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January 31, 2012 at 5:50 pm in reply to: UK Phantoms AOA gauge/indexer #1080816

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Quote – ‘Do you know if they were fitted in the spots I mention?’

They were indeed fitted as you describe.

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January 31, 2012 at 1:56 pm in reply to: UK Phantoms AOA gauge/indexer #1081144

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They were fitted as standard on all F4K/M aircraft from new.

AP101B-901-15A (for FG1) AP101B-902-15A (for FGR2) Part 1 Chapter 2 refers.

April 21, 2011 at 7:59 pm in reply to: What type of ID (dog) tags were in use in 1950's & 60's? #1076415

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Can anyone confirm whether these were ‘service specific’ – ie did they have RAF stamped on them? It seems the WWII ones did

My dog tags, composite and metal are marked ‘RAF’ (I’ve just looked!)

April 21, 2011 at 8:55 am in reply to: What type of ID (dog) tags were in use in 1950's & 60's? #1076925

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As I recall the dog tags I was issued (early 1980’s) were of the twin composite material (Reg and Green) type, which were only replaced with a metal pair in the early to mid 1990’s. The composite type had been in continuous use since WW2 with all the armed forces

HTH

October 19, 2010 at 4:20 pm in reply to: WANTED: Good home for the Harrier GR9 #1103154

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Defence Review Fouga23, bye-bye Harrier force, Bye bye Nimrod MRA4, Bye bye bases. Black day for the RAF.

You missed out Sentinel!

October 15, 2010 at 10:11 am in reply to: Phantom production numbers #1108638

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‘Phantom: Spirit inthe Skies‘ edited by Jon Lake, details the F4 from block 1 to block 67 as 5,068 built in the US, with a further 127 Mitsubishi license built examples, giving a total of 5,195.

September 21, 2010 at 2:32 pm in reply to: Which air force is this from! #1138809

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May I suggest Royal Netherlands Air Force, the crown looks familiar to that used by the Dutch royal family

June 8, 2010 at 8:44 am in reply to: Bruntingthorpe Latest #1124050

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Similarily the seat isn’t ‘zero-zero’ capable so your far safer to climb out .

David – sorry you’re are incorrect, the Buccaneers Mk6 seat is/was Zero/Zero capable. The fitting of the rocket pack to the Mk4 seat made it so.

The seats and MDC in all the Bruntingthorpe Buccaneers, and I believe all other ejection seat equipped aircraft that are ‘ground’ based there, have been deactivated.

November 30, 2009 at 10:47 am in reply to: Gulf War Victors #1124560

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Handley Page Victor K.Mk 2

Based at Muharraq, 8 aircraft deployed.

XH 671 ‘SLINKY SUE’ later ‘SWEET SUE’ (41 Mission symbols)

XH 672 ‘MAID MARION (52 mission symbols)

XH 161 No Name (44 mission symbols)

XL 164 ‘SAUCY SAL’ (41 mission symbols)

XL 190 No Name (20 mission symbols)

XL 231 ‘LUSTY LINDA (16 mission symbols)

XM 715 ‘TEASIN TINA’ (8 mission symbols)

XM 717 ‘LUCKY LOU’ (42 mission symbols)

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