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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2017, 13:35
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Jenkins - aah thanks.

Jenkins - aah thanks.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2017, 12:01
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Bunta - I was on B - three courses, two with RS...

Bunta - I was on B - three courses, two with RS as boss and one with R B-J. Went off to Neatishead in April 84
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2017, 13:53
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Just a thought - a fellow thespian at school was...

Just a thought - a fellow thespian at school was a guy called Ian Henley. Years later, in 1982 I turned up at the Towers as a newly minted IOT flt cdr (albeit nearly 40 and a retread) to find Ian was...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2016, 09:50
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Lynas - thanks - W

Lynas - thanks - W
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2016, 14:26
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

You should have come to our gites then! No...

You should have come to our gites then! No worries, it just seemed a bit of something interesting. I have an Admin mate who as a gp capt was OC all the little units in Germany a few years back - he...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2016, 17:11
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Gopher - love it

Gopher - love it
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2016, 16:27
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

I am intrigued by mention above of a guy who went...

I am intrigued by mention above of a guy who went from nav to pilot without a course in between - can anyone tell us more
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2016, 09:39
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Nothing out "no Reds" on the RIAT site as at last...

Nothing out "no Reds" on the RIAT site as at last night
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2016, 11:51
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Well, I only flew in a Hercules once after I...

Well, I only flew in a Hercules once after I handed over my job at RAF Mt Pleasant and before I flew north, and very enjoyable it was too, as I have found this thread. Many thanks
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2016, 16:42
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Never used Decca in an aeroplane, but as part of...

Never used Decca in an aeroplane, but as part of the Towers course, in 1965 I spent 2 weeks in one of Aunty Betty's war canoes, HMS Rhyl. As part of the cruise (it was, see later). The somewhat...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2016, 09:49
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Thanks for the memories - signed for those...

Thanks for the memories - signed for those buildings from the contractors in Jan-May 86
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2015, 07:59
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

My older sons' cousins and their parents were...

My older sons' cousins and their parents were among the holiday makers evacuated - when asked the following year what they wanted to do for their holiday, their reply was " Same again please,...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2015, 08:46
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

All set to fly on a S Georgia run early 86, but...

All set to fly on a S Georgia run early 86, but had to butt out as the MPA camp heating system failed (AGAIN, so guess it must have been April rather than earlier) so had to stay behind and liaise...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2015, 10:07
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Lord Cameron, for one, must have started as an...

Lord Cameron, for one, must have started as an AC2 in training, sgt on qualifying for wings, probably missed WO, and ended as MRAF - not bad
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2015, 11:46
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

As a slight aside and following the compo detour,...

As a slight aside and following the compo detour, as a 16/17 year old CCF cadet we went to camp at Lydd, but the grown-ups had forgotten to book the cooks. Selected by schoolmaster masquerading as Lt...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2015, 16:18
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Post 3756 reminds me of a TV advert for the...

Post 3756 reminds me of a TV advert for the Access card - Richard Attenborough and friends in an Indian restaurant trying to apportion the bill - strap line - "Now who had rice?"
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2015, 09:11
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

I remember Jackie and Bridie on FIBS - "Hookers...

I remember Jackie and Bridie on FIBS - "Hookers at Kellys want our knickers for a windsock!" in a broad northern accent
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2015, 11:45
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

There used to be (may still be) a guy runs an...

There used to be (may still be) a guy runs an arty shop in Barnstaple (may even be a former Nav) who has for sale lots of photos of the Herc on Saunton Sands
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2015, 10:44
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Mention of Saunton reminds me of a question in my...

Mention of Saunton reminds me of a question in my mind whenever I go there - how on earth did they close off the beach to ensure no dog walkers, horse riders, people with BBQs got in the way. There...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2015, 10:02
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Have walked often on Saunton Sands - photos are...

Have walked often on Saunton Sands - photos are epic
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2015, 09:21
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Hopefully not the same VSO who wanted the...

Hopefully not the same VSO who wanted the autoland demo on the Tri*
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2015, 16:25
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Well that's two horses for defaulters. However,...

Well that's two horses for defaulters. However, takes me back to the mid 70s when I worked for Norfolk County Council and two years running helped man their stand at the Royal Norfolk Show
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2015, 08:49
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Led to a classic goof - relative of the SK crew...

Led to a classic goof - relative of the SK crew taken into "VIP" part of the Tristar hangar at (then) MPA to be confronted by a wall of photos of the Herc with half its wing missing. Oh dear


RIP...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2015, 11:20
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Hmm, Concorde 002. One of the two nose and visor...

Hmm, Concorde 002. One of the two nose and visor assemblies I production controlled in my year with Marshalls of Cambridge, as it was then. Indeed, whilst I was there Marshalls got the Herc contract...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2015, 10:50
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Used to be that deafness due to weapon firing...

Used to be that deafness due to weapon firing attracted a disability payment, but ISTR that got binned. However, especially in this day and age, might be worth consulting RAFA/RBL/Forces Pension...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2015, 13:43
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Walk softly and carry (what looks like) a big...

Walk softly and carry (what looks like) a big stick. fantastic
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2015, 09:15
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Watched a 3ft couleuvre rocket up the outside...

Watched a 3ft couleuvre rocket up the outside wall of the house into the eaves the other day. Fortunately non-poisonous, and supposed to eat mice - wish it would get a bigger appetite!
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2015, 08:38
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

kilwhang - that punch line is worthy of Frank...

kilwhang - that punch line is worthy of Frank Muir or Dennis Norden punch line from one of their shaggy dog stories at the end of a show (You have to be VERY old to remember them)
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2015, 16:15
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

That's sad, and I am not even a Herc mate. Worked...

That's sad, and I am not even a Herc mate. Worked at Marshalls years ago too, on Concorde nose and visor.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2015, 11:03
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

"Are you sitting comfortably. then he'll...

"Are you sitting comfortably. then he'll begin"
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2015, 12:58
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Dougie M - brilliant story.

Dougie M - brilliant story.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2014, 10:31
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

Recall yacht skipper from Lyneham, not sure if...

Recall yacht skipper from Lyneham, not sure if he was GE flying or ground based, but known as "Salty Sam" - once hauled him over the rail after he fell into the Solent through not being hooked on to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2014, 16:08
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

I was working at Marshalls (Concorde nose and...

I was working at Marshalls (Concorde nose and visor particularly) when MCE got the Hercules support contract. Some amusement shortly after when MCE777, the Chairman's limo, changed from a Bentley to...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2014, 16:51
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

That was before they wore ear defenders in the...

That was before they wore ear defenders in the back of a Hercules then.............
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2014, 14:54
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,561,281
Posted By Wander00

So she was not even PM then - she became PM when...

So she was not even PM then - she became PM when the Conservatives won the election in 1979
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