Yeovilton or Culdrose
Well said Widger. Havn't we all been lucky wherever we flew ?
Good luck WeaselRN in your ventures: I'd do it all again, except I would have bought that dormer bungalow on the beach at Sandbanks offered to me for £7200 in 1979 !!! Ho Hum.
Good luck WeaselRN in your ventures: I'd do it all again, except I would have bought that dormer bungalow on the beach at Sandbanks offered to me for £7200 in 1979 !!! Ho Hum.
Well said, Widger!
How lucky you are to have not just one, but two fine bases in decent parts of England!
3 if you include the Booties at Chivenor..
How lucky you are to have not just one, but two fine bases in decent parts of England!
3 if you include the Booties at Chivenor..
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Originally Posted by Tourist
Totally agree scottish beefer about Jungly arrogance.
by many RN aircrew at the moment, but how many are for anything other than turning up and living with nause.
I have ultimate respect for any Jungly involved in the first night trooplift into Al Faw, but how many of your other medals put into that comparison compare with that event?
by many RN aircrew at the moment, but how many are for anything other than turning up and living with nause.
I have ultimate respect for any Jungly involved in the first night trooplift into Al Faw, but how many of your other medals put into that comparison compare with that event?
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Originally Posted by Tourist
Yeah, you can have that one too, you old bu##er!!
Must dash as I have to hit the road and head back to Gods county........Zummmmmmmmmerset.
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Done many years in both Culdrose and Yeov's as bad as each other, actually prefered being at sea!!!
Prestwick on the other hand................ Fantastic
Prestwick on the other hand................ Fantastic
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Originally Posted by WeaselRN
I,m an RN FJ re-tread going through Shawbury at the minute and a little undecided about the future, in so much as somerset vs cornwall, lynx vs merlin, even abo SAR is now possible. Your thoughts and gen would be appreciated.
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Fatobs - well said. (Any poss of FTC SD? You could malinger for a few more years!) SAR is the sport of kings for sure and Scotland is the Rolls Royce of SAR. But shhhh, let's keep it a secret.
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Scottishbeefer.
No Wardroom.
No Cockfights.
No ASW crews on permanent standby to go out drinking with you on days off.
Living off base.
No weapons.
I do not know what the official definition of military is, but I am sure weapons are in there somewhere.
And as to your question about RAF SAR crews, you presume right.
(Well it would be rude to differentiate them from the rest of the RAF wouldn't it?)
No Wardroom.
No Cockfights.
No ASW crews on permanent standby to go out drinking with you on days off.
Living off base.
No weapons.
I do not know what the official definition of military is, but I am sure weapons are in there somewhere.
And as to your question about RAF SAR crews, you presume right.
(Well it would be rude to differentiate them from the rest of the RAF wouldn't it?)
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rafloo - the spectre is always there, SAR(H) will be the biggest hurdle for RN PWK. 2009 has been bandied about but the real answer is no-one knows for sure (FatObs?).
Tourist - not sure the jungly SAR drivers would agree they're non-mil now, and we all have our tales of pre/post SAR military flying. As for weapons, the cut of a SAR wallah's wit is surely the most effective? But seriously - civvy? It's the man not the gun my friend, that makes the military.
AEO - negat the seacat on the Bonne. That has gone the way of the dodo since the drawdown (sadly).
Tourist - not sure the jungly SAR drivers would agree they're non-mil now, and we all have our tales of pre/post SAR military flying. As for weapons, the cut of a SAR wallah's wit is surely the most effective? But seriously - civvy? It's the man not the gun my friend, that makes the military.
AEO - negat the seacat on the Bonne. That has gone the way of the dodo since the drawdown (sadly).
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Cheers on the gen so far chaps. Anyone clued up on how long various RN rotary forces can expect to be away per year. i understand long termism is an impossibility, but current stats and opinions always valued.
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