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Never Volunteer
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Woody » Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:43 am
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What did you do at work today :-o
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Welcome here, PN, and as to the administrators of TOP, Wanking Wobbie and all, may the fleas of a billion camels infest their groins and may their...
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Last post by Capetonian
Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:58 am
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How to win in Afghanistan
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by Sisemen » Tue May 30, 2017 11:55 am
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This is, apparently, part of the much vaunted Australian contribution to the effort in Afghanistan. A bunch of obese senior girlie officer...
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Tsk. Not much 'diversity' there.
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Last post by fin
Wed May 31, 2017 3:35 pm
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Front Line Squadron Manning
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by Sisemen » Thu May 11, 2017 3:50 pm
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The following was picked up from another site but it makes for interesting reading. It is a bit long but well worthwhile ploughing through it. I...
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Excellent precis of the problems!
Excessive budget cuts, stupid wars, civilianisation.
I put those on my PVR form 25 years ago. I wasn't the only...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed May 24, 2017 1:53 am
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Martin Baker In Court
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Ex-Ascot » Thu May 18, 2017 6:34 am
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This has taken long enough. They have saved many lives including some of my colleagues but there are questions to be answered here.
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Ah om - but were you able to do the line engine man's tap dance on the spine to make the damned Avpin starter work... =))
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Last post by Boac
Thu May 18, 2017 9:50 pm
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A good bollocking?
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Boac » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:07 pm
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I see the first female RAF Squadron Commander is in place (a navigator), taking over 12 Sqn (Tornado). Would you get a good dressing down and a good...
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Valid points,but ... the last fix before reaching the target would not have been 7 hours ago, so might well be relevant with regard to a useable wind...
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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Wed May 03, 2017 1:00 am
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A true end of an era!
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ian16th » Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:23 am
The last SAAF survivor of the Warsaw Flights: Rev. Bryan Jones has passed away at 17.30 on 16th February.
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Last post by ian16th
Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:23 am
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A-10
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by MoreAviation » Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:45 am
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It looks like the venerable, nay redoubtable, A-10 will live to fight another day as it becomes clear to some in the US congress that there is no...
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I appears that the gloves might have to come off... I suspect that the F35's CAS feet of clay might be revealed if this comes to pass...
Lawmakers...
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Last post by More Aviation
Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:25 pm
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Not a good idea to shine your torch at military jets.
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:34 pm
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Mind you, I don't think his lawyer was on his side by describing him as being like Victor Meldew! :D
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NZ Air Force camped out at our local non-ATC controlled airfield last year, and installed a temporary ATC "Caravan", but complete with self...
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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:47 am
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Swiss Air Force crash in the Alps
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:16 pm
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Anyone found any more information? Any ideas as to the possible cause of the accident?
Condolences to the family of the pilot.
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Hmm - I fancy hard-wiring is a better idea for them....
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Last post by Boac
Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:36 pm
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Sinking feeling
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Woody » Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:17 am
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Must of been longest few seconds of pilots life :YMAPPLAUSE:
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One advantage of a prop. instant lift as well as thrust.
Being US navy there was not any official way of heading to the bar as per tradition but I...
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Last post by boing
Fri Sep 02, 2016 8:31 pm
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Upgraded Typhoon
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ian16th » Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:51 am
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Is this upgraded Typhoon going to be too much for a lone pilot to handle?
Can the Typhoon be modified to fit in a WSO? It is beginning to look too...
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"his display only visible due to the glow of the afterburners"
Have seen an F-111 with afterburners disappear into cloud and all you could...
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Last post by 500N
Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:13 pm
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Royal & Ministerial Aircraft
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Ex-Ascot » Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:44 pm
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I was under the impression initially that RAF No.10 Sqn were going to just refit a Voyager into role as required as we did with the VC10. It appears...
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'It only had the aircrew in it and they wouldn't let us scruffy types inside it!'
Security probably.
Once took a gleaming Queen's Flight Andover...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:07 am
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Ospreys
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by
OFSO » Fri May 27, 2016 6:35 am
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As I was walking up the Thames yesterday a couple of Ospreys came clattering overhead past City airport. Are they the Cousins or does the RAF possess...
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Shouldn't an Osprey be a reciprocating engine built by Rolls Royce?
Following that well respected line of Buzzard, Condor, Eagle, Falcon, Goshawk,...
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Last post by ian16th
Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:34 pm
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F-16 oh dear.
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stuart » Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:03 pm
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A Norwegian fighter jet has accidentally machine-gunned a control tower with three officers inside.
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Thanks. I read it many years ago.
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Last post by 500N
Wed Jun 08, 2016 10:03 pm
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B-52 crash at Guam
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54Phan » Thu May 19, 2016 1:18 pm
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A B-52 crashed and burned at Anderson AFB, Guam yesterday morning, at about 8:15 A.M.. The entire crew survived. Apparently it was from Minot AFB in...
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Thank you, ian16th!
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Last post by 54Phan
Thu May 19, 2016 3:15 pm
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Last post by 500N
Fri May 06, 2016 8:16 pm
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MoD admits flying nuclear materials between UK and US
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Ex-Ascot » Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:22 pm
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Who the heck is this Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt Sub Lt (Reserve). What ever happened to all the MCs and the like who used to hold this post....
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And for every such movement into my secret East Anglian RAF base I had to be airborne in a Sea King along with my Special Safety Team as soon as the...
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Last post by Sisemen
Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:09 am
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First North Korean Longe-range Nuclear weapon?
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Boac » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:55 pm
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OK - where will the first one (or more) go - and why?
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China could, of course, squash NK. The trouble being that SK and NK are not separate countries, they only have a cease fire border not a national...
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Last post by boing
Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:38 am
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Military helicopters collide near Hawaiian island of Oahu, 12 missing
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admin » Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:03 pm
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Two Marine helicopters collided off the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, according to reports.
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Sara...
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The Search is done....no sign of the Twelve Crew Members.
The Cost of Freedom just went up again!
Hand Salute Marines!
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Last post by Sasless
Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:38 pm
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A new slant on 'Where are my bags'?
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Boac » Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:26 am
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"Say, Honey, where did you pack that Hellfire..."
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Many years ago a famous bit of graffiti was appended to a BA ad for Concorde. It went something like this with my comment in brackets and the...
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Last post by Airborne Aircrew
Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:55 pm
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What's Happening in The RAF?
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by Sisemen » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:42 pm
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Getting a bit of feedback on social media that suddenly there seems to be a great bubble of unrest in the RAF. It may be something to do with pay...
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With acknowledgments to egoat:
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Last post by om15
Fri Jan 08, 2016 3:35 pm
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US Unmanned aircraft - what now?
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Boac » Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:54 pm
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I am a little perplexed by what appears to be the raging success of the amazing X-47B (mixed carrier ops/aerial refuelling etc etc) to read that the...
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Agreed - stunning. Don't tell RyanAir..................... =))
:D
Due to regulations, they will still have to have a pilot in the cockpit and...
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Last post by 500N
Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:25 pm
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USAF activity over Grantham
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by Sisemen » Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:57 pm
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My daughter is reporting lots of USAF F15 activity over/near Grantham with, apparently 1 v 1 engagements. Anybody got any gen?
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Some of my neighbours made some disparaging comments about the noise
so I asked them what, exactly, was their problem.
"That is PART of the...
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Last post by Tom Joad
Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:07 am
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Vulcan XH558 - almost the end of an era
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500N » Sat Sep 12, 2015 8:28 pm
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Vulcan XH558 - almost the end of an era
With the Avro Vulcan XH558 having a bit of a nose wheel problem last week and I notice that it was a no show...
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Tried to watch it on the Planes TV live stream on You Tube. What a fiasco! The stream froze for much of the time, then when it came back it should...
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Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:57 pm
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Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:46 am
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