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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2023, 19:26
Replies: 71
Views: 22,159
Posted By BEagle

If I was still 15, would I apply to join the RAF...

If I was still 15, would I apply to join the RAF I joined in the 1960s? Absolutely I would!

If I was still 15, would I apply to join the RAF of today? NO WAY!!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Mar 2023, 09:50
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

Aeronautica Lombarda AR (Assalto Radioguidato)...

Aeronautica Lombarda AR (Assalto Radioguidato) flying bomb. After getting the thing airborne and releasing the undercarriage, it was intended to be abandoned by il pilota coraggioso before radio...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Mar 2023, 23:30
Replies: 12
Views: 798
Posted By BEagle

That's a coincidence, Haraka! My other half's...

That's a coincidence, Haraka! My other half's late father was also groundcrew on 221 Sqn. She doesn't have many photos of him, but he certainly served in Malta with 221 in 1942.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2023, 18:19
Replies: 53
Views: 12,426
Posted By BEagle

The rumour I heard was that when the dog was...

The rumour I heard was that when the dog was spotted in the last few minutes of the film (as 'Barnes Wallis' and 'Guy Gibson' are walking together), some film luvvie asked an airman whether he'd...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 17:47
Replies: 53
Views: 12,426
Posted By BEagle

RAF Faldingworth was never a missile site, but...

RAF Faldingworth was never a missile site, but was a secure storage site for nuclear weapons until Polaris took over the dterrent commitment in 1969; Faldingworth closed in 1972.

The nearest Thor...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 23:53
Replies: 65
Views: 8,176
Posted By BEagle

Always the best moose-trappers down route too!

Always the best moose-trappers down route too!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 17:22
Replies: 280
Views: 90,170
Posted By BEagle

USS Pueblo again?

USS Pueblo again?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 07:59
Replies: 1,086
Views: 363,438
Posted By BEagle

pr00ne, yes, add the nonsense of PFI. I...

pr00ne, yes, add the nonsense of PFI. I understand that the current AAR aircraft operated by the RAF costs the defence budget in excess of £1M per day?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2023, 19:40
Replies: 71
Views: 22,159
Posted By BEagle

Remember those little stickers which used to say...

Remember those little stickers which used to say "The purpose of the air force is to fly and flight. The purpose of those who don't is to support those who do" or somesuch?

Long before snowflake...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 22:09
Replies: 92
Views: 20,655
Posted By BEagle

Current TAF: EGYP 091920Z 0921/1015 33015KT 9999...

Current TAF: EGYP 091920Z 0921/1015 33015KT 9999 FEW025 BECMG 0921/0924 34016G26KT 520003 PROB30 TEMPO 0922/1015 VRB07KT 560003 PROB40 TEMPO 1000/1015 34026G36KT 530003 PROB30 TEMPO 1004/1009 SCT006...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 22:04
Replies: 92
Views: 20,655
Posted By BEagle

When the TicToc at MPA learned of aircrews'...

When the TicToc at MPA learned of aircrews' requests for the latest TAF for EGYP, some dim pongo wondered why we were interested in the Egyptian weather.....
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
8th Mar 2023, 09:04
Replies: 33
Views: 2,028
Posted By BEagle

ICAO Annex 10 states that “123.45 Mhz shall be...

ICAO Annex 10 states that “123.45 Mhz shall be designated for use as an Air-to-Air communications channel to enable aircraft engaged in flights over remote and oceanic areas, out of range of VHF...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2023, 14:51
Replies: 71
Views: 22,159
Posted By BEagle

Bring back the days of "No stick - no vote!" to...

Bring back the days of "No stick - no vote!" to silence the penguins!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2023, 12:26
Replies: 126
Views: 28,009
Posted By BEagle

Hi Courtney Mil - hope life's treating you well...

Hi Courtney Mil - hope life's treating you well in France?

Did you have audio AoA in the FG1? I don't recall it in the FGR2, just the gauge and chevron indicators. We had audio AoA in the Bucc...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2023, 10:46
Replies: 87
Views: 25,453
Posted By BEagle

Some years ago when the Earth was still cooling,...

Some years ago when the Earth was still cooling, I was told to go from Brize to Ramstein and back for a 'TLP planning conference' as the Spams couldn't just ring us up and ask, it seems...
...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2023, 08:06
Replies: 87
Views: 25,453
Posted By BEagle

Photocopiers....??

Photocopiers....??
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2023, 09:42
Replies: 17
Views: 2,600
Posted By BEagle

I went to Biggin Hill in July at the age of 15...

I went to Biggin Hill in July at the age of 15 having already passed 8 'O' levels at 14. A few days of tests, interviews and hangar stuff, which seemed pretty straightforward, then I won my RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2023, 18:11
Replies: 15,830
Views: 16,488,683
Posted By BEagle

Nope - so much ill informed garbage flying about...

Nope - so much ill informed garbage flying about as it is. I only bother noting the official MoD statements.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2023, 10:23
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

chevvron, you are correct! It is indeed the...

chevvron, you are correct! It is indeed the Mitchell - Procter Kittiwake!
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
15th Feb 2023, 23:52
Replies: 11
Views: 615
Posted By BEagle

The CAA dropped the '3 flights all with the same...

The CAA dropped the '3 flights all with the same instructor' clause when the EASA Aircrew Regulation was amended several years ago.

The definitive requirements are as stated in FCL.740.A, which is...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Feb 2023, 06:40
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

This shouldn't take very long to be identified: ...

This shouldn't take very long to be identified:


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/239x145/quiz_c2e643fc100f2415a6ba5cd4f35454deccb7dca4.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2023, 16:52
Replies: 164
Views: 53,713
Posted By BEagle

You might know that, but it came across that...

You might know that, but it came across that 'nothing works' and that trained members of the ship's company had had to become garbage collectors. Also that the comms terminal just didn't work, with...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2023, 12:23
Replies: 164
Views: 53,713
Posted By BEagle

Notwithstanding the antics of that clown, the...

Notwithstanding the antics of that clown, the fact that so many ship's systems seemed to have failed is rather disturbing. These carriers are surely supposed to be our most modern warships?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 16:27
Replies: 103
Views: 19,036
Posted By BEagle

How on earth extra resources could be made...

How on earth extra resources could be made available to the RAF for pilot training is frankly beyond me. Some 57 UK aerodromes where the RAF once flew have closed since I joined in 1968, for one...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Feb 2023, 23:00
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

Short Sturgeon S1 it was indeed, oxenos! You...

Short Sturgeon S1 it was indeed, oxenos!

You have control!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Feb 2023, 08:50
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

Not the XF-11. Which had a much longer nose as...

Not the XF-11. Which had a much longer nose as well as radial engines.....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2023, 21:27
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/457x159/quiz_7d5d69fe83f979a8719f7afb47860e426ad5eaec.jpg
Should be fairly easy!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 23:47
Replies: 164
Views: 53,713
Posted By BEagle

If that sailor was really being chased by Russian...

If that sailor was really being chased by Russian heavies, where were his shipmates? Surely they look out for each other on runs ashore?

I gather that SNLR means 'Services No Longer Required'?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 22:49
Replies: 113
Views: 22,278
Posted By BEagle

Berets? Oh dear me no. I managed to avoid...

Berets? Oh dear me no. I managed to avoid wearing one of those wretched things ever since I finished officer training.

I'm not sure which is worse - 'chip bag' or beret....
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 15:18
Replies: 1,086
Views: 363,438
Posted By BEagle

I read that in 1948, peacetime manpower level for...

I read that in 1948, peacetime manpower level for the RAF of 245000 was considered appropriate, down from around 1100000 in 1945. This included 144 operational flying squadrons, each with 4...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2023, 13:02
Replies: 8
Views: 926
Posted By BEagle

From Action Stations 8: There is no...

From Action Stations 8:



There is no mention of Airwork in the entry for Prestwick in Action Stations 7.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2023, 09:38
Replies: 1,086
Views: 363,438
Posted By BEagle

Although I'm fully aware that the Nimrod AEW3 was...

Although I'm fully aware that the Nimrod AEW3 was never operational, I didn't realise that 11 aircraft were in the original order, only that 8 aircraft were in various stages of production when the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2023, 08:21
Replies: 1,086
Views: 363,438
Posted By BEagle

So the RAF went from 8 x Nimrod AEW3 (on which...

So the RAF went from 8 x Nimrod AEW3 (on which £1Bn had been spent before it was binned) to 7 x E-3D, to be replaced by 5 x Wedgetails.....to now only 3?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2023, 11:47
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

C'est le Potez 840, je crois?

C'est le Potez 840, je crois?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2023, 16:23
Replies: 3,860
Views: 526,719
Posted By BEagle

An aircraft with little wings....??

An aircraft with little wings....??
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