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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th May 2014, 07:28
Replies: 2
Views: 1,274
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Many thanks OD - was that from Tavender's book or...

Many thanks OD - was that from Tavender's book or a different source?

Yes, Jack Howell died when his Hampden was shot down near Neeroeteren, Belgium on 10th April 1941, on (I believe) his 54th...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd May 2014, 15:30
Replies: 2
Views: 1,274
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

WWII DFM Citation/Recommendation Help Please?

Can any kind soul out there, perhaps with access to a copy of John Tavender's work giving details of WWII DFM recommendations, provide any details of the award of the DFM to 552601 Sgt Jack Howell of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2013, 11:34
Replies: 30
Views: 7,323
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Good job it wasn't the UK - they would have been...

Good job it wasn't the UK - they would have been cut up at the factory that produced them. :(
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2013, 16:19
Replies: 84
Views: 16,681
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Possibly the same urban myth, but in the late...

Possibly the same urban myth, but in the late 70s/early 80s ISK had a surplus of OMQs and a shortage of AMQs. A street on the edge of the OMQs was redesignated for use by airmen and yes, Barrack...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2013, 10:16
Replies: 102
Views: 19,886
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

The standard party at Woodhall Spa yesterday. ...

The standard party at Woodhall Spa yesterday. Smart but, for some reason, unarmed. In my Sqn Standard Party days that never happened - anyone know the reason?

I don't think the two gentlemen in...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2013, 19:55
Replies: 119
Views: 38,909
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Only time I saw an RAF officer with a swagger...

Only time I saw an RAF officer with a swagger stick was AM Lagesen when AOC 18Gp. His was used more to poke people in the chest when talking to them rather than as a badge of office. His AFIs at...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2013, 15:58
Replies: 34
Views: 8,339
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

7lbs IIRC. :ooh:

7lbs IIRC. :ooh:
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2012, 15:38
Replies: 646
Views: 156,924
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

A certain squadron had a 'Harpoon' ('cos he f*ck$...

A certain squadron had a 'Harpoon' ('cos he f*ck$ whales).

And a 'Fog' (thick and wet).
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2012, 10:56
Replies: 5
Views: 2,354
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Thanks. Better than the average news piece -...

Thanks.

Better than the average news piece - despite the MR2 footage creeping in at one point! :E
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2012, 08:44
Replies: 66
Views: 17,007
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Not really but I think he was a Sergeant. :E

Not really but I think he was a Sergeant. :E
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2012, 11:51
Replies: 71
Views: 14,030
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Well said! Excellent that so many Kiwi veterans...

Well said! Excellent that so many Kiwi veterans will be there. BZ RNZAF! :D
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2012, 14:30
Replies: 61
Views: 17,808
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

I do recall diverting into Shannon after...

I do recall diverting into Shannon after remaining on task to PLE having located some unfortunate whose yacht was one of a few that couldn't cope with the weather during a race.

Taxying in and...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2012, 16:15
Replies: 486
Views: 135,727
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

That was our understanding at the time. The...

That was our understanding at the time. The impetus came from the Nimrod/707 encounter(s) . I don't recall much being said about Learjets but 30 years later the memory is slightly dimmed.

All...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2012, 07:38
Replies: 1,221
Views: 969,732
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Alexrey, put very simply you are missing one...

Alexrey, put very simply you are missing one vital point which you yourself have quoted:



You need to qualify under BOTH nationality and residency. Unfortunately, you don't meet the residency...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2012, 22:19
Replies: 59
Views: 18,877
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

And as the then Staish at Kinloss (Gp Capt (later...

And as the then Staish at Kinloss (Gp Capt (later Air Cdre) John Pack (RIP)) said at the time "Anyone who ditches in that won't have a problem. Things that colour always float."
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2012, 11:45
Replies: 26
Views: 10,382
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Never mind discussing the niceties of Army...

Never mind discussing the niceties of Army uniforms, one's Prince Recognition could do with some brushing up. Or has William defected to the AAC and covertly joined his brother in the Caribbean? ...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2011, 21:55
Replies: 55
Views: 10,143
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

I'm sure he'd rather be on gardening leave (of...

I'm sure he'd rather be on gardening leave (of some sort).
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2011, 20:10
Replies: 55
Views: 10,143
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Adam Werritty has apparently offered to stay on...

Adam Werritty has apparently offered to stay on and help the new Defence Secretary "in any way I can". :E
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2011, 15:36
Replies: 244
Views: 55,516
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

adminblunty - as the wife of a 'mere' Sergeant,...

adminblunty - as the wife of a 'mere' Sergeant, your wife was not - in the Air Force's eyes - entitled to read books!

I recall a friend who had recently been promoted to MACR commenting to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2011, 10:26
Replies: 51
Views: 18,870
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Also handy (the dividers, not the AEO) in the old...

Also handy (the dividers, not the AEO) in the old MR1 Sim for hanging off the metal part of the call light. Get it to arc in the correct way and it guaranteed the best part of an hour in the coffee...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2011, 10:40
Replies: 51
Views: 18,870
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Lead Wet's headset u/s was it? Or was this the...

Lead Wet's headset u/s was it? Or was this the same AEO who (admittedly a couple of years after 1980) used to spend much of his time while we were in contact leaning over the wet teams' shoulders...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2011, 16:17
Replies: 32
Views: 8,973
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

I'm assuming it is a humorous reference to...

I'm assuming it is a humorous reference to Fireman Sam, a Welsh animated children's television series character, so "head Sam" would equate to the Chief Fire Officer in each county or local authority...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2011, 14:30
Replies: 41
Views: 27,436
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

cf 'Fighter Pilot' first shown in 1981 perhaps? ...

cf 'Fighter Pilot' first shown in 1981 perhaps? That would appear less dated to me, but it's all down to perception (and my being in the service at that time!).
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Jul 2011, 14:23
Replies: 40
Views: 4,322
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Personally, I cannot see why the company I work...

Personally, I cannot see why the company I work for uses them. I can normally (90% of the time) find better deals on the Internet for both travel and hotel bookings.

I do not think they provide...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2011, 08:59
Replies: 78
Views: 43,236
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

No, no. The reason I can't be more specific is...

No, no. The reason I can't be more specific is that 29 years later, memory has faded dramatically! :* I can't even remember if we tanked or not that trip, though I suspect we did.

To be honest,...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2011, 14:47
Replies: 78
Views: 43,236
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Over the South Atlantic. :E Sorry I can't be...

Over the South Atlantic. :E

Sorry I can't be more specific. One or two of the other members of that crew are around and may be able to chip in.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2011, 16:44
Replies: 78
Views: 43,236
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

For the crew of the 707, possibly. I don't...

For the crew of the 707, possibly. I don't recall any great fuss on our part (professional crews on 201 of course!) - and doubtless our ESM had picked up his radar transmissions some time earlier...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2011, 10:22
Replies: 78
Views: 43,236
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Yes, it's a true story. We were at medium...

Yes, it's a true story.

We were at medium level, VMC between layers, conducting surface surveillance in support of the main TF somewhere south of ASI. While it wasn't quite a QRA style flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2011, 19:06
Replies: 68
Views: 17,303
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Whatever the future holds, enjoy the party...

Whatever the future holds, enjoy the party tonight guys.

Good luck and 'Haste Ye Back' Maritime.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Apr 2011, 10:19
Replies: 11
Views: 1,913
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Not really a hassle - hotels do it all the time:...

Not really a hassle - hotels do it all the time: if you want to use the system get your credit card out! Unless/until you buy some time on their network, your web browser gets no further than the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2011, 08:49
Replies: 1,820
Views: 404,094
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

From today's Sunday Times: Nimrod deaths:...

From today's Sunday Times:

Nimrod deaths: officer faces trial

"A senior RAF officer who has been blamed over the death of 14 servicemen when a Nimrod spy plane burst into flames over...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2011, 11:47
Replies: 26
Views: 5,853
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

I think the article is referring mainly to (to...

I think the article is referring mainly to (to use Army Terms) Brigadiers and Colonels in DA/MA posts in 57 embassies around the world.

Fox is looking to replace 1*/Gp Capt level DA/NA/MA/AA...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2010, 22:27
Replies: 62
Views: 10,423
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

This link may help: RBL Hong Kong & China -...

This link may help: RBL Hong Kong & China - Poppy Appeal 2010 (http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/hong-kong/poppy-appeal)

Their appeal takes place on Saturday, 13th November. I get the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2010, 09:37
Replies: 177
Views: 38,823
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

That's certainly the case PN, though it's fair to...

That's certainly the case PN, though it's fair to say that I as a wet man, or davejb as a dry man could cause a weapon to be dropped in the wrong place or on a friendly target. No, we couldn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2010, 09:28
Replies: 99
Views: 20,594
Posted By Ray Dahvectac

Good God man! Don't you know that Northolt is...

Good God man! Don't you know that Northolt is home to HQ RAF Music Services and it's ever-expanding 'Musician's Uniform Design and Embellishment Section' ? How can we expect piccolo players to...
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