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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Aug 2019, 14:44
Replies: 20
Views: 6,536
Posted By delta96

Sevenoaks pointer to Biggin

While I was doing my ATC flying scholarship during 1969 at Biggin Hill, I seem to remember in the vicinity of Sevenoaks there was a large painted arrow that indicated the direction back to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2009, 08:12
Replies: 44
Views: 8,983
Posted By delta96

Hmm.. My Atomic Time-Radio-Synchronised...

Hmm.. My Atomic Time-Radio-Synchronised mantlepiece clock cost me a tenner.
I see that their RAF Cuckoo Clock comes at a mere £124.
Seems to conform to MOD procurement best practice, provided...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2008, 06:20
Replies: 90
Views: 13,714
Posted By delta96

Topbunker: The Comet fatigue problems were...

Topbunker:

The Comet fatigue problems were not unique. You mentioned the 737....


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Alohaairlinesdisaster.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2008, 11:23
Replies: 610
Views: 379,119
Posted By delta96

http://lh5.ggpht.com/TFN.Heaps/SC6_ThvgrZI/AAAAAAA...

http://lh5.ggpht.com/TFN.Heaps/SC6_ThvgrZI/AAAAAAAAADQ/UiQULR6hPl0/s800/LYME2.jpg

I took this pic. on the promenade at Lyme Regis C.1972, when I was a sprog ATCO at Portland. The SAR Wessex was...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2008, 17:24
Replies: 119
Views: 47,221
Posted By delta96

A bit OT but does anyone recall an 'incident' at...

A bit OT but does anyone recall an 'incident' at Biggin Hill, July 1969, where a Jet Provost allegedly piloted by a senior rank rotated, lifted off and then returned to the runway just as the gear...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2008, 11:30
Replies: 13
Views: 1,936
Posted By delta96

This one was doing OK untill it clipped the trees...

This one was doing OK untill it clipped the trees on late final....http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dailypix/2002/Dec/11/guam2_b.jpg
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Mar 2008, 12:48
Replies: 37
Views: 6,407
Posted By delta96

YRP Thanks for that explanation.

YRP Thanks for that explanation.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Mar 2008, 11:11
Replies: 37
Views: 6,407
Posted By delta96

Why is it that in an age when the military's...

Why is it that in an age when the military's electronic kit is built to withstand the EMP from a nuclear explosion, a few Miliwatts from a mobile phone can be expected to cause such a problem to...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2007, 23:33
Replies: 354
Views: 72,746
Posted By delta96

Gathering Of Eagles

B52 SAC movie starring Rock Hudson. An awful story with good a/c shots. Its IMDB synopsis was telling:
"He is also recently married, and as a tough commanding officer doing whatever he has to do to...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2007, 07:13
Replies: 44
Views: 23,260
Posted By delta96

Didn't a Russkie jet get a bad press some years...

Didn't a Russkie jet get a bad press some years ago for self-reversing off a stand at LHR during a lollypop-wavers strike?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2007, 08:33
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,007,584
Posted By delta96

"Gentlemen, Your information packs include a list...

"Gentlemen, Your information packs include a list of old Navy phrases which I will explain. Phrase one: Bugger's Grips.."
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2006, 21:40
Replies: 176
Views: 34,413
Posted By delta96

Hamish Mahaddie was patron of the ATC squadron to...

Hamish Mahaddie was patron of the ATC squadron to which I belonged, and he organised it so that we were billeted at RAF Henlow where they were building the Spits & Hurricanes to be used in "BoB"...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2006, 07:46
Replies: 178
Views: 32,691
Posted By delta96

Alon Aircoupe, Biggin Hill (Surrey & Kent Flying...

Alon Aircoupe, Biggin Hill (Surrey & Kent Flying Club) flying scholarship.
23/7/69, two days after Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon and just as proud.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2005, 16:58
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,007,584
Posted By delta96

http://www.hrmconsultancy.net/images/captioncompju...

http://www.hrmconsultancy.net/images/captioncompjune05.jpg

When the Staish ordered hors-deuvres and canapes for the BOB cocktail party, the catering manager misunderstood somewhat.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2005, 06:03
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,007,584
Posted By delta96

http://www.sci.fi/~fta/joppe8s.jpg In the hell...

http://www.sci.fi/~fta/joppe8s.jpg
In the hell that was Guardalcanal, there was only one way that Chuck could feed his Rita Hayworth fixation...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2005, 13:39
Replies: 145
Views: 24,162
Posted By delta96

'And pray tell just exactly what is wrong with Grimsby fish wives??'

Just get one that hasn't borne a little Eric with a BIG head, for two good reasons.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2005, 15:53
Replies: 10
Views: 2,656
Posted By delta96

"Hungarians: errrr, they were on the other side!"

As an aside, the RAF had in 1944 the worlds first ball-point pen produced for them under a patent of Josef BIRO, a Hungarian escapee from the Nazis. Thus aircrew on a 'milk run' could complete the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2005, 17:47
Replies: 1,075
Views: 780,626
Posted By delta96

The Story of Sgt. Rowe reminded me of BRNC...

The Story of Sgt. Rowe reminded me of BRNC Dartmouth circa 1970, where P.O. Plumb took us cadets for parade training. During one difficult lesson he gave his opinion: "Gentlemen, you are a shower of...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2005, 16:49
Replies: 73
Views: 15,953
Posted By delta96

Wouldn't one great advantage of STOVL over CTOL...

Wouldn't one great advantage of STOVL over CTOL be lost, that of recovery in near-zero viz? I'm reminded of a passage in the aforementioned Sharkey Ward's book in the Falklands. And I recall he had...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2005, 17:44
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,007,584
Posted By delta96

An RFA holds an impromptu weigh-in to determine...

An RFA holds an impromptu weigh-in to determine who ate all the pies.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2005, 16:25
Replies: 58,121
Views: 11,007,584
Posted By delta96

When P/O Peasemould wrote in the log the presence...

When P/O Peasemould wrote in the log the presence of "An odd whine on the port side", little did he know how close he was to the truth. However, his groundcrew were more concerned about the port on...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2005, 18:28
Replies: 11
Views: 5,405
Posted By delta96

'Our Brave Boys' (BBCR4)

Having listened to this radio comedy I came to the conclusion that the scriptwriter(s) follows this forum closely. Some of the lines could have been taken from posts here. Last week refered to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2004, 08:54
Replies: 23
Views: 4,893
Posted By delta96

Giving the girlies bigger fun-bags is good for...

Giving the girlies bigger fun-bags is good for the lads' morale.
Don't knock 'em.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2004, 13:12
Replies: 44
Views: 9,238
Posted By delta96

Could it glide as far as LCY?

Could it glide as far as LCY?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2004, 08:15
Replies: 28
Views: 7,019
Posted By delta96

I wonder how much of that damage was caused by...

I wonder how much of that damage was caused by Trumpton.
Give them an excuse to get the hydraulic boltcutters out....
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2004, 08:15
Replies: 45
Views: 16,810
Posted By delta96

I wonder how much of that damage was caused by...

I wonder how much of that damage was caused by Trumpton.
Give them an excuse to get the hydraulic boltcutters out....
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2004, 08:43
Replies: 45
Views: 7,968
Posted By delta96

This topic prompted me to search for sources of...

This topic prompted me to search for sources of old training films on the web. The Imperial War Museum turned up a few in amongst the newsreel footage it holds. Unfortunately not for sale, although...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2004, 14:37
Replies: 37
Views: 7,268
Posted By delta96

Jimgriff

How much warning did you get of the approach of those FJ's? Many DSLRs need a few seconds to start up.:(
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2004, 08:13
Replies: 47
Views: 14,155
Posted By delta96

OK, whereas I am sure all of us got a good laugh out of the comments on that web site

Maybe we're judging Americans by their elected president. If he's so smart, how come he employs Mrs. Malaprop as a speech writer? His election really depressed me; I wonder if the US should go back...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2004, 10:58
Replies: 56
Views: 14,037
Posted By delta96

As if it isn't enough for the RAF to harass poor...

As if it isn't enough for the RAF to harass poor horse riders at low level, you have search them out at altitude. 'Options For Change' would be re-written tout-suite if they'd had to shoot her.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2004, 08:36
Replies: 15
Views: 3,351
Posted By delta96

A few years ago there was a cabinet minister who...

A few years ago there was a cabinet minister who declared to the public/press that she felt she wasn't up to the job and resigned her post. That took a deal of courage in these times, and I have the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2004, 17:16
Replies: 54
Views: 7,833
Posted By delta96

As an 18 year old I considered myself to be a...

As an 18 year old I considered myself to be a Christian. On joining at Dartmouth we were told that if we wanted to get anywhere in the service then we'd better be seen at church on sundays. This...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2004, 07:12
Replies: 9
Views: 2,116
Posted By delta96

JFZ90 Thanks for that history of the...

JFZ90

Thanks for that history of the Seahawk, I'm pleased that such a beautiful A/C (IMHO) wasn't just a time-server!
And thanks to others who identified the rubber deck arrivee as a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2004, 06:39
Replies: 9
Views: 2,116
Posted By delta96

Did the Seahawk see any active - ie shot at -...

Did the Seahawk see any active - ie shot at - service? The only thing of note that I remember is some film of 'Winkle' Brown pancaking one onto a wet condom. Some kind of gear-up recovery wheeze, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2004, 07:44
Replies: 133
Views: 50,231
Posted By delta96

In the absence of a simulator for older types...

In the absence of a simulator for older types still in use, do they use a vertically displaced threshold (C.5000' ?) for the riskier approach/go around procedures?. An appropriately configured GPS...
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