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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2023, 11:31
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Sad to announce that Neil Mitchell (Wg Cdr ret’d,...

Sad to announce that Neil Mitchell (Wg Cdr ret’d, ex Whirlwind and Puma QHI) has very recently passed away.

In the mid 1970s, Neil suffered a tail rotor drive shaft failure in a Puma in NI whilst...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2023, 19:04
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

I was once tasked to carry out a post maintenance...

I was once tasked to carry out a post maintenance air test on a Blackhawk (obviously not in NI). Having signed the tech log we walked out to it. As we got closer, we realised that the APU was running...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2023, 08:42
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

We landed our Puma very early one cold wet...

We landed our Puma very early one cold wet morning at St Angelo for a task briefing. As we began to walk towards the guard post, the overnight Gazelle crew (green one) were about to start the rotors...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2023, 19:17
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

The Wessex in the bomb explosion at Warrenpoint...

The Wessex in the bomb explosion at Warrenpoint was an interesting story…is that in the public domain?

(Expatfrance may know, seeing that he was the pilot flying it).
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2023, 13:47
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Just been rereading this very entertaining...

Just been rereading this very entertaining thread.

Having been on detachment there in 1991, I mainly flew the Puma by night with the 100 gallon ferry tank permanently fitted in the cabin and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2023, 13:07
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

They were capable of falling off even when fully...

They were capable of falling off even when fully latched….one Puma came back “bare backed” having lost the “Wendyhouse” apart from the corner where the latch was….and the correctly fastened latch and...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2015, 15:50
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

This right was given back in the early 90s. For...

This right was given back in the early 90s. For about three weeks, probably until the military lawyers heard about it, when it was hastily rescinded.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2015, 07:57
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

... A period of RAF history which seems to have...

... A period of RAF history which seems to have missed out on its share of publicity.

It certainly was - the term "Army helicopter" was always used in the media, even when the helicopter parked in...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2015, 18:03
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

One advantage of flying a type with no tailwheel!...

One advantage of flying a type with no tailwheel! :p

But I did once land at a hotel and after the pax had departed noticed the tail rotor was in a bush!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2015, 17:17
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

I wish I'd taken a photo of the top of the fence...

I wish I'd taken a photo of the top of the fence at Dungannon, where two chunks were missing. Both gaps had been appended with the names of the guilty pilots who had dragged their tail wheel through,...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2014, 09:18
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

In your time, it was a detachment. In later...

In your time, it was a detachment.

In later years it was never publicised that the largest squadron the RAF had (by a long chalk) was the SH Force, actually based in NI.

Definitely not a...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2014, 19:44
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

UNI, I see that you're from Glenanne. If I...

UNI,

I see that you're from Glenanne. If I said that 31st May 1991 was a night I won't forget in a hurry (and wouldn't want to happen again), you would probably know what I meant.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2013, 20:28
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Most Puma ashtrays now reside in the jungle of...

Most Puma ashtrays now reside in the jungle of Belize.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2012, 06:48
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

I think you're looking at the "Swift" badge,...

I think you're looking at the "Swift" badge, rather than the Humming bird.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2012, 12:57
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

There were two or three tailwheel dings on the...

There were two or three tailwheel dings on the fence at Dungannon in my time there in the early 90s. Someone had painted an arrow on the fence pointing to the best one and annotated it "OC A flight"....
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2012, 14:45
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Dundiggin', No, yer older than you think and...

Dundiggin',

No, yer older than you think and yer memory's gone! The photo was taken late 1979 (or it might have been very early 1980). About six weeks after I joined the "other" squadron; I was in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2012, 20:35
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Yes, I'm almost 100% sure that particular photo...

Yes, I'm almost 100% sure that particular photo was taken in Rhodesia, 1979, during Op Agila ("ceasefire" monitoring ops).
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2012, 18:22
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Polyvalent intake protection system was designed...

Polyvalent intake protection system was designed to keep debris and dust from damaging the engines.

The HC1 PIPs could be set to auto so they worked in conjunction with the landing gear.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2012, 15:39
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Yes, the NI situation in the early 90s meant that...

Yes, the NI situation in the early 90s meant that personal photography was discouraged. I have absolutely nil photos of my time there; it didn't occur to me to take any. Having said that, it was dark...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2012, 08:50
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

When the donk stops you're only ever going to go...

When the donk stops you're only ever going to go as far as what you see below the yellow band.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2011, 22:57
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Puma = Flying machine that can hover. Wessex...

Puma = Flying machine that can hover.

Wessex = Hovering machine that could fly.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2011, 22:09
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Except for underslinging work such as in the...

Except for underslinging work such as in the previous photo...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2011, 17:44
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

130 kts? The Puma trick in NI was to get the...

130 kts?

The Puma trick in NI was to get the landing gear up, pull 15 degrees of collective pitch and wait for the "mutual cover" Wessex to call "Buster, buster!" (= Slow down, we can't keep up)....
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2011, 10:22
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

The Wessex needed better camouflage because they...

The Wessex needed better camouflage because they were so slow.

But surely there were only "Army helicopters" in NI. I heard and read it many times, on the news and in the papers, so it must be...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2011, 16:44
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Wizzard, Thankyou and yes, I'm sure that's...

Wizzard,

Thankyou and yes, I'm sure that's correct, in view of the short sortie length, flown from EDUO. But it's very nearly thirty years since I flew that sortie. Scary thought. :(
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2011, 20:44
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Very well done and thank you that man. Task 0813...

Very well done and thank you that man. Task 0813 it was indeed.
Do carry on :D
Now all I have to do is try to remember where Dorbaum was! :O

Was that when you needed the eye patch? :cool:
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2011, 22:18
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Or times. The airframes were moved about a bit. ...

Or times. The airframes were moved about a bit.

I flew XW223 in Belize in January 1980 and Jan 1981.

I also flew it in Germany in May 1981, now a 230 Sqn aircraft.

On 14th August 1981 I flew...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2010, 17:08
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

An ex army colleague told me how they had been...

An ex army colleague told me how they had been warned about "spirited driving" on the peri tracks. One evening he spotted an RAF plod holding a speed camera. He sped up, drove straight past him to...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2009, 15:40
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Caut us interuptus?

Caut us interuptus?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2009, 18:35
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

With a bucket of cold water! That would have...

With a bucket of cold water! That would have dampened his ardour.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2009, 22:39
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

One dark Saturday night we were tasked to land at...

One dark Saturday night we were tasked to land at a very remote location, for a "local" task briefing, a place with a rocket fence and lots of wriggly tin. We shut down and walked around the outside...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2009, 18:18
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

That reminds me of the spoof put on for the late...

That reminds me of the spoof put on for the late Harry Secombe, also there to entertain the troops. This involved a "bus stop". the Wessex was landed somewhere in the middle of nowhere to pick up a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2009, 16:40
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

RUCAWO, cowboy boots? Probably Lex and if so,...

RUCAWO, cowboy boots? Probably Lex and if so, yes, you were right in your worries :p .
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2009, 22:36
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Bearing in mind the season, didn't you mean to...

Bearing in mind the season, didn't you mean to say:

"Currently bored fartless in jet...please send me a turkey...please.

;)
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2009, 22:10
Replies: 794
Views: 484,991
Posted By ShyTorque

Having done that for many nights (although we...

Having done that for many nights (although we never announced it on the radio) we finally got stood down because the aircraft went u/s. We retired for "a quiet Pimms"; of which I had never drunk more...
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