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6th March 2021, 15:29

bvs replied to a thread Forfeiture of seniority in General Category

Do you have his service record Bill ? There may or may not be a clue on that ?

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5th March 2021, 08:52

bvs replied to a thread Formal WWII RAF caps (with visor) - questions in General Category

Hi Matt Glad you got some great info and pics from the 'Lads' I just wanted to say that not all DI's were bad,I joined as a Halton Apprentice...

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4th March 2021, 15:56

bvs replied to a thread RAF VIP Dakotas - technicalities in General Category

Just out of interest.... Dakota KN632 was used for the film The Night My Number Came Up (1955),it was actually quite an enjoyable film with a...

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4th March 2021, 10:00

bvs replied to a thread WWII RAF Ground staff trade - RDF Mech R in General Category

Hi Pavel It is only an assumption on my part - post war the electronic trade groups were many and complicated - and constantly changing,by the early...

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4th March 2021, 09:11

bvs replied to a thread WWII RAF Ground staff trade - RDF Mech R in General Category

The electronic trades in the RAF were of course all very recent in the RAF,Trade Groups and designations were probably changing as the years passed....

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3rd March 2021, 20:11

bvs replied to a thread No. 142 Squadron Blida January 1943 "mystery airman Skingsley" in General Category

Hi Peter From the WW2 Talk forum 2015 ...

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3rd March 2021, 16:05

bvs replied to a thread WWII RAF Ground staff trade - RDF Mech R in General Category

I believe that it was ... RDF Mech (Radar) From the rquirk website,scroll down to page X-6 http://www.rquirk.com/cdnradar/cor/chapter10.pdf

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3rd March 2021, 11:48

bvs replied to a thread Formal WWII RAF caps (with visor) - questions in General Category

Yes indeed Jonny The Rock Apes were always more like the 'Pongos' than the rest of the 'Brylcreem Boys' :)

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3rd March 2021, 10:11

bvs replied to a thread Formal WWII RAF caps (with visor) - questions in General Category

The Beret was officially adopted as standard headwear in 1948. But it was worn semi officially/unofficially prior to that.

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3rd March 2021, 09:34

bvs replied to a thread Formal WWII RAF caps (with visor) - questions in General Category

Just to add that of course there were nicknames/unofficial names for most things in the services. The field service cap was sometimes known as a ...

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1st March 2021, 19:53

bvs replied to a thread Sgt FIIE in General Category

I was just trying to cover all eventualities Jonny as I did not know any details of his 'ops' or experience at the time of posting. rgds baz

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1st March 2021, 10:50

bvs replied to a thread Sgt FIIE in General Category

As I alluded to in my previous posts - The FE trade took a long time to 'settle' and become established,another quote from the Association website....

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1st March 2021, 10:42

bvs replied to a thread Sgt FIIE in General Category

Thanks John - he would definitely have been able to retain/wear his FE Badge then unless there were other factors in his grounding.

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1st March 2021, 10:39

bvs replied to a thread Sgt FIIE in General Category

The reason I mentioned the date was because of the way that the new Flight Engineer badge/trade came about ..... from the Royal Air Force Flight...

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1st March 2021, 10:29

bvs replied to a thread Sgt FIIE in General Category

Hi Jonny I only worded it that way as I did not know how much operational flying he had done and when (date) he qualified as a Flight Engineer,there...

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1st March 2021, 08:44

bvs replied to a thread Sgt FIIE in General Category

Yes if he was a Flight Engineer - as David posted above - he would have reverted to his original trade but would have retained and worn his Half Wing...

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28th February 2021, 20:28

bvs replied to a thread Sqn Ldr Donald Garth Ross 32161 and General Duties in General Category

Yes Rob RAFO meant that he was in effect a 'civvy' but liable for immediate call up for any Wartime Duty. General Duties was very different for...

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28th February 2021, 19:19

bvs replied to a thread Sqn Ldr Donald Garth Ross 32161 and General Duties in General Category

Hi Robert All Commissioned Aircrew were/are in the General Duties Branch.

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28th February 2021, 15:01

bvs replied to a thread RAF VIP Dakotas - technicalities in General Category

There would have been quite a few VIP fit Dakotas (possibly 6-10 ?) + a couple of VVIP Daks which would be the plush a/c for the Top Brass/Royals etc.

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24th February 2021, 08:36

bvs replied to a thread Reciprocal H2S fix. in General Category

Navigation wise - 'Reciprocal' would normally mean 180deg out on heading,on a compass that would mean (say) using a heading of 090deg instead of...

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23rd February 2021, 10:19

bvs replied to a thread Roles of Hurricanes and Spitfires in the BoB - Spitfire Snobbery? in General Category

I do think that there would have been a policy of trying to use Spitfires against the fighters but as others have posted - it would have been...

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21st February 2021, 09:11

bvs replied to a thread Filling flown hours day and night into a Log Book in General Category

As far as I know - For logging night flying, 'night' is defined as the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning...

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19th February 2021, 09:17

bvs replied to a thread Fire extinguishers also a question on beam approach abbreviation in General Category

Hi Bob I do not know any details about specific fire extinguisher type numbers but if you mean the hand held/hand operated 'Brass' coloured types -...

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18th February 2021, 14:51

bvs replied to a thread No. 1660 HCU May-June 1944, Stirling versus Lancaster in General Category

I would say that it would have been the ideal situation to be trained on the A/C you were being groomed for but the RAF was a very pragmatic force...

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17th February 2021, 10:12

bvs replied to a thread A few queries about details of two V-1 shoot downs in General Category

There is also Ardleigh down near Colchester.

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17th February 2021, 10:09

bvs replied to a thread A few queries about details of two V-1 shoot downs in General Category

Alton Water - Nacton ?or Alton Water - Newborne ? Perhaps ???? If they were just simply using a geographical feature or town name as the...

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17th February 2021, 10:03

bvs replied to a thread A few queries about details of two V-1 shoot downs in General Category

Hi Ian There is an 'N' just to the north of trimley heath,I will have a look later. I was wondering if it might have been an Air Launched V1 from...

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17th February 2021, 09:43

bvs replied to a thread A few queries about details of two V-1 shoot downs in General Category

The Pilot did mention 'Trimley Control' for the 250deg interception - if that is a reference to Trimley Heath Radar which was sited between Felixtowe...

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17th February 2021, 08:53

bvs replied to a thread A few queries about details of two V-1 shoot downs in General Category

Hi Simon I would imagine that the 'Call Off Line' would be the geographical line at the limit of Aircraft Interceptions of 'Divers' and where...

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