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Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2020, 20:10
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Fareastdriver

You can't beat that: As a fairly cynical bastard...

You can't beat that: As a fairly cynical bastard about remembering isolated events during any war this one softened me somewhat.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2019, 09:49
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Fareastdriver

My Valiant captain, Fred Jones, started his...

My Valiant captain, Fred Jones, started his flying career with the Glider Pilot Regiment at the end of the War. After his demob in1947 he joined the RAF and became a powered pilot.

He departed...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2019, 18:21
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Fareastdriver

I've just checked my course photo when I started...

I've just checked my course photo when I started training on Provost T1s at Tern Hill.

One of our number was a National Service pilot inasmuch as he was trained to 'wings' standard and then...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2018, 07:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

The Hastings elevator failure was TG577 on 6th...

The Hastings elevator failure was TG577 on 6th July 1965.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Baldon_air_crash
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2018, 09:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Unusual. The multi engine students normally went...

Unusual. The multi engine students normally went to transport in its various guises. The V Force was supplied by poor sods like me who were from the jet AFS.
Sending him to V Force must have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2018, 08:31
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Fareastdriver

Aeroplanes built at that time were fairly robust....

Aeroplanes built at that time were fairly robust. A Varsity was barrel rolled by a student and it was unknown until his co-pilot, a junior student, let it slip at a late hour in the bar.

They...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2018, 18:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

On my Jungle Survival Course we were taught to...

On my Jungle Survival Course we were taught to slice the frond along the back of the spine, fold it over face to face and tie it to our lean to rafters. Next one went halfway over until you reached...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2018, 10:26
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

It's the tenth of the month.

It's the tenth of the month.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2018, 14:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has...

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has impressive line up. It has 100 F15/F16s. 4 Airbus KC135s to be replaced by 6 Airbus KC30As, 10 Lockheed CH/C 130s and a maritime surveillance capability. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2018, 09:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Were? Are. Apart form Kallang of which the Old...

Were? Are. Apart form Kallang of which the Old Airport Road exists the other are still operational civil and military airfields. Sembawang now has an additional high performance runway in addition to...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2018, 08:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Aden had to wait until Johnny Johnson flew in the...

Aden had to wait until Johnny Johnson flew in the topsoil when he was the Commander.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2018, 11:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

The one on the locker door is fairly consistent. ...

The one on the locker door is fairly consistent.

The barrack blocks are exactly the same as the barrack blocks at RAF Heany or Llewellyn Barracks when I occupied them in 1958.

The same beds,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2018, 19:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

This is an IWM pictures of Drigh Road. ...

This is an IWM pictures of Drigh Road.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2018, 15:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

My father was a pilot on 202 from 1947 to 1950 on...

My father was a pilot on 202 from 1947 to 1950 on Halifaxs. A year or so before that he had been ferrying new Halifaxs from the factory to Edzell in Scotland to be broken up. There was a chronic...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2018, 08:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

The old Ju87 had gull wings and a heavily spatted...

The old Ju87 had gull wings and a heavily spatted undercarriage. This would have brought the centre of drag to about the wing roots so it would have been quite happy pointing in any direction. In...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2018, 14:26
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

It's the last 14 ft. that matters.

It's the last 14 ft. that matters.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2018, 07:28
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Fareastdriver

For those who are interested in the History of...

For those who are interested in the History of World War II I have found the Battlefield series on youtube. It starts with France and ends with the surrender by the Japanese. It covers everything...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2018, 15:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

There must be a Doctor of Mathematics on this...

There must be a Doctor of Mathematics on this thread but my understanding is that 100% is the same again so 100% inflation means double the original. 143.7% would give a result that is 1.437 times...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2018, 15:05
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

That's what the website say so maybe the Yanks...

That's what the website say so maybe the Yanks use different figures.

Inflation Calculator | Find US Dollar's Value from 1913-2018 (http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/)

I cannot see them...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2018, 08:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

A bit of research. $70/week..$3,640/annum ...

A bit of research.

$70/week..$3,640/annum

US inflation 1942 to 2018. 1437.1%

$3,640 is now $55,950

In 1942 $3,640 @ US$4/£1 would be £910/annum
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2018, 17:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Born in Shanghai of an American father and...

Born in Shanghai of an American father and British mother. Enlisted in the RCAF in 1940.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2018, 14:51
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Fareastdriver

John Gillespie Magee RCAF also wrote the poem...

John Gillespie Magee RCAF also wrote the poem 'High Flight'. There is a tribute to him by John Denver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wrz715AXqw
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2018, 09:05
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

a P/ O was on Rs500 pm (about £36 pm) As a...

a P/ O was on Rs500 pm (about £36 pm)

As a Pilot Officer on my first squadron in 1962 I got about £45/month net. £5 to the mess for extra? messing and maintenance, About £17 on the bar book and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 12:21
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Virginia Various probably describes South African...

Virginia Various probably describes South African cigarettes. They rocketed from 1/8 for a box of 50 in 1945 to 2/6 in 1957.

Anyway that's what I paid.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2018, 10:55
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Brings back memories of the old Union Castle...

Brings back memories of the old Union Castle Line. Out in 1950 on the Stirling Castle with my parents First class. Two weeks sailing leaving Southampton on a Thursday.

Coming back from...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2018, 18:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Ctrl + will make the picture bigger. Ctrl - will...

Ctrl + will make the picture bigger. Ctrl - will bring it back again.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2018, 19:16
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

One of my old offices, Vampire T11, WZ 590 is...

One of my old offices, Vampire T11, WZ 590 is open at Duxford.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2018, 16:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Apparently on the Harvard when the rear set was...

Apparently on the Harvard when the rear set was empty an inexperienced sole student would wind on too much elevator trim on approach. Were he to overshoot then the nose would pitch up and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2018, 13:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

The Australian markings denote it is a Wirraway. ...

The Australian markings denote it is a Wirraway. The Australians needed a fighting aeroplane in a hurry when the Japanese started moving south. The only thing that they could manufacture was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2018, 20:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

Turkey and PORK SAUCE in an Arab country. Quick...

Turkey and PORK SAUCE in an Arab country. Quick nurse; fan the snowflakes.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2018, 17:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

It was used both ways. Blue goggles/amber...

It was used both ways. Blue goggles/amber screens in Europe and the other way round in the tropics.

https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1946/1946%20-%200611.html

In 1989 General...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2018, 16:17
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

The other way round. The screens were amber and...

The other way round. The screens were amber and the goggles were blue. Those Puma pilots at Benson will see the studs around the windscreen.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 11:58
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

I presume you had the tie; the one with a ladder...

I presume you had the tie; the one with a ladder with just two rungs at the bottom.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2018, 09:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

There was a reverse trade in the 80's where sorry...

There was a reverse trade in the 80's where sorry looking Ladas tucked away in the far corner of a car breakers yard would be bought by eastern European fishing crews. Lack of MOTs wasn't a problem...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2018, 09:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,618
Posted By Fareastdriver

The largesse stretched to their hangers as well. ...

The largesse stretched to their hangers as well. When 103 and 110 moved from Seletar to Changi we took over the Navy hangers on the eastern side of the airfield.
Massive modern hangers and palatial...
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