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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2017, 23:42
Replies: 24
Views: 7,831
Posted By kookabat

Definitely all aircrew trades, Danny. I've seen...

Definitely all aircrew trades, Danny. I've seen photos of several eventual gunners with the white flash too.

There's a great collection of oral history transcripts in the Australians at War Film...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2017, 11:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

What I'm really appreciating in this account,...

What I'm really appreciating in this account, sidevalve, is how the ordinary helpers are named throughout, where known. In a small way that reminds us that they were real people!
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2017, 00:17
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Fair to middling, I'd say. He's certainly keen to...

Fair to middling, I'd say. He's certainly keen to chat. I have a postal address and will send him a letter later this week; I'll make sure to ask if he's online.


The War Memorial hosted the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2017, 00:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Magic photos. Just magic. Danny, I...

Magic photos. Just magic.

Danny,

I can't comment on the Vengeance at all, but if you wanted an Australian update, the past weekend saw a fairly significant gathering of Bomber Command types at...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2017, 06:48
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

On the 'remote tower' thing (on the last page I...

On the 'remote tower' thing (on the last page I think), Airservices was looking at such a system for some of their more remote towers a couple of years ago. There's a bit about it here...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2017, 05:31
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

What he said. Get well soon.

What he said. Get well soon.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2016, 06:40
Replies: 11
Views: 3,377
Posted By kookabat

A good friend of mine, now sadly departed, did a...

A good friend of mine, now sadly departed, did a tour of ops as a Village Inn gunner with 49 Sqn. He was trained as a pilot but on arrival at his squadron was one of 12 'volunteered' to re-train as...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2016, 08:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Wow, Walter. Just wow. :ok:

Wow, Walter.

Just wow.

:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2016, 05:52
Replies: 99
Views: 23,608
Posted By kookabat

I've spent the last few months interviewing...

I've spent the last few months interviewing veterans for the International Bomber Command Centre. One of them, a man named Denis, told me the most astonishing story I've ever heard first-hand, about...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 08:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Lovely set of photos, John, and a wonderful story...

Lovely set of photos, John, and a wonderful story to go with them.

If it's that hard to get *in* to a Beau, imagine trying to get *out* in a hurry! :ooh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Oct 2015, 06:34
Replies: 39
Views: 23,147
Posted By kookabat

At least six, actually.

At least six, actually.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st May 2015, 09:59
Replies: 5
Views: 2,277
Posted By kookabat

There are a few new waypoints around the Cultana...

There are a few new waypoints around the Cultana restricted areas between Port Augusta and Whyalla that apparently didn't make it into the update either. They're in ERSA and on the maps but it...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2015, 08:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

All I can offer is this, of a 103 Sqn crew circa...

All I can offer is this, of a 103 Sqn crew circa early 1942. There are the windows previously mentioned, no sign of a door though.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2015, 05:46
Replies: 7
Views: 3,835
Posted By kookabat

Get on AngelFlight's Earth Angel list, to do the...

Get on AngelFlight's Earth Angel list, to do the ground transport parts of the mission - ie drive between hospital and airport. When one comes up (and there's not many in Adelaide as far as I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2015, 22:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

I posted something similar once, when Reg was...

I posted something similar once, when Reg was still with us:

"Halifax skipper, airline pilot, air traffic controller, newsreader... is there anything you DIDN'T do??"

To which the great man...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2014, 07:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

What he said. Lovely writing, Danny. Not that...

What he said.
Lovely writing, Danny. Not that we've come to expect anything else from you.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2014, 02:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Mostly off-topic, but the talk of 'curvature of...

Mostly off-topic, but the talk of 'curvature of the earth' take-offs reminded me of this one, filmed in Canberra a few years ago... one mild naughty word (you'll see why):
...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2014, 12:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

I think anyone can. I visited the UK about five...

I think anyone can. I visited the UK about five years ago on a 'pilgrimage' to various sites associated with my great uncle Jack's Bomber Command service. One of those was Bardney. Not much left...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Aug 2014, 06:32
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,955
Posted By kookabat

That is indeed how it currently is.

That is indeed how it currently is.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2014, 00:22
Replies: 22
Views: 7,165
Posted By kookabat

That would be this thread...

That would be this thread (http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/329990-gaining-r-f-pilots-brevet-ww11.html), wouldn't it, Danny? :)
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2014, 01:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Wow Harry, That's a very readable description...

Wow Harry,
That's a very readable description of a jaw-droppingly amazing activity - they'd never let anyone do that these days. What an experience. Thanks for sharing.
Adam
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2014, 23:06
Replies: 14
Views: 2,845
Posted By kookabat

No it's not. You should see what sort of detail...

No it's not. You should see what sort of detail we're getting over on this thread (http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/329990-gaining-r-f-pilots-brevet-ww11-294.html)!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2014, 23:04
Replies: 21
Views: 5,077
Posted By kookabat

Sgt Bundy, It is clear that you, sir, have a...

Sgt Bundy,

It is clear that you, sir, have a soul.



Agreed.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2014, 08:05
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

I was in the UK about five years ago as part of a...

I was in the UK about five years ago as part of a wider 'pilgrimage' visiting places associated with my great uncle's Bomber Command crew. My PPL was still current at the time so one of the first...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2014, 00:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Aircraft type confusion lives on... one of my...

Aircraft type confusion lives on... one of my colleagues told me this story from the early days of Australia's computerised ATC system

Some years ago, a pilot somewhere in the GAFA (Great...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2014, 05:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Heeheeehee, that old trick!! During my training...

Heeheeehee, that old trick!! During my training as a civil ATC we drove simulator blips for each other. As the course progressed and exercises got busier pearlers like muxed-ip callsigns or the old...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2014, 05:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

That was definitely the case in Australia. Phil...

That was definitely the case in Australia. Phil Smith, pilot of what eventually became my great uncle's 467 Squadron crew, did his training at No. 1 EFTS in Tamworth NSW, and then at No. 3 SFTS at...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2014, 01:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

I'll say. And long may it continue, Danny!!

I'll say. And long may it continue, Danny!!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Mar 2014, 12:21
Replies: 21
Views: 5,636
Posted By kookabat

He is on emails - I'll see what I can do :)

He is on emails - I'll see what I can do :)
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2014, 04:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,853,486
Posted By kookabat

Just a quick one. ANZAC Day approaches downunder...

Just a quick one. ANZAC Day approaches downunder (oh, ok, and everywhere else too), and so begin the usual stories on the television news.
This one's a bit different though, and it concerns a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2014, 04:34
Replies: 21
Views: 5,636
Posted By kookabat

I happen to know Bill reasonably well - he was a...

I happen to know Bill reasonably well - he was a 463 Sqn skipper. I was having a look through the 463 Sqn operational records a couple of months ago and saw that Bill came back with an 'aiming point'...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2014, 07:33
Replies: 95
Views: 8,041
Posted By kookabat

Sometimes short-notice runway changes happen when...

Sometimes short-notice runway changes happen when they can't be predicted. By that stage everyone's already waited on the ground until their CTOT (calculated based on the originally expected...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Feb 2014, 09:04
Replies: 29
Views: 8,268
Posted By kookabat

And the bungee lead's critical - how else am I...

And the bungee lead's critical - how else am I supposed to reach the chocolate drawer!!
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Dec 2013, 22:30
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,955
Posted By kookabat

I think Airservices (those bits of it that are...

I think Airservices (those bits of it that are not operational) is closed for the break as of last Friday.
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Dec 2013, 23:42
Replies: 3
Views: 2,429
Posted By kookabat

This might help.... written by Don Charlwood, a...

This might help.... written by Don Charlwood, a 103 Sqn navigator who later went into ATC in Australia. It's from one of his many books: Take-Off to Touchdown: The Story of Air Traffic Control,...
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