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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2016, 08:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Good story in the hometown local rag today. He's...

Good story in the hometown local rag today. He's looking very sprightly at (by my count) 94 too!

First flight since 1944 | The Border Mail...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2016, 07:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Not only. Shot down Luftwaffe pilots coming to...

Not only. Shot down Luftwaffe pilots coming to earth in Eire soon found themselves in the clink. RAF pilots in the same circumstance were back on duty shortly thereafter (after a dram or two of...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2016, 13:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

The last Omega tower in Australia was demolished...

The last Omega tower in Australia was demolished lasy year after a base jumper killed himself trying to jump off it. 1,400 odd ft.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2016, 05:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

My deepest condolences to you and your family,...

My deepest condolences to you and your family, Sir.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2016, 11:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Fantome, for what it's worth, World...

Fantome, for what it's worth,



World War Two Nominal Roll (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=1078417)

...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2016, 11:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

K ration review. The guy is a bit of a space...

K ration review. The guy is a bit of a space cadet but he keeps it entertaining

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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2016, 07:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2016, 13:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

This is a pretty good doco on the Beau. Lots of...

This is a pretty good doco on the Beau. Lots of gun camera footage and interviews (1hr 28min).

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Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2016, 15:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

DFCP, see B-Dienst here; ...

DFCP, see B-Dienst here;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-Dienst

The problem with the German system was that it was so fragmented that by the time that any any information gathered was passed on...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2016, 07:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Point of order. The esteemed Capt. Cook didn't...

Point of order. The esteemed Capt. Cook didn't discover Terra Australis, he was just the first European to 'claim' it. The Dutch beat him by ~160 years, hence the name 'New Holland'.

It's unlikely...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2016, 14:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Danny. My heart skipped a beat when I read your...

Danny. My heart skipped a beat when I read your message reminiscent of Titus Oates. How it jumped for joy learning that you have been discovered safe and well. The world (not just the PPRuNe world)...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2015, 07:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Danny, for info the RAAF did fire 'shots in...

Danny, for info the RAAF did fire 'shots in anger' using the Vengeance, albeit only for a 6 week period in New Guinea.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2014, 07:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Danny, I'm not sure if this partly answers...

Danny,

I'm not sure if this partly answers or not, but there is an e.book on the Arnold Scheme on Google Books "The Arnold Scheme: British Pilots, the American South, and the Allies By Gilbert...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2014, 02:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Danny42C, Please allow me to take a little...

Danny42C,

Please allow me to take a little time-out here to simply say 'thank you'.

I am ex-mil. I am now an Air Traffic Control instructor with my national ANSP. I am 45 years of age.

I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2014, 05:47
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Warmtoast. Your last photo is a great shot. You...

Warmtoast. Your last photo is a great shot. You might recall it captured my attention so much on another occasion that I spent some time on it to liven it up a bit. I erroneously posted a draft of...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2014, 08:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Danny, another wonder of the interweb you may...

Danny, another wonder of the interweb you may enjoy

http://www.rafcommands.com/
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2014, 14:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Chugug2, When war broke out in Europe, the...

Chugug2,

When war broke out in Europe, the British Air Ministry prohibited private flying and most domestic air services. Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd, at the time in the process of...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2014, 12:53
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

One thing that has always intrigued me is what...

One thing that has always intrigued me is what the Glider Pilots were supposed to do after they had successfully put their charge down behind enemy lines? Were they 'infantry' trained, did they stay...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2014, 06:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Danny, it would seem the former. The Bigsworth...

Danny, it would seem the former. The Bigsworth Board was the creation of Air Commodore Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth CMG, DSO and bar, AFC (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Bigsworth) , a pioneer...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2014, 06:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Red smoke: Rocket juice! Thats an awesome photo...

Red smoke: Rocket juice! Thats an awesome photo :thumbsup:
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2014, 10:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/h3mpy/1CABB...

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/h3mpy/1CABB9E5-1C6D-4A61-868C-1223AB5C84C3_zpstcyxum90.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2014, 10:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Chugalug, the other AFU's were (O)AFU (observer)....

Chugalug, the other AFU's were (O)AFU (observer). Despite the name they were for Navigators and Bomb Aimers. My grandfather trained at 10 (O)AFU at Dumfries in 1943.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2014, 09:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

Danny, Like anything on the interweb I'm not...

Danny,

Like anything on the interweb I'm not sure of it's credibility, but there is a good read on the BFTS scheme here;

http://www.5bfts.org.uk/articles/history/fullhistory.aspx

In part,
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2014, 06:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

http://www.ciaranbrown.com/martindale.html ...

http://www.ciaranbrown.com/martindale.html

The plumber himself, in his own words
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2008, 03:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,914
Posted By Hempy

best thread on Pprune - probably ever.

best thread on Pprune - probably ever.
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