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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2024, 16:56
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

Hi Stuart, have you enough information. I have...

Hi Stuart, have you enough information. I have written extensively about my time in the RAF which include officer training, pilot training and related stuff. I can put some more info on here but if...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 08:35
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

See what you mean. Mk 3 helmets and later were...

See what you mean. Mk 3 helmets and later were green I believe. Mk 2 helmets were white and with a single tinted visor. 🤔
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 20:29
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

The flying helmet in 1972 was a Mk 2A. I kept the...

The flying helmet in 1972 was a Mk 2A. I kept the shell of my Mk 2A through various upgrades and modifications until I dropped it in the mid to late 80s. By then it was a Mk 3C and was replaced by a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 09:16
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 09:13
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

RAF literature from the 70s.

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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 08:51
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

Morning Stuart, on a rainy day in Lincolnshire I...

Morning Stuart, on a rainy day in Lincolnshire I will see if I can help.
Russ would have joined straight from school or civvy street and done his Officer Training at RAF Henlow. Graduate entrants...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 14:45
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

My last watch was a Seiko but I never had a...

My last watch was a Seiko but I never had a chronograph. Probably issued in late 80s. You would never be able to use the stopwatch element under flying gloves and needing both hands to fly the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 07:57
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

Stuart, Russ would have flown this aircraft at...

Stuart, Russ would have flown this aircraft at RAF Valley.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1466x1026/img_0273_dc30ec16008565d346bea8e338f57946a7ac16d8.jpeg...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 07:50
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

Nutloose, none of those. A pilot’s watch never...

Nutloose, none of those. A pilot’s watch never had a stop watch facility. It was issued when you joined and replaced if damaged or inaccurate. I had 6/7 in my career and the best and most accurate...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 14:03
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

Hi Stuart, when wings were awarded moved around...

Hi Stuart, when wings were awarded moved around over the years and Russ would have done his Basic Flying Training at RAF Linton on Ouse or possibly RAF Church Fenton. BFTS was split into basic and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2024, 18:14
Replies: 40
Views: 12,640
Posted By Cannylad

Hi Stuart, I was at RAF Valley, RAF Brawdy and...

Hi Stuart, I was at RAF Valley, RAF Brawdy and Lossiemouth with Russ. He was good fun, a talented pilot and well liked by students and staff during training. At Brawdy he was having problems with air...
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