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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 06:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Thanks for the heads up Storkie. The short...

Thanks for the heads up Storkie. The short British Pathe film Over The Hump (presumably shot for showing in their Cinema Newsreel) is on YouTube and attached here, including the triumphal entry of...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 15:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Behind a paywall UJ. Hope this works :- ...

Behind a paywall UJ. Hope this works :-

Former bomber pilot, who served in Second World War, becomes oldest person to fly the fighter
RAF hero, 102, soars again with flight in Spitfire

It’s...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 13:35
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Chugalug2

Thanks for the updates Geriaviator and IBB. You...

Thanks for the updates Geriaviator and IBB. You live and you learn! Recalling the inadequacy of the Hastings aerofoil de-icing system (fluid pumped from a tank to distributors on the leading edges of...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 09:53
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Interesting that he operated the Vulture engines...

Interesting that he operated the Vulture engines in direct contravention to the official procedure. It would seem that he didn't share his ideas with higher authority in order to extend others lives...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 11:34
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Chugalug2

What a genius Roy Chadwick was, to turn this...

What a genius Roy Chadwick was, to turn this dangerous and utterly compromised aircraft into the war winning masterpiece it became!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 22:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

How poignant are these military cemeteries. As...

How poignant are these military cemeteries. As Sam Brooks points out, always laid out in parade like rows and groups, whether in the large CWGC cemeteries overseas or the more intimate village...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2024, 11:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Having just received my latest RAFHS Journal...

Having just received my latest RAFHS Journal (#82), my thoughts turned to this thread as it features Bomber Command in 1943. Other Society Journals and Publications have also featured the Command,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 19:39
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Chugalug2

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/634x423/pa_474_inst_panel_add590c410c9622e4d0ce8fa1343edc06fbe31bd.jpg

Here is the Lancaster Instrument Panel as reconstructed by his son in this...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 14:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

I'm sure that I'm not the only one wondering how...

I'm sure that I'm not the only one wondering how and why the inner engines were both lost yet feathered and could later be restarted. If only Ron was here to explain, or perhaps he still does. Watch...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2024, 17:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

The final trial, holding the bombing-run track...

The final trial, holding the bombing-run track for a further 2 minutes after bomb release for the all important photoflash record of your bombing accuracy, only then can the bomb doors be closed and...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2024, 09:53
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

If it weren't for Geriaviator I, and I suspect...

If it weren't for Geriaviator I, and I suspect most of us, would have been unaware of Ron Homes, let alone his uncanny ability to tell a story. The detail is minute. What a pity he slipped through...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2024, 14:20
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Chugalug2

A Happy New Year to all who are still frequenting...

A Happy New Year to all who are still frequenting this ancient Crew Room. Now that the stove is going full blast again (thanks, Geriaviator!) it is at last losing some of its less than endearing...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2023, 09:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Excellent post Geriaviator! I sense Danny trying...

Excellent post Geriaviator! I sense Danny trying to say so too, but once again the PPRuNe dog is chewing up his post as he attempts to churn it out of his trusty but ancient laptop.

I look forward...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2023, 10:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Pali, war is a terrible thing but some things are...

Pali, war is a terrible thing but some things are worse than war, and war is often the only means of overcoming them. Thus it was with WWII which drew together from all over the world those who...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2022, 15:21
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Chugalug2

Indeed, well said, Sir. Only yesterday I was...

Indeed, well said, Sir. Only yesterday I was recommending this very special thread to a young 86 year old, and recommending in particular Danny's extensive contribution to it (starting at Post #2262...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2022, 10:58
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Wow, what a find FB! As MPN11 says, what a shame...

Wow, what a find FB! As MPN11 says, what a shame that Danny is no longer with us to comment. While his Vengeance Squadrons were 110, 82, and 8 (IAF), this video is of No 84 Sqn. Nonetheless, Danny...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2021, 09:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

DG, I wish you and all who follow this very...

DG, I wish you and all who follow this very special thread a Happy New Year too, and thank you for drawing attention to this follow up to Peter C Smith's 'Vengeance'. Danny treasured his copy of that...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2020, 11:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

You have to wonder at the ease with which boys...

You have to wonder at the ease with which boys were accepted into the armed forces in WW's I and II by simply lying about their age. Even in those days there was an abundance of records other than...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2020, 08:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Sandisondaughter, thank you for posting your...

Sandisondaughter, thank you for posting your Dad's excellent AMP 121 'Hints on Flying Instruction' which he was issued as a 'Creamy' in 1942. Whether CFS was still issuing such excellent advice to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2020, 09:43
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Sandison daughter, great pictures of your dad,...

Sandison daughter, great pictures of your dad, his instructor, fellow student, and their Vultee BT-13 Valiant basic trainers. As Geriaviator states, it didn't impress Danny much, I'm afraid! Thank...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2020, 21:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Remarkable people the Danes, they managed to get...

Remarkable people the Danes, they managed to get nearly all their Jewish population safely to Sweden while under German occupation :-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_the_Danish_Jews

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2020, 09:43
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

DG :- I suspect this quote was from...

DG :-


I suspect this quote was from someone who felt that a separate (or Independent) Air Force was unnecessary and a misuse of resources. Danny himself contended that Dive Bombing, though...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2019, 16:27
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

What a combination, Danny42C and Geriaviator! You...

What a combination, Danny42C and Geriaviator! You capture completely the love and affection that came from all here who were privileged to read Danny's numerous entertaining and informative posts. He...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2019, 14:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Here, here, MPN11. He brought to life those dark...

Here, here, MPN11. He brought to life those dark days of WWII and was the very life of this thread. He also brought with him the politeness and tolerance for others that seems so lacking these days....
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2019, 20:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Another proud daughter of an illustrious pilot...

Another proud daughter of an illustrious pilot father. The pride and the love emerge from every sentence. It sounds as though she has led a notable life herself, starting with a staring role in...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2019, 18:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Geriaviator, thank you for the story of Ian...

Geriaviator, thank you for the story of Ian McRitchie and his antipodean comrades. The tenacity with which he defied the authorities in Australia and "greased" his way to the UK in order to fight its...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2019, 09:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Given that Operation names were not supposed to...

Given that Operation names were not supposed to give any hint of their intended purpose, I have always wondered about Jericho. Could not German Intelligence have put two and two together and looked...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2019, 10:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

cflyer, good sleuthing, well done! The known...

cflyer, good sleuthing, well done! The known unknown here is when did he gain his wings, and where? Danny informed us that it was general practice for the best performing students to become...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2019, 20:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Indeed cyflyer, but quite a bit has been...

Indeed cyflyer, but quite a bit has been unravelled already, hasn't it? The trick is to try putting oneself back with Chris Charalambous in those hectic times. The more dangerous they were the more...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2019, 06:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

RAF WWII locations tended to be Stations, Bases,...

RAF WWII locations tended to be Stations, Bases, Centres, and Depots. I don't think the RAF used Camp as a location (though possibly the Army did). I think that this Airmen's Rest Camp was simply the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2019, 20:58
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

cyflier, if the Airmen's Rest Camp was indeed at...

cyflier, if the Airmen's Rest Camp was indeed at 1BSD (which your pic seems to confirm) then the initials are pure co-incidence. 2ARC was in Morocco and 1BPD was in Algeria. Airmen in this case...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2019, 18:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

cflyer, I think it is for us, well me at least,...

cflyer, I think it is for us, well me at least, to thank you for giving this very special thread such a boost. In doing so I suggest that you have opened up another possible topic that perhaps needs...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2019, 07:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Is it possible that the entry "No 21 OTU 91 Grp...

Is it possible that the entry "No 21 OTU 91 Grp 25.4.44 Ferry Trg : to c/a 311 Ferry Training Unit" is a move from which he and his crew (c/a = crew attachment, crew aircraft?) never return to 21...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2019, 12:47
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

I agree with ASU meaning Acting Sergeant Unpaid. ...

I agree with ASU meaning Acting Sergeant Unpaid.

I think that all the variants of Supy mean Supernumerary, ie a temporary administrative attachment to a unit rather than a proper posting to it....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2019, 22:24
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,687
Posted By Chugalug2

Agree with Longer Ron that more information about...

Agree with Longer Ron that more information about his service before U/T Pilot would be of interest. Could runf be reinf, ie reinforcement?

He's sent to 2 Aircrew Reception Centre (Rabat Sale,...
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