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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2016, 21:44
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

The posts regarding co-pilot solos on the OCU...

The posts regarding co-pilot solos on the OCU reminded me that on Beverleys we flew co-pilot mutual ie 2 co-pilots, eng, nav, siggy, and ALM (no qualified captain). On one such sortie at Abingdon we...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 08:27
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

I was on the staff at Thorney at the time, the...

I was on the staff at Thorney at the time, the Capt and Nav had only recently passed through the OCU (not sure about the remainder of the crew). As Brian says, questions were asked about the planning...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2015, 21:04
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Please excuse the thread drift, but the pictures...

Please excuse the thread drift, but the pictures of 181 sitting on the grass and the mention of doors falling off reminded me of an earlier incident at Thorney Island.

Co-pilot training sortie...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2015, 08:58
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Thanks Kilwhang. My most vivid memory of...

Thanks Kilwhang.

My most vivid memory of the transit hotel (probably the only vivid memory as all the rest are very blurred) was in 1969.
On 24 Sqn enroute Muharraq to Changi on the Changi slip....
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2015, 22:28
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Kilwhang, very interesting pics of Changi. Any...

Kilwhang, very interesting pics of Changi. Any idea what happened to the transit messes we used on the Changi Slip?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2014, 12:25
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Looks like a typical bunch of truckies to me...

Looks like a typical bunch of truckies to me -however it looks as if Deano might be awake. Normal situation for a Nav though, staying awake while everyone else sleeps!!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2014, 16:25
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Surely not!! I am sure Dean was following his...

Surely not!! I am sure Dean was following his thirst for knowledge, well 'thirst' anyway. Anybody know where Dean P is nowadays??
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2014, 22:43
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Smuj I bow to your superior knowledge re the...

Smuj

I bow to your superior knowledge re the Corrosion Control Team at Colerne in late '72, but I was talking about the corrosion problem in mid '69 when the aircraft were only 12 - 18 months old....
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2014, 10:28
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

I tend to agree with GreenKnight121. The aircraft...

I tend to agree with GreenKnight121. The aircraft were bought through FMS and not directly from Lockheed. Full training would have been available had UK wanted it but, to be honest, I dont think...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2014, 19:08
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

AA62 A very tasteful pic of the Bev (both of...

AA62 A very tasteful pic of the Bev (both of them).

At least the Bev had buckets of both character and charm - in the same way that a classic car that wont start and keeps breaking down has...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2014, 08:46
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Xercules, I dont remember having designated SF...

Xercules, I dont remember having designated SF crews when I was on 24 in 1968. On the larger stream drops a 'more experienced' crew was generally given the lead. I seem to remember a variety of names...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2014, 21:01
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Re unusual loads, in 1968 we participated in a...

Re unusual loads, in 1968 we participated in a major NATO exercise in N Norway. One of the airfields we used was Bardufoss which for those who dont know was a German fighter base during WW2 and was...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2014, 20:20
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Remember the little brown packages of medical...

Remember the little brown packages of medical samples, ie stools, that had to be carried 'by hand of officer' and were invariably signed for and looked after by the co-pilot.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2014, 14:49
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Just like the rest of the crew, probably using...

Just like the rest of the crew, probably using them to wrap their sandwiches - wouldn't know what else to do with them:*:*:*
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2014, 20:15
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Brian No, I didnt do the Herc course in USA. I...

Brian
No, I didnt do the Herc course in USA. I must have been after you at Thorney, I cant remember the course number, but we started about Aug 1967 and finished Feb 1968. I then went to 24 which...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2014, 20:43
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Smuj S/L Whelch was a flight commander when...

Smuj

S/L Whelch was a flight commander when 24 reformed with Hercs. On one of the very early trips we were approaching an airways reporting point at Helgoland when he came out with the classic,...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2014, 18:50
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Oh Coff!! I cant believe you said that.... the...

Oh Coff!! I cant believe you said that.... the two winged master race have got big enough egos without you over inflating them:eek::eek:

Anyway I still think that a LORAN manual is NOT suitable...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2014, 15:40
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

AA62/MalDrop So what did the Big Green Bags...

AA62/MalDrop
So what did the Big Green Bags contain?

Coff
I am seriously worried about you - firstly by the amount of time you seem to spend on Pprune, and secondly and more importantly, your...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2014, 18:37
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

In 1967/8 the nav kit in the Herc was actually...

In 1967/8 the nav kit in the Herc was actually quite advanced - certainly space age in comparison to the Beverley. We kept the US C12 compass system, (possibly as would have been just too complex to...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2014, 11:30
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

AA62 I am showing just how much I am out of...

AA62
I am showing just how much I am out of touch with the truckie world now - when did the Herc squadrons split roles? When I left Hercs end 1971 all the squadrons did everything and tactical...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2014, 07:54
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

I wonder whether the 'nav turning his oxygen mask...

I wonder whether the 'nav turning his oxygen mask into a blow torch' incident had anything to do with it?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2014, 14:22
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

AA62 and others... In 1976 we had a number of...

AA62 and others...
In 1976 we had a number of Herc ALMs posted onto Nimrods, amongst them some ex instructors from my time at T Island. ISTR they fitted in extremely well, certainly the one on my...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2014, 13:57
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

AA62 I dont know how many crews there are on a...

AA62
I dont know how many crews there are on a Herc Sqn nowadays. In 68 we had 24 crews on 24Sqn in 2 flights of 12. I think we were the only transport sqn that flew in constituted crews rather than...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2014, 12:41
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

AA62 Started the OCU around Sept67 - 18 months...

AA62
Started the OCU around Sept67 - 18 months on 24 then to the OCU. Left Hercs end of 71 and never went back. Ended up in kipper fleet.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2014, 10:34
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Two interesting tales from AA62 and gopher - ...

Two interesting tales from AA62 and gopher -

One of the (few) advantages of the Bev was the ability to do a combined drop. 2 MSPs down below and 30 troops in the boom and drop them on one run. By...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2014, 22:05
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Thanks for the offer Coff - I am away from home...

Thanks for the offer Coff - I am away from home for a while so dont have access to pics. When I get hold of them I will take up your kind offer of advice.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2014, 14:34
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Coffman I can see arguments for both locations...

Coffman
I can see arguments for both locations - however navs were supposed to concentrate on where they were going rather than where they had been so wrong person to ask! Also I never got to such...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2014, 12:33
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Always wondered what the Loadies were doing down...

Always wondered what the Loadies were doing down the back - this thread provides the answer - taking photos! :O:O:O
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2014, 18:56
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

There was a GPMG 'fit' for the Beverley also...

There was a GPMG 'fit' for the Beverley also firing out of a para door. Unfortunately with the enormous sponson and fixed undercarriage just forward of the door the field of fire was very limited and...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2014, 17:11
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

Lots of comments on this thread from/about GEs....

Lots of comments on this thread from/about GEs. When did Herks start flying down the route with GEs? Dont remember carrying them when I left LA in 69 - or is this another sign of my ever increasing...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2014, 21:57
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,569,120
Posted By nimbev

JATFOR and 36 ship formations were OK when the...

JATFOR and 36 ship formations were OK when the weather was good - it was when you ran into bad weather and had to abort the low level that things became scary. I remember incredibly convoluted...
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