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Foxy1 · Oct 28, 2020

Awesome that, Adie. It's summat I can relate to.

Adie P · Oct 28, 2020

Foxy1 said: ↑

Awesome that, Adie. It's summat I can relate to.
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Yes, I'm sure you can. Thanks, Foxy.

PM me regarding the 'phone when you get some news/time?

Callumity · Oct 28, 2020

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It was a lovely wee watering hole in Mare Harbour, Falkland Islands. Even more remote! Closed by the Fun Police in HQ BFFI

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OldNick · Oct 28, 2020

Adie P said: ↑

I've pondered long and hard about whether and where to post this but have decided to go with the here and now. 'Here' because there is, I think, something innately awesome about the content of the following 'story'. 'Now' perhaps because, as Remembrance Day approaches, I'm reminded of the deep respect and admiration I personally feel for anybody who serves in the military - in whatever capacity - but none more so than those who serve in active combat situations.

The attached (I hope!) PDF contains a graphic account of a USAF air raid on North Vietnam. I have no views on the rights and wrongs, moral judgements and/or political undercurrents of the particular context of this story (the Vietnam War) and, as an Englishman - and one who has never served - have no direct 'link' to either the conflict or its participants, other than the fact that my very best friend, Paul, is an ex-USN A4 Skyhawk pilot who saw considerable active combat duty in Vietnam and it is he who sent me the story. He also happens to be an amazing engineer and amongst the very best restorers of Norton Manx motorcycles in the world. I digress.

Unfortunately the text of the story was far too long to include in a single post and I felt it would have lost so much of its impact spread over 2, 3 or more forum messages so I have uploaded it as a PDF.

EDIT - IF YOU HAVE ANY STRONG VIEWS ON WAR AND WAR STORIES THEN, PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER TO READ THIS. IT ISN'T INTENDED TO BE A CONTENTIOUS SUBJECT OF DEBATE! THANKS.

As an introduction, this is the text of the message that he included to me as a lead-in to the story – Paul said :-

"Reads like being there. I promise I will never, ever, make fun of SAC guys ever again.

No doubt to me these guys had the biggest ones in the air. I thank God I was in an A4 which carried 2000 pounds max downtown and could low level yank and bank at 500 knots."
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Truly awesome

Foxy1 · Oct 28, 2020

Callumity said: ↑

It was a lovely wee watering hole in Mare Harbour, Falkland Islands. Even more remote! Closed by the Fun Police in HQ BFFI

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HMS Forth, Falklands guard ship.

Don the Don · Oct 28, 2020

Adie P said: ↑

I've pondered long and hard about whether and where to post this but have decided to go with the here and now. 'Here' because there is, I think, something innately awesome about the content of the following 'story'. 'Now' perhaps because, as Remembrance Day approaches, I'm reminded of the deep respect and admiration I personally feel for anybody who serves in the military - in whatever capacity - but none more so than those who serve in active combat situations.

The attached (I hope!) PDF contains a graphic account of a USAF air raid on North Vietnam. I have no views on the rights and wrongs, moral judgements and/or political undercurrents of the particular context of this story (the Vietnam War) and, as an Englishman - and one who has never served - have no direct 'link' to either the conflict or its participants, other than the fact that my very best friend, Paul, is an ex-USN A4 Skyhawk pilot who saw considerable active combat duty in Vietnam and it is he who sent me the story. He also happens to be an amazing engineer and amongst the very best restorers of Norton Manx motorcycles in the world. I digress.

Unfortunately the text of the story was far too long to include in a single post and I felt it would have lost so much of its impact spread over 2, 3 or more forum messages so I have uploaded it as a PDF.

EDIT - IF YOU HAVE ANY STRONG VIEWS ON WAR AND WAR STORIES THEN, PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER TO READ THIS. IT ISN'T INTENDED TO BE A CONTENTIOUS SUBJECT OF DEBATE! THANKS.

As an introduction, this is the text of the message that he included to me as a lead-in to the story – Paul said :-

"Reads like being there. I promise I will never, ever, make fun of SAC guys ever again.

No doubt to me these guys had the biggest ones in the air. I thank God I was in an A4 which carried 2000 pounds max downtown and could low level yank and bank at 500 knots."
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Thanks for sharing that Adie, a lot of decisions had to be made after those strikes, like having done away with guns on fighters and relying on missiles those Mig 21's where an awesome piece of kit for the time. and misjudging the range of those sam's

dilligaf · Oct 28, 2020

Callumity said: ↑

It was a lovely wee watering hole in Mare Harbour, Falkland Islands. Even more remote! Closed by the Fun Police in HQ BFFI

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I never got as far as the Falkland Islands
But I did get posted to Ascension Island to enjoy the sunshine

Callumity · Oct 28, 2020

Refuelled there too. Lump of lava!

Don the Don · Oct 28, 2020

dilligaf said: ↑

I never got as far as the Falkland Islands
But I did get posted to Ascension Island to enjoy the sunshine
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Penguins and the local bennies to play with you did not miss much Dilli, Ascension runway has been out of use for ages now but I bet it would have been sorted if Pritti Patel had got her way to use Ascension as a refugee camp.

JtC · Oct 28, 2020

Adie P said: ↑

I've pondered long and hard about whether and where to post this but have decided to go with the here and now. 'Here' because there is, I think, something innately awesome about the content of the following 'story'. 'Now' perhaps because, as Remembrance Day approaches, I'm reminded of the deep respect and admiration I personally feel for anybody who serves in the military - in whatever capacity - but none more so than those who serve in active combat situations.

The attached (I hope!) PDF contains a graphic account of a USAF air raid on North Vietnam. I have no views on the rights and wrongs, moral judgements and/or political undercurrents of the particular context of this story (the Vietnam War) and, as an Englishman - and one who has never served - have no direct 'link' to either the conflict or its participants, other than the fact that my very best friend, Paul, is an ex-USN A4 Skyhawk pilot who saw considerable active combat duty in Vietnam and it is he who sent me the story. He also happens to be an amazing engineer and amongst the very best restorers of Norton Manx motorcycles in the world. I digress.

Unfortunately the text of the story was far too long to include in a single post and I felt it would have lost so much of its impact spread over 2, 3 or more forum messages so I have uploaded it as a PDF.

EDIT - IF YOU HAVE ANY STRONG VIEWS ON WAR AND WAR STORIES THEN, PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER TO READ THIS. IT ISN'T INTENDED TO BE A CONTENTIOUS SUBJECT OF DEBATE! THANKS.

As an introduction, this is the text of the message that he included to me as a lead-in to the story – Paul said :-

"Reads like being there. I promise I will never, ever, make fun of SAC guys ever again.

No doubt to me these guys had the biggest ones in the air. I thank God I was in an A4 which carried 2000 pounds max downtown and could low level yank and bank at 500 knots."
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Thanks for posting that, Adie P. Real life is better than fiction. What a great read about great men.

Foxy1 · Oct 28, 2020

Don the Don said: ↑

Penguins and the local bennies to play with you did not miss much Dilli, Ascension runway has been out of use for ages now but I bet it would have been sorted if Pritti Patel had got her way to use Ascension as a refugee camp.
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I never set foot ont Falklands. Some of our lads did, mainly t'fleet air arm guys. Some ot ships company did exchanges with army lads on shore. I never set foot on land for 5.5 months.

Ducatitotriumph · Oct 28, 2020

Callumity said: ↑

It was a lovely wee watering hole in Mare Harbour, Falkland Islands. Even more remote! Closed by the Fun Police in HQ BFFI

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I was there on HMS dumbarton castle for 6 months, stuck in 1 place.
2 days before I flew out, a rope got itself around the prop shaft, bent it and that was that.
Cost more to fix it (there were only 2 built hms leeds castle) than to build another so it got towed back (after I left) and scrapped.
Lot's of time spent on duty at 12-4am, watching vultures and penguins!

Ducatitotriumph · Oct 28, 2020

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WOW. Pure Beauty.

SleepyOwl · Oct 28, 2020

Callumity said: ↑

It was a lovely wee watering hole in Mare Harbour, Falkland Islands. Even more remote! Closed by the Fun Police in HQ BFFI

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Wow! The Falklands has changed by the looks of it. Looks almost civilised! Spent a year of my life down there in two x 6 month stints (early 83 and 84). There only was one main harbour in Stanley. The Wildlife was so unused to seeing humans that the birds (feathered variety) would just land on you if you lay down. I remember actually being able to hold a penguin without it struggling at all

On a pretty awesome story we went to South Georgia and 6 of us got off to explore the old whaling station for the day. Strange to be the only people on the island. My second name is "Sprott" which is not exactly common but on exploring the six graves in the old whaling station graveyard, one of them was some distant relation! The chances of me getting off the ship and the name being on the graveyard must have been millions to one.

SleepyOwl · Oct 28, 2020

Triumph launch?

Callumity · Oct 28, 2020

SleepyOwl said: ↑

Wow! The Falklands has changed by the looks of it. Looks almost civilised! Spent a year of my life down there in two x 6 month stints (early 83 and 84). There only was one main harbour in Stanley. The Wildlife was so unused to seeing humans that the birds (feathered variety) would just land on you if you lay down. I remember actually being able to hold a penguin without it struggling at all

On a pretty awesome story we went to South Georgia and 6 of us got off to explore the old whaling station for the day. Strange to be the only people on the island. My second name is "Sprott" which is not exactly common but on exploring the six graves in the old whaling station graveyard, one of them was some distant relation! The chances of me getting off the ship and the name being on the graveyard must have been millions to one.
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The photo is fairly recent with the new ro-ro berth. Didn’t look like that 25 yrs ago! I best remember Commerson’s Dolphins chasing small boats and the LCVP like mini Orca - which are of course dolphins.

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