Back in '90 the Royal Engineers modified an EOD Wheelbarrow to clear the FI minefields; the FI airforce EOD element was invited to a demonstration of the prototype; if memory serves it was called...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2020, 21:35
Replies: 16
Views: 5,833
Posted By Slow Biker

Indeed. An RE Operator was awarded a rare CGM...

Indeed. An RE Operator was awarded a rare CGM (posthumously) and his colleague the DSC for their attempts to make safe a 1000lb bomb on HMS Antelope. An RAF operator was awarded the QGM for his...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2020, 21:06
Replies: 24
Views: 10,261
Posted By Slow Biker

On the whole I have found ac recovery groups good...

On the whole I have found ac recovery groups good to work with; they are always careful to keep within the terms of their MoD license, which made things easy all round. Except for one instance that...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2020, 20:09
Replies: 12
Views: 5,046
Posted By Slow Biker

Spent plenty of time upclose with YS. Still here!

Spent plenty of time upclose with YS. Still here!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2020, 21:24
Replies: 73
Views: 33,897
Posted By Slow Biker

Don, like me, did you spend all your down time at...

Don, like me, did you spend all your down time at Changi water skiing?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2020, 19:47
Replies: 20
Views: 5,250
Posted By Slow Biker

And I cleared up a lot of dud SG-357 second...

And I cleared up a lot of dud SG-357 second stages at West Freugh after surveillance drops.
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