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Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2017, 08:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Thanks for all the good wishes, there will be a...

Thanks for all the good wishes, there will be a wee dram or two tomorrow in his memory.

Anyone wanting a full copy of his pre war and wartime story, download here:...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 08:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

A good innings for a Beaufighter driver

Danny et al,

Just a note to let you know that Dad died last Thursday, the Memorial Service will be this coming Friday 8th December in Mt Martha on the Mornington Peninsular. He had a great life...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2016, 21:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Dad was at the Shrine for the ceremony on the...

Dad was at the Shrine for the ceremony on the ground. I was in Canberra, but the Australian War Memorial had their rememberance on the day rather than on the Sunday :(

BP, how many have room for...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2016, 13:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

We thought Omega to be the bee's knees when...

We thought Omega to be the bee's knees when flying single pilot offshore across the Timor Sea from Derby to just off Timor-Leste. 2nm accuracy was much better than ADF and a map!

Although when we...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2016, 12:32
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

It's still not the end! Dad has these two...

It's still not the end!

Dad has these two images, although we're not too sure that the second one is of his old home, where he was born: 8 York Road, Chingford E4. After the V2 hit :sad:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2016, 18:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

FED, Dad has a few more to go but to date all his...

FED, Dad has a few more to go but to date all his posts have been from the memoirs that he put together for us when he got his first computer. There are many more that he sometimes recalls when we're...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2016, 11:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, you are jumping way too far ahead! ...

Danny, you are jumping way too far ahead!

I'll ask Dad to update the story but you may have to be patient ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2016, 21:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Union Jack; did you read my post about the rank...

Union Jack; did you read my post about the rank status at the time of the photo? As with MPN11 I was an HSP entrant and went through the system as both a Cadet and a Midshipman, I did manage to learn...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2016, 11:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

What's the date on your commission? That will be...

What's the date on your commission? That will be when you were commissioned.

Yes, on graduation from BRNC on the Supplementary List one was a Midshipman until the age of 21. So if you were over 21...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2016, 10:31
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

If you thought that you were commissioned whilst...

If you thought that you were commissioned whilst a Naval Cadet because of that letter, then I fear that you have long been under a false assumption. A Cadet is an officer under training, as is a...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2016, 09:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

An Acting Pilot Officer is a commissioned rank,...

An Acting Pilot Officer is a commissioned rank, whereas a Midshipman is not.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2016, 22:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

A/POs still outrank the lowly Midshipman!

A/POs still outrank the lowly Midshipman!
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2016, 10:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

I thought they were panel floodlights?

I thought they were panel floodlights?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2016, 08:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Best guess? Camera mount. There are a few images...

Best guess? Camera mount. There are a few images around with varying nose mods

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/4566566294_bb2007545d.jpg
...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2016, 22:27
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Dad is bumbling around darkest Norfolk at the...

Dad is bumbling around darkest Norfolk at the moment, visiting the Old Dart. No doubt there'll be another instalment soon :D
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2016, 11:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

And is this photo close enough Dad? X X-ray,...

And is this photo close enough Dad? X X-ray, maybe even a 603 kite, complete with inflated dinghy alongside the port wing! Dad also omitted to mention that his other bit of 'luck' was that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2016, 11:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, It's the Prisoner of War Medal...

Danny,

It's the Prisoner of War Medal (http://www.awardmedals.com/allied-ex-prisoners-of-war-medal-p-607.html), but Dad has much more of his story to tell before we get there so I'll get GBH of...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2016, 22:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, The RAAF wear shoulder boards, and...

Danny,

The RAAF wear shoulder boards, and they ditched the dark blue back when Pontius was a pilot. At least, a long time ago ;)

The bush jacket is a very lightweight material, the iPhone photo...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2016, 22:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, Not only does Dad still fit his RAAF...

Danny,

Not only does Dad still fit his RAAF uniform (he will be leading his Odd Bods again in uniform this year in the ANZAC Day parade in Melbourne) but he still has this old jacket in fine...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2016, 22:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

We had a similar issue with the local brew in...

We had a similar issue with the local brew in Bombay which we found was due to the glycerine content. Fix was a glass of water, upend the full bottle of beer and the glycerine would settle to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2016, 10:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

This was linked in a post on another thread;...

This was linked in a post on another thread; delighted that the morbid outcome didn't apply to Dad :ok:

"When a Beau goes in" (http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/beau.html)

When a Beau goes...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2016, 09:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Dad was young: just 20 years old! Egyptian...

Dad was young: just 20 years old!

Egyptian PT was a common expression in the RN, along with 'studying the deckhead rivets'.

I'll try to co-ordinate with Dad for a series of photos that I have...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2016, 02:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

A few dollars well spent on a collection of tales...

A few dollars well spent on a collection of tales worthy of the Mil Forum :ok:

The author (Graham White) spent his flying time as a sergeant and then Warrant Officer pilot, so you can understand...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2016, 20:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, Since this is an international forum,...

Danny,

Since this is an international forum, many of us cannot view the BBC and are 'out of the loop' for your discussion on moving Egyptian antiquities.

But Dad did get to Egypt in his time,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2015, 03:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Just for you, Danny: all the way from 1942, with...

Just for you, Danny: all the way from 1942, with the sepia paper scanned to look like new ;)

(Mind you, I thought you old codgers would have read AP 1234 during training? Hmmmm....)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2015, 00:06
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Back to the previous discussion about compasses,...

Back to the previous discussion about compasses, I have an almost pristine copy of AP 1234 Volume 1, 1941 last amendment was number 5 dated Sept 1943. Dad's mate Len Coulstock owned it.

Anyway, in...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2015, 22:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

As an ATC cadet on 27(F) Chingford Squadron I,...

As an ATC cadet on 27(F) Chingford Squadron I, too, haunted the Link room to hiss and sigh my way around in the hope that my track scratched out on the Crab would match that of the underlying map. 53...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2015, 08:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, Instrument flying is in our family...

Danny,

Instrument flying is in our family DNA, since I have had an IR since (about) 1969! Your admonition about flying over lit towns, etc, holds little for a Navy pilot used to flying over the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2015, 02:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, The Oxford wingtip is not so much an...

Danny,

The Oxford wingtip is not so much an object as a hole: as mentioned already, for ground handling.

Dad, I'm sure, was referring to his metaphorical 'wings of gold', since I carried a set...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2015, 18:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Good to see the old codgers catching up but...

Good to see the old codgers catching up but Danny, be aware that it's well past Dad's bedtime when he's exchanging posts with you at 01:00 :p

:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 09:24
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

The pilot had his own hatch, just aft of his...

The pilot had his own hatch, just aft of his seat. We were standing on it when looking at the office, but didn't use it because a) it would have been more difficult for Dad, and b) we couldn't find...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 19:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

603 (City of Edinburgh) out of North Africa.

603 (City of Edinburgh) out of North Africa.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 09:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Interestingly enough, Dad had no problem finding...

Interestingly enough, Dad had no problem finding the release handle for the overhead escape hatch in the cockpit, much as happened 72 years ago.

Only back then, after releasing the hatch, he...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 03:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Shoehorned? Well, I did find a deadlift of ToM up...

Shoehorned? Well, I did find a deadlift of ToM up the steps was...challenging. The rear hatch is in the on the right of this photo, you can see the one and only kick-in step that the youthful crew...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 01:06
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,214
Posted By John Eacott

Danny, Dad is registered here, but whether I...

Danny,

Dad is registered here, but whether I can induce him to post is yet another story ;)

Briefly, he and his observer (Bob Pritchard) were picked up after bobbing around for 24 hours and...
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