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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 20:41
Replies: 69
Views: 6,312
Posted By D120A

At this point it would be respectful to remember...

At this point it would be respectful to remember the fate of the young lady who married a Latin scholar. When she asked him to Conjugate, he Declined.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2023, 16:55
Replies: 11
Views: 4,092
Posted By D120A

Not entirely unknown. At a UAS summer camp at...

Not entirely unknown. At a UAS summer camp at Tangmere in the early 1960s, we got to know an acting Group Captain who was on a foreign language course before he was posted to a sensitive air attache...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2022, 10:31
Replies: 118
Views: 26,222
Posted By D120A

And when the lifts in MoD main Building were out...

And when the lifts in MoD main Building were out of action, the chairs placed on the stair landings to accommodate people who needed a short rest were known as 'Mulley Chairs'.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2022, 21:09
Replies: 11
Views: 3,431
Posted By D120A

I was a member of the RAF College Flying Club...

I was a member of the RAF College Flying Club throughout 1966, and soloed in G-ANEF on 29 May. I am sure it was the only Tiger Moth there then. The only other aircraft associated with the Club at...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2021, 17:14
Replies: 25
Views: 6,300
Posted By D120A

University Cadetships started in 1963, and I was...

University Cadetships started in 1963, and I was on the first entry. By the time 1969 arrived I was on my second tour and instructing at Cranwell. What had happened in the mean time was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2021, 22:56
Replies: 104
Views: 25,674
Posted By D120A

Igniter plugs were the bane of our life in the...

Igniter plugs were the bane of our life in the W10. All crewmen generally carried a spare, together with a 2B pencil. If the plug failed you took it out, went round the guts of it once with the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Sep 2021, 19:46
Replies: 16
Views: 3,372
Posted By D120A

Spot on, GeeRam and DaveReidUK. I think all 3...

Spot on, GeeRam and DaveReidUK. I think all 3 were taken from the crash gate alongside the north-east taxiway at Binbrook. Behind the Phantom in the distance you can see what looks like one of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Mar 2021, 21:45
Replies: 5
Views: 913
Posted By D120A

I wonder if, when you see it, the numbers will...

I wonder if, when you see it, the numbers will take account of the consistently higher load factors the VC-10 enjoyed. Rather than relative costs of operation, relative profitability would be, shall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2021, 15:48
Replies: 41
Views: 12,037
Posted By D120A

brichar5, please clear your stored messages in...

brichar5, please clear your stored messages in order to receive new ones!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Mar 2021, 21:13
Replies: 41
Views: 12,037
Posted By D120A

Just a little attempt to close the thread drift! ...

Just a little attempt to close the thread drift! In June and July 1964 RAF Tangmere hosted the University of London Air Squadron's summer camp. As a non-flying groundpounder member of the Squadron...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2021, 16:10
Replies: 11
Views: 4,612
Posted By D120A

Gemma, please see your PMs.

Gemma, please see your PMs.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2020, 20:50
Replies: 56
Views: 23,209
Posted By D120A

And I saw VC10 BYE in Richmond Surrey a few weeks...

And I saw VC10 BYE in Richmond Surrey a few weeks ago. A much missed aircraft which has touched many aeronautical souls during these past 60 years, from design to reminiscence.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jan 2020, 14:35
Replies: 35
Views: 10,859
Posted By D120A

I know the Fire Services need training, and I...

I know the Fire Services need training, and I know the aircraft is withdrawn from use. But don't you just hate to see pictures of XM497 like that? Makes my blood run cold.

Postfade, please see...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2019, 10:13
Replies: 77
Views: 27,833
Posted By D120A

Interesting to hear that Montague Burton made...

Interesting to hear that Montague Burton made No.1 uniforms for re-labelling by more expensive tailors. No.1s direct from Burton were common amongst officer students at Cranwell in the late 60s, but...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jul 2019, 20:58
Replies: 45
Views: 11,093
Posted By D120A

Smile Then there were the definitions. For starters: ...

Then there were the definitions. For starters:

"An air hostess is a lady who asks you what you want, and then straps you down so that you can't have it."
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2019, 21:57
Replies: 7
Views: 4,230
Posted By D120A

Indeed. For many years before the name and...

Indeed. For many years before the name and production of Tornado were agreed upon, MRCA stood for 'Must Refurbish Canberras Again'.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2019, 11:19
Replies: 26
Views: 10,466
Posted By D120A

Not for nothing is the airborne hour before...

Not for nothing is the airborne hour before sunset widely known as 'Squadron commander's Night'. :)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2018, 19:42
Replies: 62
Views: 37,300
Posted By D120A

Probably a good place to note that the first...

Probably a good place to note that the first Chinook ever to land at Odiham did so 50 years ago this year, 1968. It was an early US Army Mk1 machine and of course created much interest. All the...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jul 2018, 13:48
Replies: 330
Views: 50,497
Posted By D120A

Winemaker has it exactly right. If you don't...

Winemaker has it exactly right. If you don't believe him/her, or me, ask a friendly mathematician to construct a position vector from a fixed point on the earth to an aircraft performing a constant...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jul 2018, 13:31
Replies: 43
Views: 15,086
Posted By D120A

Spinning wheels before landing adds to the energy...

Spinning wheels before landing adds to the energy of the aircraft at the threshold, energy that has to be disposed of via the brakes before you come to a stop. Tyres are cheaper than brake packs, so...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2018, 21:37
Replies: 167
Views: 60,326
Posted By D120A

Approaching the Voyager for refuelling would have...

Approaching the Voyager for refuelling would have been an ideal time to include a few clips of Valiant, Victor and VC-10 tankers and the AD types (Javelin, Lightning, Tornado) they supported in the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Feb 2018, 21:09
Replies: 20
Views: 4,742
Posted By D120A

Another issue concerns the windows. If you like...

Another issue concerns the windows. If you like a window seat to look out at unique sights such as the Greenland mountains, the Polar ice cap, the Canadian permafrost and tundra, avoid the 787. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2018, 20:00
Replies: 7
Views: 3,184
Posted By D120A

Even before HOCF I think, Nutloose, before 1966...

Even before HOCF I think, Nutloose, before 1966 it was the SRCU, the Short Range Conversion Unit.

SRCU's other aircraft type was the Twin Pioneer, of which we had a couple. They were clearly away...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2017, 21:14
Replies: 169
Views: 67,688
Posted By D120A

Herod, please see your PMs.

Herod, please see your PMs.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2017, 16:19
Replies: 29
Views: 15,508
Posted By D120A

As GrumpyGramps has pointed out, all 72 Sqn...

As GrumpyGramps has pointed out, all 72 Sqn Wessex soon sported the red Day-Glo Snoopy on the nose; the IFF aerial fairing was the perfect place. Why Snoopy? Well, it indicated that the aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2017, 16:01
Replies: 29
Views: 15,508
Posted By D120A

I am waiting for some kind soul to point out that...

I am waiting for some kind soul to point out that if anyone could make a Lightning perform like a Wessex, i.e. land vertically..., it was D120A. Thank heavens for Martin-Baker.

At the end of an...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2017, 22:07
Replies: 29
Views: 15,508
Posted By D120A

Yes, where does one start? Situation: 72 Sqn...

Yes, where does one start?

Situation: 72 Sqn crewroom, 1968. Me, visiting from Odiham Eng Wing, just finishing a coffee. Advised (by Dougal Lawton) not to leave because "Alek is about to give a...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2017, 18:42
Replies: 27
Views: 9,109
Posted By D120A

Super advice above; I would offer just a little...

Super advice above; I would offer just a little more:

On the rare occasions anyone says ‘well done’, remember it was nothing to do with you and make sure you have the names of all the people who...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2017, 15:59
Replies: 169
Views: 135,354
Posted By D120A

But I don't fancy AVTUR dripping in my tea...

But I don't fancy AVTUR dripping in my tea...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2016, 16:43
Replies: 12
Views: 3,367
Posted By D120A

m.street please see your PMs

m.street please see your PMs
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2016, 19:46
Replies: 287
Views: 156,388
Posted By D120A

It is a nice picture, Megan, thank you. We can...

It is a nice picture, Megan, thank you. We can see our married quarter!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Apr 2016, 16:16
Replies: 41
Views: 12,037
Posted By D120A

I was at Tangmere in the summer of 1964, with my...

I was at Tangmere in the summer of 1964, with my university air squadron at their summer camp. As a short-sighted RAF Acting Pilot Officer engineering cadet I was not allowed to fly the Chipmunk (my...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2016, 23:03
Replies: 29
Views: 8,614
Posted By D120A

And I bet they didn't carry much in the way of...

And I bet they didn't carry much in the way of relief flight deck crew, either. Twenty hours in those seats, sustained only by cardboard meals and with three refuelling brackets to meet? In those...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2016, 19:22
Replies: 66
Views: 34,298
Posted By D120A

SSD, ISTR the aircraft suffered a vertical...

SSD,

ISTR the aircraft suffered a vertical gust which induced a 'g' load far in excess of the design load for the wing. Hence the outer wing failure, and also the departure of all 4 engines from...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Oct 2015, 21:56
Replies: 10
Views: 4,266
Posted By D120A

RAF Akrotiri. Nos 9 and 35 Sqns Vulcans, No. 56...

RAF Akrotiri. Nos 9 and 35 Sqns Vulcans, No. 56 Sqn Lightnings.

Happy days.
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