Speaking as an even longer ex TG9. I never saluted an officer when he/she was out of uniform!!! :rolleyes:

Speaking as a WO with 33 years service – if I caught you lot not saluting an officer who was known to you whilst he was wearing civvies (as per Queen’s Regulations), bearing in mind you are saluting the Queen’s commission and not the individual, you would all be on the square doing drill right now with a bucketload of extra duties to do in what WAS your time off! Now double away you lot – and remember I’ve got my eye on you!:diablo::diablo::diablo::diablo:

They always HAVE to make an error where uniforms and etiquette are involved. Usual ones are rank insignia, inappropriate wings/medals etc. A big fav is the chap marching into the OCs office, he looks (hatless) up from the desk and the chap walking in snaps a salute.

The chap walking in is quite correct to salute his superior officer. In fact, if he met him in the street and his superior was wearing ‘civvies’ he would still be expected to salute. The only one NOT to salute is the hatless superior sitting at the desk. Perhaps the critic should check the facts before going into print!:dev2:

Bokk contact

I have it – it is well worth it – can’t wait for the follow on volumes! You have to order direct from the author at 7 North Meadow, Hutton Rudby, N Yorks, TS2 0LD. Hope this helps.

Tom

ERFTS/EFTS ETC

Try ‘Training for Triumph’ from Woodfield Publishing.

Missed all the furore – thank goodness

Have not been following this thread for a few days, but from the last 10 or so posts it is obvious that someone was very naughty. Whilst I applaud the moderators decision to remove offending posts might I suggest that in future any comments made following removal of such posts be directed between forumites as PM’s rather than clogging up pages of the thread with ‘I agree’- ‘I disagree’ posts. That way we can all get on with reading the really interesting stuff and dusting off our ‘Indiana Jones’ hats and polishing our spades! A great thread being bogged down by long argumentative posts.

Here endeth the moaning!:D

I was the crewman (loadmaster) on that Chinook with my head stuck down the hatch lifting the Bucc! The Bucc had been stripped of almost everything to bring its weight down so we could lift it. We had to keep the fuel load down to achieve it and, if I recall correctly, could only fly it down in 15 minute to 1hr hops via locations where we could refuel from pre-positioned bowsers and at airfields such as Ipswich, where we nearly wrecked the light aircraft park as the ATC controller had not considered the downwash from 20+ tons of Chinook and Bucc! We flew the sortie on 11 Oct 88 in ZA678 and the pilot/captain was Flt Lt Brian Symons. Our route was Honington – Wattisham – Ipswich – Colchester – Shoeburyness. I am sure the Bucc underslung was quite a sight for the locals. Total time to effect the move was 2hrs 45 mins.

Wow!

Terrific photo set. Can’t wait for the captions explaining who, what and where.

Cheers

Tom