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Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2015, 11:30
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

The 'Mill' in the early noughties: ...

The 'Mill' in the early noughties:
http://home.btconnect.com/aeroartist/A2puma.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2015, 07:14
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

According to the book RAF Rotors published in...

According to the book RAF Rotors published in 1996, RAF Wessex HC2 XT671 wore 'D' on 72 Sqn.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2012, 15:41
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

The wendy housing was not originally painted...

The wendy housing was not originally painted black but may as well have been due to the soot. By 1980 they had a black panel on them which itself tended to get blurred edges due to more soot. If...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2012, 08:34
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

Those Sioux photographs are a credit to Army...

Those Sioux photographs are a credit to Army Aviation and the techs that serviced them :D

I have been to that location hundreds of times and never once thought of the buildings that caused...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2011, 16:29
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

13,6 I am sure that AJ RIP used to tell me...

13,6

I am sure that AJ RIP used to tell me on frequent occasion that that was the diameter of the Bell 47 tail rotor. Why I needed to know really is one of lifes mysteries.

A timely reminder...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2011, 10:36
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

You must be really old!! 'Seldom' will be along...

You must be really old!! 'Seldom' will be along in a minute to remind you that there is no place here for you after retirement. :=

You will be telling us stories about BEAVER next :}
...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2011, 09:05
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

Touch'e :ok:

Touch'e :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2011, 07:26
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

Now you are assuming that I meant the IFF ident...

Now you are assuming that I meant the IFF ident button.
Never assume, because........

I meant the little hand held gadget that had many, many noises that was usually particulary annoying when...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2011, 06:08
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

The said USL had a published limiting speed of...

The said USL had a published limiting speed of 70kts!
It became unstable between 75-90 knots.
The instability could be 'flown through' and out the other side by Puma.
'Allegedley' :E

Overtaking...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2011, 16:19
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

I believe that Flip-Flop had a rear-view mirror...

I believe that Flip-Flop had a rear-view mirror mounted on an extendable aerial for the purpose of monitoring his Crewman. He also had boot laces that you could tie together :E
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2011, 05:54
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

On 18 May 1941 the Bismarck had left its berth in...

On 18 May 1941 the Bismarck had left its berth in Gotenhafen (now Gdynia) along with a fleet including the heavy cruiser Prince Eugen and three destroyers. Their mission was known as Operation...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2011, 11:47
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

2FTS (Shawbury) aircraft were never painted...

2FTS (Shawbury) aircraft were never painted two-tone green. Therefore the aircraft must have been re-roled SH either with Sixty at Benson or 72 at Aldergrove. A guess would be Aldergrove as I am...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2010, 05:28
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

On mals links; replace the final "s" with an "n"...

On mals links; replace the final "s" with an "n" to get photos rather then tiny thumbnails.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2010, 14:58
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

This will be me thinking; "Where do I know that...

This will be me thinking; "Where do I know that white church from?", closely followed by an appreciation of how much we wrongly take for granted on a daily basis when you can enjoy viewing such...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2010, 21:34
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

It is the Emerald Isle after all: ...

It is the Emerald Isle after all:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4288454227_f70d7a3909.jpg
Sometimes NVG is the mutts nuts, sadly not always.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2010, 07:58
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

I once witnessed a cab have an 'RT failure' when...

I once witnessed a cab have an 'RT failure' when a life saving medivac to Dublin was about to be cancelled, despite having a premature baby already on board and en-route.

The Captain may well have...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2010, 19:37
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

The other end of that particular pendulum came...

The other end of that particular pendulum came with the advent of pocket sized GPS. Even on a particularly dark night, little in the way of ambient light to make NVG even vaguely effective in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2010, 05:32
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

Second only to the guy who in 2 years never (at...

Second only to the guy who in 2 years never (at ground level) left the wire once. What a waste.

For me the high point of several Dets/Tours was finding a 3 year old toddler that had gone...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2009, 15:58
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

The sh*t tanks were usually empty by the time...

The sh*t tanks were usually empty by the time they arrived at BBK anyway.
It is very fertile the landscape of South Armagh.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2009, 19:39
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

Is there anywhere in the Province that wasnt a...

Is there anywhere in the Province that wasnt a temporary HLS?

Any photos from Prince Andrews Province Golf Course Tour?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2009, 15:40
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

230 Execs circa '95: Who knows. Red nose. ...

230 Execs circa '95:

Who knows.
Red nose.
F**k knows.
Brown nose.

Navy executing Tigs, and recording the subsequent OCs chat for all to share.

The street Cortina being rolled at a Mess...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2009, 15:55
Replies: 794
Views: 485,579
Posted By Tiger_mate

Fat Sharon was at Omagh in PuF(NI) days. I dont...

Fat Sharon was at Omagh in PuF(NI) days. I dont think that she ever attended the 'Ranks of the services' lessons in recruit training. However she could do her job as Buzzard very well, and that is...
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