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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2024, 17:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I often remember with amazement and gratitude...

I often remember with amazement and gratitude another stalwart of this thread. For a long time cliffnemo informed, educated and entertained us. I strongly recommend that any newcomers to this thread...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2018, 15:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

There was a Polish Master Pilot at RAF Llandow in...

There was a Polish Master Pilot at RAF Llandow in the mid 50's. As an ATC cadet, I had the immense but noisy pleasure of sitting in on one of his test flights in a Lincoln bomber. Actually, sitting...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2018, 08:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I am just over half way through Danny's story and...

I am just over half way through Danny's story and thoroughly enjoying it. Thanks Danny and Geriavator for working so hard together to produce it.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2018, 16:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Shipping cars of any vintage to Eastern Europe is...

Shipping cars of any vintage to Eastern Europe is currently huge business. We have a local garage which ships 30 cars a month to Lithuania. The last old car I sold, a very unusual Renault, was bought...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2018, 17:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Danny, Many thanks for that. I am now...

Danny,

Many thanks for that. I am now beginning to get the bigger picture. The book I'm reading is the story of Harjinder Singh who joined No 1 Squadron as a Sepoy (lower than any rank in the RAF)...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2018, 17:21
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I was really surprised to see that the IAF...

I was really surprised to see that the IAF operated the Vengeance (I think that technically that should be the RIAF as I believe that they had the Royal Charter in 1944) The reason for my surprise is...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2017, 15:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

As this thread has been evolving over quite a few...

As this thread has been evolving over quite a few years now I wondered if Roving's mention of 613 Sqdn R.Aux.A.F. might trigger some stories of the weekend warriors who graced our skies until 1957.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2017, 08:21
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Having lived off a diet of war stories through...

Having lived off a diet of war stories through the late 40's and 50's I also grew up to believe that escapees were not allowed to fly on ops over enemy territory. However, George was never captured...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2017, 19:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Actually I think there was another significant...

Actually I think there was another significant factor. - the refusal of the Americans to take on board the Enigma intelligence provided by us ignorant Limeys and to use appropriate defensive measures...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2017, 08:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Hastings Greenland Crash

The book about the Greenland expedition describes the Hastings crash. Apparently, the stunned silence after the crash was broken by the sound of Lt Cdr Brett Knowles tearing down a glacier on skis...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2017, 16:47
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I too had a great aunt living in Jersey...

I too had a great aunt living in Jersey throughout the war. We went to stay with her in 1948 when the effects of the occupation were still very obvious. E.g. the Germans had taken her front gate as...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2017, 20:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Over the years, yes years, this thread has...

Over the years, yes years, this thread has clearly demonstrated its ability to discuss more than one topic at a time. I therefore would love to see those who know far more than I do discuss the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2017, 09:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

ICM, Frank told me that Sgt Price was badly...

ICM,

Frank told me that Sgt Price was badly burned when they crash landed on the airfield that they were attacking. He understood that he was repatriated.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2017, 17:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

ICM, Frank's surname is Southern. He was...

ICM,

Frank's surname is Southern. He was shot down in 1941.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2017, 15:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Sanna, Thank you for your kind words,...

Sanna,

Thank you for your kind words, largely undeserved I think.

It is interesting how this amazing thread takes little twists and turns along the way and now, thanks to you, we have...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2017, 13:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

George Sproates

Sannatuu,

Sadly, Frank passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 98 so I cannot ask him any more about his old friend George Sproates. I can only repeat what I wrote before. The most important...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2017, 09:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Danny, You may recall that you kindly...

Danny,

You may recall that you kindly relinquished your seat by the fire to Frank, our intrepid Beaufighter nav who, at 98, joined as the oldest member of the virtual crew room. (Post 8123)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2016, 16:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

When I was at school, our physics teacher, Mr...

When I was at school, our physics teacher, Mr Pugh, spent a whole lesson describing his accident flying an L5 out of Imphal. Apparently he was following a telephone line through the jungle and was so...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2016, 17:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

My gliding instructor as an ATC cadet, a RN Lt...

My gliding instructor as an ATC cadet, a RN Lt Cmdr, claimed to have had a good war, so much so, that he had a picture of Hitler above his bed. He said that he felt that he should recognise him in...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2016, 07:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I learnt to drive in one of those in 1956. I...

I learnt to drive in one of those in 1956. I never liked Kensitas cigarettes though.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2016, 07:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

A slightly tenuous link from that story to that...

A slightly tenuous link from that story to that of Frank, the resident nav and oldest member of the crew room.

There were two pilots who hit the starboard side of Bismark and recent dives have...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 21:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Frank, the resident navigator and Senior Mess...

Frank, the resident navigator and Senior Mess member told me quite frequently, "whenever things went well, the pilot was given the credit, when they went badly, the nav. always got the blame."
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2016, 10:05
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Since I posted the second episode of Frank’s war...

Since I posted the second episode of Frank’s war story, it is interesting that Danny’s excellent new thread has shown that many, who experienced or witnessed the brutal horrors of what Frank calls...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2016, 13:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Before I continue Frank’s story I have to make an...

Before I continue Frank’s story I have to make an apology. When I said that he put me to shame with his active life style I thought that he was 93. In fact he will be 98 this Summer and my shame...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2016, 10:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Thanks for your encouragement Danny. As one who...

Thanks for your encouragement Danny. As one who grew up on a rich diet of post war biographies I have been brainwashed to believe that those who were chopped from pilot training were not considered...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2016, 15:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I have been Frank’s neighbour for the last 30...

I have been Frank’s neighbour for the last 30 years. At 93 he is nearly 20 years older than me and his busy life puts me to shame. Expressions like “salt of the earth” or “they don’t make them like...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2016, 11:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

The Husky was in fact the last and most powerful...

The Husky was in fact the last and most powerful version of the Auster. As a young lad in the mid 50's, one of the highlights of my year was watching Ranald Porteus, Auster's Test Pilot, carrying...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2015, 08:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

As it was my friend Frank who started this...

As it was my friend Frank who started this discussion about swinging compasses whilst airborne I feel that I should point out that his actual words to me were something like "sort of compass swing in...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2015, 15:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Danny said I must say that was not the...

Danny said

I must say that was not the first thing that entered my mind when I saw these exam papers from 1941
...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2015, 08:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Beaufighter Compass Problems

I asked Frank about the problems with the compass after firing the cannons and he confirmed that it was so. However, he couldn't remember curing it by firing the guns again on a northerly heading...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2015, 15:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I was once told that good carpenters make good...

I was once told that good carpenters make good navigators, or was it the other way round. Well, I have just spent an amazing morning admiring the carpentry of my neighbour Frank and listening to his...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 08:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I do have an accomplice who is much closer to him...

I do have an accomplice who is much closer to him than I am and we are making sure that he at least reads the posts from John Eacott.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2015, 11:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

I am using this thread to try and motivate my...

I am using this thread to try and motivate my neighbour to tell us his story. He is very reluctant.

He was a Beaufighter observer and was shot down in the Med. He was captured and taken to an...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2014, 10:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

Bomber Crew Training in Canada

Danny42C,

Many thanks for your answer to my rather vague question. Prompted by this I have got off my BS and started to do my own research.

I never realised that aircrew training in Canada was...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2014, 11:24
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,844,036
Posted By pulse1

OCU in Canada?

Whilst this thread has temporarily gone back to it's routes to discuss pilot training in the US and Canada, may I ask the great and good a question about continuation training in Canada?

Sadly, a...
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