We have actually had a few ATC-students, that were too intelligent. Sailed through the initial tests, but never progressed very far in on job training. It is just a convenient way to sort applicants.

5 nautical miles and 1.000 feet are my favourite numbers. 😉

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I believe John Cooper has more take offs than landings in one of his list! 😉

C-47, now OY-BPB, in – and after – Danish air force service.
T-33, about 30 hours, half at night.
TF-35, AT-155, Draken.

Best of all, P-124, Chipmunk, solo! (Now in the USA)

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Watched the new BBC feature on D-Day yesterday. Even though there was a few “computer” Spits (I think) (The Merlin sound was real) attacking Rommel it was very interesting. In Danish TV there was some “local” stuff. (Denmark was occupied and called the “Cream Front” by German soldiers. That was not the case in the skies above though!) Anyway, thousands of Danish sailors joined the Allies, and was largely forgotten afterwards. Interviews with: One, that was torpedoed several times and sailed petrol to the Normandy beaches. One joined the Canadian Army and was going ashore at D-day. (They had to buy their own “bodybag” and bring with them!) Finally a Spitfirepilot, Kjeld Rønhof, joined the “Little Norway” Flying School in Canada. Of their 30 man class three (3) survived the war. He was also above Dieppe in 42 and reckoned that as turning point in the air war. (But of course a disaster on the coast).

Finally a question: In the b&w news we see again and again a single engine fighter weaves through the ships at a few feet. What is it? Spitfire, Bf109 or what?

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Eric Margolis irritates me in some of his points: 450.000 killed Japanese (32%)? Wasn’t the Soviets VERY late in opening an Eastern Front? Who the H*** is saying that Schröder is celebrating? Maybe he came to show his respect to the dead – all of them! A fine gesture, that he (the Germans) was invited this time. Certainly the Soviets suffered huge losses and was crucial in winning the war. And yes, there are countless “What if…” possibilities. (What if Germany and USSR had remained “friends” after they split Poland in 1939? What if Stalin hadn’t killed all his generals before the war? etc. etc.)That we honour the D-day losses doesn’t mean we forget the Russian sufferings.
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Any “fireballs”? – when unburnt fuel suddenly flashes – on purpose (F-111) or due to a fault. There was “that” SR-71 with two of them!
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PS. Great honour to the Draken “double-delta” – the F-16XL.

Moore has one problem. He manipulates wildly: Ex. “Happy people dancing in the streets of Baghdad (under Saddam).” Well, they had better do – or had their heads lobbed off. This makes his arguments all too easy to brush off by his opponents. Guns, drunken drivers – interesting discussion. But my “gut-feeling” about Moore is that his success has caught up with him. Hate GWB – fine! Calling it a documentary. I’m not so sure?

Yes, Hughes helicopters (now Mcdonnell Douglas) was one of his companies.

[QUOTE=skypilot62]The Royal Green Jackets – They were unique in being the first line regiment to wear less comspicuous green instead of the red uniforms of the day. They also have a faster pace of march than most other units. ]

Which explains why they survived so long 😉

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(Warrant Officer)

(For too many years!)