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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2018, 16:26
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Station Adjutant, Shurely?

Station Adjutant, Shurely?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2018, 10:31
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

You really should't do that. An awful lot of...

You really should't do that. An awful lot of elderly ppruners will have had a mini panic - me included.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 22:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Ex Cranwell cut no ice whatsoever. Suitable...

Ex Cranwell cut no ice whatsoever. Suitable experience and an ATPL were what counted. This is all a bit off thread.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 17:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Cranwell just before I was 18, so on the General...

Cranwell just before I was 18, so on the General List. Chose to leave at 38 having done just over 20 years total.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 12:26
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Yes, but I was a mere 38 years old

Yes, but I was a mere 38 years old
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 11:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

I left the R.A.F. 37 years ago on Sunday and...

I left the R.A.F. 37 years ago on Sunday and still the sight of the 10th on a calendar triggers exactly that thought. Obviously I am not the only one.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2017, 15:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Interesting to see that a Colonel Clutterbuck was...

Interesting to see that a Colonel Clutterbuck was also on the panel. Read a book by him years ago on the Malayan "Emergency". He emphasised the importance of keeping the local villagers on side with...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2017, 11:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

FED, you beat me to it.Ref the Beverley,I posted...

FED, you beat me to it.Ref the Beverley,I posted this some time ago on another forum
It sounded good in French - " il y avait un grand corbeau noir" .
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2017, 21:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

The refusal to accept British advice to institute...

The refusal to accept British advice to institute a convoy system was largely due to Admiral King's dislike of the British
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2017, 22:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

In the second half of the War,Supermarine had put...

In the second half of the War,Supermarine had put a lot of time and effort into a Spitfire "replacement" with a re-designed wing with a higher critical Mach number, the Spiteful.
When this was...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2017, 21:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

I, too, had always thought that was the case....

I, too, had always thought that was the case. However I bought a facsimile copy of the R.A.F Pilots Notes for the Catalina, ( the non amphibious version - the R.A.F. operated very few of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2017, 12:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

The in-flight refuelling systems used as late as...

The in-flight refuelling systems used as late as 1950 still relied on the looped hose and grapnel technique. Trying to do this over the North Atlantic at night does not commend itself. Granted, under...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2017, 21:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Come on Danny - the crew room isn't the same...

Come on Danny - the crew room isn't the same without you. And besides, we're running out of clean coffee mugs.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2017, 11:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Bought my Hillman Minx on arrival at Kinloss for...

Bought my Hillman Minx on arrival at Kinloss for the Shackleton course in 1964. FGS 947 - funny how things like that stick in the memory. Many trips from Kinloss to Bath, where my parents lived, with...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2017, 19:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

I had the same Minx/bottle combination, around...

I had the same Minx/bottle combination, around '65. As I recall, if used on the motorway, as much water went up my sleeve as on to the windscreen.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2017, 12:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Particularly if you are asymmetric. Every level...

Particularly if you are asymmetric. Every level off would upset both the pitch trim and the rudder trim.
Did a lot of ACR7 approaches, but never remember a step down. All but my basic training was...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2017, 20:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Good to have you back.

Good to have you back.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2017, 21:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Flies spread disease. But not if you keep them...

Flies spread disease. But not if you keep them done up.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2017, 13:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

I recall a report in Air Clues (must be true) in...

I recall a report in Air Clues (must be true) in the mid 60's of a similar situation in reverse.
Undercarriage jammed in up position. On downwind leg, stop one engine, crank prop to E-W. On final,...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2016, 10:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Early Ansons

Early Ansons
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2016, 14:24
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

In 1927, 4 Supermarine Southampton flying boats...

In 1927, 4 Supermarine Southampton flying boats of the Far East Flight left the U.K. They flew in stages to Singapore, on around Australia and the South China Sea and back to Singapore. The aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2016, 14:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

The King's pipe in Falmouth is still there.

The King's pipe in Falmouth is still there.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2016, 18:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Tawau and the Membedai rang a few bells. During...

Tawau and the Membedai rang a few bells.
During Confrontation, 205, the resident Changi Shackleton Sqn. was reinforced by successive detachments from the U.K. Sqns. and so I was out there in March...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2016, 12:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

"The same applied to Kokkinelli, I believe." ...

"The same applied to Kokkinelli, I believe."

Nothing wrong with Kokkinelli.

Kebabs always gave me a headache, though
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2015, 12:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

The Watergate Bay Hotel was commandeered and...

The Watergate Bay Hotel was commandeered and became the Officers Mess for St. Mawgan.
It was later used for Officers married quarters. (My Sqn Cdr. lived in one in 64-65.) It was not released until...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2015, 19:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,632
Posted By oxenos

Stanislaw Wandzilak was C.F.I. of 5 F.T.S. at...

Stanislaw Wandzilak was C.F.I. of 5 F.T.S. at Oakington when I was there in 64. Subsequently a Group Captain.
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