A Real Missile

Well, on the first page from its web site, An Ex Swedish AF guided weapons technical officer states his view of the HAWK in no uncertain terms.

Page link here

Text on the picture of the Bloodhound being fired translates. A Real missile being fired, Not a HAWK or other toy. 😀 😀 😀

As for my own view, the RAF SAM’s were the BH and two fireworks called Rapier and Tigercat.

I dont see any tail on that sea animal how it came it made a hole on his chest!!

Its not called a Stingray for nothing and it has to deal with Sharks and Killer Whales that are a damm sight bigger than a human is. It is also a fish that will leave you alone if you leave it alone. 😉

I have to work tonight – tutoring in photoshop. Back later to add some more oddness.

A very worthwhile activity, believe me (the Path’s function on it is a godsend). 😉

Damm, knew I forgot something, 609, Typhoons, Matlaske, was going to meet Snapper at Legends in July until my car went a very major U/S.

However, trip to Dx this weekend was worth it, for besides meeting Dilip and Andy Long managed at last to find the serials of Coltishall’s Oxfords (and a couple of photos to boot) and confirm that a certain Blenheim IV was coded WM-Z when it crashed in June 1942.

Also, before departing for DX. I dropped into my Brother’s place to pick up some tools, while there, I was asked by my two nieces and their cousin if they could come to Duxford with me after complaining that there were going to be no more model kits as Airfix had gone broke. (Their mum is not too fond of the RAF or aircraft at the minute (Bro is on det in Jordan at the minute), hence she must have told them a little pork pie on that one, a piece of information that I corrected on the spot). I had to refuse to take them along as I was not going back to Norfolk that night. However, I promise I’d bring something back and I did find this little model which these two girls will love (First attachment). Reason, they had a big model Hurricane to play with thanks to the one in the second attachment that their dad and myself built earlier (The big model was built for a lord mayor’s parade in Norwich during 1999. When I asked my brother if he was going to paint it as Bader’s aircraft, he reply was F@ck off, I’m doing it as one of RST’s Hurricanes, firstly as Tuck was also a CO of Coltishall and secondly because Bader was a C@nt. It won a prize in a competition during that parade and a photo of it was in the RAF News (where the Coltishall CRO (not the present one) described it as a Spitfire???? (Would not have minded so much, had it not been for the fact in the same photo was the replica of LE-D and the Battle of Britain Class Loco name plate ‘HURRICANE’ in front of the aircraft was clearly visible). Unfortunately, some vandals trashed the big model at while it was in storage at Cottersmore a couple of years later. )

Anyway they are going to love these models (two in the box).

SWEET 🙂

Is there anyone who could use computer software to simulate a Mk V Spitfire losing it’s tail and the likely outcome to the airframe in the air?

Did Bader at any stage confirm he was flying inland when he got clobbered?

On reading a Free signed copy of Truthspeaker’s latest Book 🙂 (Thanks Dilip, cracking read), yes he was (plus his ASI was U/S and had been from Take Off 😮 , never knew that). As for the computer software, may work, but as one old Spit IX pilot I known always says ‘no two aircraft are the same’, hence any information you will get will be most likey worthless 😉 . All I have to do now is do a profile of the aircraft in question at A2 size, my old PII PC is going to be pushed 😮

Hey I can only interpret what my eyes see. 😀

Anyway its my birthday today and the alcohol is talking :diablo:

Happy B’day Fedaykin 😀

By the way as a point of note. Chaff looks like a ball of tinsel suddenly appearing out of the back of the plane. I first saw it come out of the back of an AMX, and the Zoo gunners were cursing the guy. 😀

Bright points of light coming out of the back of an combat aircraft with smoke trails are known as FLARES. 😉

Yep, an MR-2.

Deepest sympathy to all concerned.

Likely wise, MR2’s are operating out Oman as far as I know. The aircraft are being used as C3 platforms and to provide Radio re-boardcast for the ground troops in the hills.

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They will probably just call the dog ‘boy’ in on screen conversation, or something similar so that they get round the name issue.

Humm, Comms officer at 5 Group HQ receives Dash, Dit, Dit, Dit. Dash, Dash, Dash. Dash, Dit, Dash, Dash. Jumps up in the air saying Boy, it a Boy. Doesn’t work, me thinks. 😮