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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2023, 15:18
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

There might be a bit of protecting foreign sales,...

There might be a bit of protecting foreign sales, as Nutty suggests, but the main reasons are to do with rights (copyright, licencing agreements, distributorships etc.) on the programme and also on...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2023, 17:14
Replies: 69
Views: 21,278
Posted By Addlepate

I'll confess I can't pick out the details you...

I'll confess I can't pick out the details you refer to, but like others i can't reconcile this with Montreal. What appears to be a hill in the background could be Mont Royal, the skyline in 1958...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2022, 12:39
Replies: 3
Views: 2,163
Posted By Addlepate

Reds and a kitten - MoD's best photos 2022

Not sure whether this is the MoD's or Grauniad's selection: images taken by service personnel. Partial aviation content!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2022, 15:44
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

A Manta - small, sporty two -door coupe ? Surely...

A Manta - small, sporty two -door coupe ? Surely not ?[/QUOTE]

Perhaps it was Mantra, after the prayer recited on each crossing to the East ...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2022, 17:02
Replies: 164
Views: 95,576
Posted By Addlepate

Willans and Searle in one of the Molesworth...

Willans and Searle in one of the Molesworth books, surely?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2022, 16:39
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Yes, but without substantiation that Twitter post...

Yes, but without substantiation that Twitter post is just another unverified claim, and it's difficult to tell what's going on from a blurry video - could just as easily be incendiaries or something...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2022, 20:48
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Probably untrue, in this case at least; the image...

Probably untrue, in this case at least; the image dates back to not long after the start of the invasion. Or might well be true, but this isn't evidence of it.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2022, 10:42
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Well, they did steal a lot of washing machines in...

Well, they did steal a lot of washing machines in the earlier stages ...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2022, 09:29
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

White House quoted yesterday as saying they...

White House quoted yesterday as saying they haven't seen any reason to change their nuclear stance. Mind you, that could also be bluff or optics.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2022, 18:36
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Many of the failings Matveev proposes are...

Many of the failings Matveev proposes are systemic, the kind that take months, years and even decades to correct; they won't be changed overnight.

Analysis from Jack Watling echoing the training...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2022, 19:18
Replies: 101
Views: 23,670
Posted By Addlepate

You were followed to the loo by an Atlas and two...

You were followed to the loo by an Atlas and two Chinooks? Must have left the landing light on ...

I'll get my coat.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2022, 17:53
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

They've abandoned the idea; Ben Wallace has been...

They've abandoned the idea; Ben Wallace has been quoted as having withdrawn the offer to the Home Office, though he said MoD have made four other sites available.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2022, 19:16
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Not sure there's much danger of Photoshopped...

Not sure there's much danger of Photoshopped pixels escaping and killing everything ...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2022, 07:28
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

I've seen limited evidence for these tactical...

I've seen limited evidence for these tactical markings so far apart from Z and V, but co-incidentally saw some shots on TV this morning of Tigr-M in Donbas carrying the 'O' marking, and a not very...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2022, 20:37
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Isn;t it a bit more than discussion? The bill...

Isn;t it a bit more than discussion? The bill unanimously passed in Senate yesterday was the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2022, 19:18
Replies: 11
Views: 2,495
Posted By Addlepate

I can't comment on the pay scale, but it might...

I can't comment on the pay scale, but it might have been worth more than you think - 28 shillings then is worth £33.44 now in purchasing power, or £77.56 relative to average earnings ...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2022, 19:18
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Ukrainian defence officials have been 'neither...

Ukrainian defence officials have been 'neither confirming or denying' responsibility for the Belgorod attack due to lack of information, and the latest from AP is that the secretary of the Ukrainian...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2022, 16:46
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Investigative journalism organisation that has...

Investigative journalism organisation that has become particularly well known for aggregating open source information in investigations
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2022, 22:37
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,127,948
Posted By Addlepate

Not sure the Ukrainian farmers will run out of...

Not sure the Ukrainian farmers will run out of strategic metals judging by the rate they're acquiring armour plate ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2022, 02:13
Replies: 46
Views: 7,735
Posted By Addlepate

T23 replaced by T26 GCS & T31, though?

T23 replaced by T26 GCS & T31, though?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2022, 17:15
Replies: 46
Views: 7,735
Posted By Addlepate

I still think of Typhoon as new ... I feel old

I still think of Typhoon as new ... I feel old
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2022, 08:20
Replies: 137
Views: 33,993
Posted By Addlepate

I assume the shading is artistic licence, rather...

I assume the shading is artistic licence, rather than impressive use of ground effect or a previously unpublicised hover capability ...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2022, 03:18
Replies: 50
Views: 14,303
Posted By Addlepate

Link doesn't seem to work, but I guess it's the...

Link doesn't seem to work, but I guess it's the accounts - here at the charities commission site:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2022, 17:21
Replies: 67
Views: 16,176
Posted By Addlepate

Can't find a reference, but I'd have thought it'd...

Can't find a reference, but I'd have thought it'd be pretty difficult to steal a TA given size, weight, reeled up in winch, etc. - might have been a towed body?




Very little of what was shown...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2022, 17:51
Replies: 67
Views: 16,176
Posted By Addlepate

Supposedly the relevant episode of 'Warship -...

Supposedly the relevant episode of 'Warship - life at sea' is on Channel 5 at 9 tonight
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2022, 07:41
Replies: 67
Views: 16,176
Posted By Addlepate

I believe the towed array takes away a lot of...

I believe the towed array takes away a lot of that advantage as for it to work you have to go at relatively slow speed and stay on a steady course. It's also quite a way behind the ship so any...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2021, 18:31
Replies: 25
Views: 6,300
Posted By Addlepate

Edited in deference to those far more...

Edited in deference to those far more knowledgeable than me (or the YouTube poster) - thanks all. Unfortunately it seems I can't edit the title. Thanks SP.


Title edited
SP
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2021, 18:37
Replies: 25
Views: 6,300
Posted By Addlepate

Cranwell 1972 - 3

YouTube has just offered me this - Cranditz in 1970 probably 1972 -1973. JPs and a couple of splendid 'taches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDpWcRppyM

Surprised it hasn't been posted...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2021, 16:22
Replies: 2
Views: 2,135
Posted By Addlepate

8pm - 9pm. "In 1947, American pilot Chuck Yeager...

8pm - 9pm. "In 1947, American pilot Chuck Yeager climbed into a bizarre experimental aircraft in an attempt to fly faster than the speed of sound. This is the story of the creation of the X-1...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Sep 2021, 15:47
Replies: 52
Views: 24,664
Posted By Addlepate

Being recovered this afternoon, supposedly...

Being recovered this afternoon, supposedly (Jenkins Marine on site about the time you wrote this!)

Edit - cross post with the two above!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2021, 17:12
Replies: 1
Views: 904
Posted By Addlepate

Is this strictly true? What about Unmanned...

Is this strictly true? What about Unmanned Warrior?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2021, 19:09
Replies: 227
Views: 81,429
Posted By Addlepate

After a bit of research it seems the Spitfire...

After a bit of research it seems the Spitfire (MkVb BM597, now at Duxford) was there '75 to '79, and must have been replaced by the Provost (XF545) as that was there in '81 and appears to have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2021, 16:59
Replies: 227
Views: 81,429
Posted By Addlepate

Thanks. It would be mid to late '84 to early to...

Thanks. It would be mid to late '84 to early to mid '85 I'm thinking of. I had a memory of thinking 'oh - Spitfire' on arrival for the first time, but at this distance and advancing age it could...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2021, 12:26
Replies: 227
Views: 81,429
Posted By Addlepate

This (or my ageing memory) is niggling at me....

This (or my ageing memory) is niggling at me. Anyone recall if this was still there mid '80s?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2021, 18:17
Replies: 7
Views: 2,742
Posted By Addlepate

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/10/ra...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/10/raf-spitfire-woman-eleanor-wadsworth-dies-at-103

RIP
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