Love this one: “Aim toward the Enemy.”
– Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

😀 😀 😀

Great find Andy

Its on the side of the M72 ’66mm’ LAW rocket launcher if memory serves 😉

And that’s why I asked about nationality, not place of birth. Like nationality of service it can be misleading. Like most whites of the Raj, Gibson would have had a British passport and nationality (I presume) and certainly would not have regarded himself as ‘Indian’.

James, I was only being technically correct in that statement, I would agree that Gibson would most certainly not have regarded himself as ‘Indian’. Maybe that why the Dog had the name that it had.

Dr.Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb.

Last line from Lt Zogg (B-52 Nav/Bomb) ‘What about Major Kong?’, of course Peter Sellers was also going to play Major Kong, until he fell off the H-bomb during filming and endded up in a wheelchair. Mien Fuhrer I can walk!!!! :diablo:

Death Race 2000? :diablo: :diablo:

Had a plane in it too, Rutan job if I remember with a self loading bomb rack (just like the self loading weapon’s pylon on Mavericks F-14 in Top Gun), plus Matilda the Hun and Herman the German in the Buzz Bomb Special. Loved it. 🙂

Just got back home and to a PC with Broadband. Great Video of the F-22, the Flankers and Fulcrums are most definitely going to be toast.

Amazing….not only that but he was flying a Spitang!

which MUST have been on FIRE :diablo:

Is the Typhoon ever going to “officially” show up at an airshow over here?

I have a feeling that the Europeans are going to get the best shows when the Typhoon and Raptor demos are done. 🙁

Most likely the RAF display pilot will make his way over to the US on one of the Flag exercises, so you will get to see the Typhoon sometime.

Code words:

From the MOD History website.

Some good links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise#External_links

http://www.dambusters.org.uk/index.htm

Had to do some research myself on the raid recently. Interesting what data’s out there.

One thing I couldn’t find out (anyone?) inspired by the earlier mention of the Kiwi crew was the nationality ‘mix’. There were several Aussies on the raid, I know. Who else, and how many?

PS. Ollie, sometimes it’s smarter just not to post or not say anything.

Theres also Goner, which was the Code for Weapon release, it was followed with a postfix of weapon detonation distance from the dam and the effect of the explosion.

All aircraft are to change to the normal Group operational frequency 3680 KCs as soon as the special weapon has been released and are to transmit the following code group and appropriate figure, or combination of figures, adding the letter of the Target Z, B, C, D or F after the figure or figures, e.g. GONER 78C :-

GONER 1 – Special weapon released. Failed to explode.
GONER 2 – Special weapon released. Overshot Dam.
GONER 3 – Special weapon released. Exploded more than 100 yards from Dam.
GONER 4 – Special weapon released. Exploded 100 yards from Dam.
GONER 5 – Special weapon released. Exploded 50 yards from Dam.
GONER 6 – Special weapon released. Exploded 5 yards from Dam.
GONER 7 – Special weapon released. Exploded in contact with Dam.
GONER 8 – No apparent breach.
GONER 9 – Small breach in Dam.
GONER 10 – Large breach in Dam.