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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2015, 00:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

I can confirm that my father referred to ROP and...

I can confirm that my father referred to ROP and it's origins, per Danny's post.
An Aussie Merchant seaman was adopted by the parents, he worked tankers and said they would walk along the deck...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2014, 15:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Another thank-you to Danny for this fascinating...

Another thank-you to Danny for this fascinating account of a long and varied career-or should that be carreer, or even car'ere:p

I spent my teens and twenties in Sarfend, watched the VAT HQ being...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2014, 13:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

So many hilarious tales ! Loved Molemot's and...

So many hilarious tales ! Loved Molemot's and MP's tales of derring-do!

IIRC, tha Bond "C" (narrow, rounded nose, projecting front wings with headlights in the ends) was 150cc Villiers...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2014, 22:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

That, as we say up here, ia an absolute dumer...

That, as we say up here, ia an absolute dumer (or doomer):}

I,m still chuckling about it now! -Thanks for that one Danny.

I, m still using a Wylex consumer unit with rewirable...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2014, 22:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

well,Ken, I don't know what's going on, but your...

well,Ken, I don't know what's going on, but your post is 4990 according to my ancient 'puter....and there was a ghost page, which should now be headed bythis post....(see Jet Blast TRABB...for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2013, 23:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

As a non-military, non-flying member of PPrune,...

As a non-military, non-flying member of PPrune, I've been enthralled by this thread since it's inception and continuance by the late Cliff Nemo and RegLe. I have just spent a happy few hours...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2013, 11:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Thank you W8, for post #4107. What's the...

Thank you W8, for post #4107.
What's the chance of another Ukranian survivor being able to pass that eye-witness account to an English-speaker? 100%of buggerall, i'd suggest!
You all have...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2013, 12:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Well, Geri, your light-hearted interlude has...

Well, Geri, your light-hearted interlude has certainly given me a couple of hearty belly-laughs.

you're a natural at this story-telling,-please continue.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2013, 12:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Margaret, I'm so sorry for your loss. Fred would...

Margaret, I'm so sorry for your loss. Fred would probably have been the first to say he'd had a good innings and ,no doubt, quietly chuckled at the irony of the illness to which he succumbed.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2012, 21:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Danny, you were a man of taste and discernment...

Danny, you were a man of taste and discernment with a "Winged Wheel"
The peasantry made do with a Cyclemaster or even the "Powa-Pak"..(remember you could get a very heavy -duty ribbed back tyre...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2012, 14:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Ken...Velo Thruxton with a non-standard "mega" ...

Ken...Velo Thruxton with a non-standard "mega" (megaphone exhaust in lieu of the standard Velocette "flat" silencer with the huge perforated fishtail )
In front of a rover 3 litre coupe, in...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2012, 10:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Danny, Very belated greetings on your birthday. ...

Danny, Very belated greetings on your birthday.
You are proof , indeed, that "three score and ten"is a load of codswallop.
If I make it to your age and keep my marbles like you, I'll be a very...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2012, 12:55
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Greetings, Danny and thank you for your kind...

Greetings, Danny and thank you for your kind words.

I've done a bit more delving and now I'm pretty certain that this is our correspondent:-
LAC Harry Thomas 2217848 released 29 03 1946 ...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2012, 22:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Well, having eagerly devoured this thread since...

Well, having eagerly devoured this thread since it's inception, I can now make a very small contribution.

Petrol-paraffin marine-engine...Morris VEDETTE. start and warm on petrol and then...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2012, 13:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Thanks to all the contributors who keep this...

Thanks to all the contributors who keep this thread alive.
like most, I miss the amusing anecdotes and minutiae of "life in the RAF " that were posted by Cliff and Reg. this ongoing archive of...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2010, 17:13
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

It's been a while since I made any...

It's been a while since I made any contribution.....

So sad to hear of Reg's passing...we all think we're going to go on forever,but we also know that the Grim Reaper is no respecter of...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2009, 16:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

In 1975 or thereabouts, I owned a Lanchester...

In 1975 or thereabouts, I owned a Lanchester "10" of 1947 vintage.

Although a quality car of it's time, such things as a heater were not standard!
the opening windscreen was useful on frosty...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2009, 10:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Ahh...the Beezer Batman... The Wipac Magneto...

Ahh...the Beezer Batman... The Wipac Magneto could be made more reliable with the aid of plastiscene (No WD40 back then!)...I did eventually get one, as everyone in my age-group did.....our sailing...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2009, 12:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Reg. Thanks for another cracking post :) So...

Reg. Thanks for another cracking post :)
So atmospheric, I can just see the Daimler (many readers will not know that it was the Royal car of choice,in those days )

You paint a wonderful image...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2009, 13:32
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Reg. That's a fantastic description of the aerial...

Reg. That's a fantastic description of the aerial dodgems you performed and your summary."organised chaos" is not over-egging the scene.

The thought of that many aircraft, flying that close,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2009, 09:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Happy birthday Reg :D :ok: may you have many...

Happy birthday Reg :D :ok: may you have many more!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2009, 01:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Cliff, As far as I know,rice Paper is still...

Cliff, As far as I know,rice Paper is still available.
My earliest memories are of exotic golden brown disc-shaped comestibles with a piece of almond in the centre and a halo of white paper...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2009, 23:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Cliff, - Thanks for yet another wonderfully...

Cliff, - Thanks for yet another wonderfully clear and comprehensive discourse. :) The illustration is a real bonus.

As in any "team " situation, you all pull together to get the job done,as...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2009, 22:17
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Regle...far from being humbled,you should be...

Regle...far from being humbled,you should be proud that you have such an extensive and eclectic knowledge that has survived all these years.

You forget, perhaps, that I earned a living as a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2009, 16:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Cliff....I assume ICO = Idle Cut Off ? Yes,...

Cliff....I assume ICO = Idle Cut Off ? Yes, I've worked on many a car with that system, but certain models would still pull fuel from the main-jet, sufficient to maintain running...some designs...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2009, 22:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Cliff, not to spoil your tale, but could the...

Cliff, not to spoil your tale, but could the answer to the problem, be as follows..... a lot of taxying on heat-soaked engines, especially if leaned-out, would be susceptible to...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2009, 13:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

^^^^^ As always, you open the window a crack and...

^^^^^ As always, you open the window a crack and give us a glimpse,- you big tease!:}

I, for one, would like to know more about the Berlin Airlift, among the many other subjects you tantalise...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2009, 23:05
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Gentlemen, I thank you for once again, passing on...

Gentlemen, I thank you for once again, passing on your memories and reminiscences. I was absoloutely cracked-up at the thought of "crane-jousting" A sign of the harrowing times you went...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2008, 21:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,829,167
Posted By cockney steve

Gentlemen, I just wish to thank you all for your...

Gentlemen, I just wish to thank you all for your fascinating reminiscences.
The minutiae if your times is what brings them to life....the many "throwaway " comments that must hide another good...
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