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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2023, 21:11
Replies: 16
Views: 3,178
Posted By NRU74

Is 'pontifex' still on this site ? He could give...

Is 'pontifex' still on this site ? He could give some useful info pre 2003.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Mar 2023, 17:39
Replies: 15
Views: 1,094
Posted By NRU74

At the risk of thread drift to dj6- I flew...

At the risk of thread drift to dj6-
I flew (obviously as a pax) from Manchester early last year and I got to the head of the main security queue where one of the staff was then allocating pax to the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Mar 2023, 18:00
Replies: 50
Views: 3,071
Posted By NRU74

I always take a pic of the boarding pass on my...

I always take a pic of the boarding pass on my fairly old iphone so there's never any need for a broadband connection.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Feb 2023, 17:02
Replies: 2,631
Views: 520,626
Posted By NRU74

LTNman I think it probably was Greenline rather...

LTNman
I think it probably was Greenline rather than National Express as 757 rings a bell.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Feb 2023, 15:33
Replies: 2,631
Views: 520,626
Posted By NRU74

No need to use the DART. About 15 months ago my...

No need to use the DART.
About 15 months ago my flight from Luton was cancelled because of snow and I couldn't get back oop northish because of snow. I got the National Express coach from the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2023, 19:01
Replies: 2,631
Views: 520,626
Posted By NRU74

The Luton.gov.uk (Luton - Our Services) says it's...

The Luton.gov.uk (Luton - Our Services) says it's for, amongst others, concessionary pass holders and Luton residents can get a half off the fare.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2023, 12:25
Replies: 2,631
Views: 520,626
Posted By NRU74

Fortunately for us old buggahs if we need to use...

Fortunately for us old buggahs if we need to use Luton we can use our concessionary bus pass and travel free !
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2023, 13:53
Replies: 17
Views: 2,600
Posted By NRU74

I went to Hornchurch in 1960 when I was still 16....

I went to Hornchurch in 1960 when I was still 16. Joined in '61.
(I'd never come across the term 'Test in Advance' until I read it here.)
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 13:38
Replies: 115
Views: 62,319
Posted By NRU74

I shot a young wild boar at Brüggen in c '76....

I shot a young wild boar at Brüggen in c '76. There was a 'High Seat' off the longer road from 431MU to the Golf Course.I chose to shoot one of the several younger ones as the sow could be both tough...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2023, 20:06
Replies: 113
Views: 22,278
Posted By NRU74

Slight thread drift - Anyone know where I can...

Slight thread drift -
Anyone know where I can 'gift' my Mess Kit - I don't want anything for it but perhaps someone can make a donation to a charity of their choice. It was made when I was 18 - over...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Jan 2023, 17:33
Replies: 21
Views: 1,695
Posted By NRU74

Mr Mac, For Palma drive the extra 30 miles to...

Mr Mac,
For Palma drive the extra 30 miles to Liverpool and use EZY, much less hassle than Man and easy (no pun) parking within a few hundred yards to the terminal.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2023, 19:57
Replies: 34
Views: 6,701
Posted By NRU74

I did the RAF Aircrew Selection at Hornchurch in...

I did the RAF Aircrew Selection at Hornchurch in 1960. One of the exercises was to cross a bottomless gorge with an explosive which was about to detonate.
One of the chaps said that if it was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2022, 19:18
Replies: 557
Views: 222,923
Posted By NRU74

Remember this, wasn't it in Air Clues and didn't...

Remember this, wasn't it in Air Clues and didn't he get a 'Good Show' or whatever it was called ? Also wasn't he Polish ?
Forum: Tech Log
6th Dec 2022, 18:38
Replies: 107
Views: 11,041
Posted By NRU74

In the seventies I was at Marham on a Victor K1A ...

In the seventies I was at Marham on a Victor K1A and we were doing a Practice Pan with the examiner on board with the number four at flight idle, and on what was then called an overshoot, he called...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2022, 17:46
Replies: 47
Views: 9,706
Posted By NRU74

I bought his Citröen DS19 - not the best...

I bought his Citröen DS19 - not the best purchase in my life !
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2022, 19:13
Replies: 47
Views: 9,706
Posted By NRU74

60 years on I can still remember the sequence -...

60 years on I can still remember the sequence - PWFY,QLUB,DXRS,MJGZ,CHKVN and AOITE followed by 1-5 and 6-0 followed by the punctuation.
It must have been a very tedious task, On day one we had di...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2022, 20:32
Replies: 47
Views: 9,706
Posted By NRU74

I was an ex V Force AEO In the 60s and 70s we...

I was an ex V Force AEO
In the 60s and 70s we communicated with HQ Bomber/Strike Command which had the call sign NRU74 - none of us had their own callsigns.
Also, if you needed to use first class...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2022, 18:16
Replies: 164
Views: 90,548
Posted By NRU74

I went to a fairly ordinary Grammar School and we...

I went to a fairly ordinary Grammar School and we sang it each lunchtime !
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Nov 2022, 20:51
Replies: 18
Views: 2,367
Posted By NRU74

Anyone got any stats on how many rear crew...

Anyone got any stats on how many rear crew survived from V Bombers.
I remember when I was on the OCU at Gaydon in '63 that the rear crew had got out of a Victor ?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Oct 2022, 17:07
Replies: 25
Views: 2,865
Posted By NRU74

Since no Valiant Navs have responded, as a...

Since no Valiant Navs have responded, as a sometime AEO on Valiants I'll have a go with some help perhaps from sandym.
The CRT had some odd name like the Universal Indicator and was used for GEE 2...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2022, 20:04
Replies: 119
Views: 25,872
Posted By NRU74

On Victors, if you diverted, you had to pack it...

On Victors, if you diverted, you had to pack it yourselves ....and it was an absolute barsteward to do. No SE guys to help, you needed one of those giraffe thingies and three of you carried it up...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Sep 2022, 19:57
Replies: 5
Views: 1,989
Posted By NRU74

My EZY flight on Friday, S of France to Liverpool...

My EZY flight on Friday, S of France to Liverpool canx. I've just booked to do NIC to Luton on Saturday. Not the end of the world especially if I can screw the train fares, extra parking @ Liv etc...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2022, 09:32
Replies: 79
Views: 14,861
Posted By NRU74

Joined '61 that's 1961 not 1861 !

Joined '61 that's 1961 not 1861 !
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2022, 20:18
Replies: 79
Views: 14,861
Posted By NRU74

Talking of shreddies -are Drawers,Short,Cellular...

Talking of shreddies -are Drawers,Short,Cellular still issued to Officer Cadets ?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2022, 19:42
Replies: 35
Views: 8,309
Posted By NRU74

Beags, I was 65 in 2008 and I spent some time...

Beags,
I was 65 in 2008 and I spent some time doing the maths and considered in my case it wasn't worth it, so I didn't take the option.
Looks like you'd foregone about six and a half years of...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2022, 15:53
Replies: 47
Views: 14,923
Posted By NRU74

Do you get monkey pox ?

Do you get monkey pox ?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2022, 18:09
Replies: 94
Views: 14,843
Posted By NRU74

Did XB259 always have the large props ? I seem to...

Did XB259 always have the large props ? I seem to remember that one of the Beverleys -possibly the Farnborough one- had smaller props similar to a Brit's props.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2022, 17:26
Replies: 1,016
Views: 529,343
Posted By NRU74

Given the latest Monkey Pox stats I suspect that...

Given the latest Monkey Pox stats I suspect that the latest Jet2 email advert saying 'Don't monkey around, these deals may swing on by' followed by a set of monkeys and bananas may not be one of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2022, 12:38
Replies: 94
Views: 14,843
Posted By NRU74

GeeRam Could you give a bit more info please ? ...

GeeRam
Could you give a bit more info please ?
(asking for a friend who's going to the Beverley Assn Reunion in Sept)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jul 2022, 14:48
Replies: 20
Views: 6,079
Posted By NRU74

At Abingdon in the sixties the chief WRAF was a...

At Abingdon in the sixties the chief WRAF was a Squadron Officer Bobbie Stannard and the first Order in one of the Station Routine Orders was a Parade. It said 'Wg Cdr D H M Chandler Officer...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2022, 10:24
Replies: 173
Views: 34,148
Posted By NRU74

Beamr, I should make it clear that it was the...

Beamr,
I should make it clear that it was the table leg that caused the problem.The then Stn Cdr was Gp Capt Peter Harding (now deceased) whose career ended as CDS c20 years later because of 'other'...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2022, 20:34
Replies: 173
Views: 34,148
Posted By NRU74

Wasn't the Brüggen Andover departure delayed by...

Wasn't the Brüggen Andover departure delayed by c 30 min because HRH and a few of the entourage hadn't got their duty free bottle and 200 hundred ?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2022, 19:44
Replies: 173
Views: 34,148
Posted By NRU74

I went to two lunches with her, one at Brüggen...

I went to two lunches with her, one at Brüggen and one at Marham.
At the Brüggen one the mess had brand new tables, but because of the shape of the Dining Room it appeared at the 'Practice' lunch...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jun 2022, 18:15
Replies: 12
Views: 1,211
Posted By NRU74

Was in Nice T2 last Friday and they've installed...

Was in Nice T2 last Friday and they've installed lots of charging points - was pleased so I didn't have to access the cleaner's vacuum socket with my long lead to recharge my old phone.

Re SHJ - I...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2022, 20:00
Replies: 173
Views: 34,148
Posted By NRU74

I remember the V Force had pre and post flight...

I remember the V Force had pre and post flight meals - presumably organised originally by one of Bing Cross's minions. What the rules didn't seem to specify was 'when'. 'Off route' you could dine ...
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