Charlies Shinpad
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Senior Service all day long
Done it once and would do it all again but with less drinking !!
Done it once and would do it all again but with less drinking !!
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- Thread starter Honky Tonx
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Assuming its the letter I've seen online, he comes across as a right prat-and-a-half.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
Same here. Great times with great people.
1066familyman
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Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
I spend a fair bit of time at RAF bases and can honestly say he isn’t alone. There appears to be a disproportionate number of cock wombles serving in the RAF. The junior ranks seem fine, but as soon as they make senior NCO they turn into complete and utter twats. I am generalising but when the officers seem more normal than the SNCO’s you know all is not well.
My Dad was in the RAF for most of my childhood, so I can agree entirely with your assessment from personal experience.
m20gull
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Only because they cancelled it (well, a version of it).
(From Wikipedia) During flight tests the YF-12As set a speed record of 2,070.101 mph (3,331.505 km/h) and altitude record of 80,257.86 ft (24,462.6 m), both on 1 May 1965,[9] and demonstrated promising results with its unique weapon system. Six successful firings of the AIM-47 missiles were completed. The last one was launched from the YF-12 at Mach 3.2 at an altitude of 74,000 ft (22,677 m) to a JQB-47E target drone 500 ft (152 m) off the ground.[13] One of the Air Force test pilots, Jim Irwin, would go on to become a NASA astronaut and walk on the Moon.
The program was abandoned following the cancellation of the production F-12B, but the YF-12s continued flying for many years with the USAF and with NASA as research aircraft.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
My Dad was in the RAF for most of my childhood, so I can agree entirely with your assessment from personal experience.
Apparently my Grand father was a snowdrop (RAF copper) according to my dad he was an absolute arse.
Honky Tonx
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Put that light out
smudge
Up the Albion!
No I haven't.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
When I first went to Northwood the snowdrops were part of the 'security'. Thankfully the Royal Marines took over.
daveinprague
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I was at Northwood for a bit. CinCEastlant
Coalburner
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- May 22, 2017
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RAF for me. Dis 5 years with them in the 1950s. Despite advanced years, would go back again IF they gave me either B1B Lancer or a JAS39 Gripen to play with, or maybe a SR71 Blackbird
aberdare seagull
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m20gull
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The RAF wouldn't have me in 1979 so they can do one. I think I'll sign up as a conchie
Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
Think I'd fail the Battle Fitness Assessment nowadays,but fit a bipod for my SLR on a disability scooter and I'd be back in like a shot!
Just found my ideal OAP AFV!
Just found my ideal OAP AFV!
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Hampden Park
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- Oct 7, 2003
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Royal Navy. -...- .-.-.
I'd forgotten about the Gripen - I'll take one of those too, please.