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- Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15709
Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store
Good point. Plan B then
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What phone do we all use?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2117
Re: What phone do we all use?
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ I notice that the trimphone is cordless Malcolm, that must be convenient ;) As a substitute for the reduction in working Red phone boxes I settled for Tesco pay as you go Doro flip phone. Big keys https://www.doro.com/en-gb A replacement battery cost around Β£11 after several years use. Each ...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15709
Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ According to Google when asked βdo nuclear weapons give off radiation?β Moderately. They have an instrumentally detectable radiation because both weapon uranium and weapons-grade plutonium are radioactive. However they emit alpha particles which are relatively easy to stop. Electricity gener...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15709
Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ How did the Woke word get into this thread? Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination". Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as racial injustice, sexism, ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: RAF Lakenheath
- Topic: Lakenheath February Closures (12,16-19/2)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1712
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Possible Tax scam
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1079
Re: Possible Tax scam
I received one for Β£583.** refund from a gmail account on Sunday. Thanks for the link Ian
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Countdown to Looking Glass
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2957
Re: Countdown to Looking Glass
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ All comments welcome. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36112372 Volcanoes regularly spew out many tons of debris. The height reached has on occasion reached 140000β which allows several circuits of the Earth. The link gives a good background info and the usgs w/site is helpful. Iβll look ...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Countdown to Looking Glass
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2957
Re: Countdown to Looking Glass
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ Something for you al to consider as you βwind β yourself up about Nuclear WW3 In the northern hemisphere the wind blows west to east. Bear that in mind as you read. In 1815 Mount Tambora erupted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1815_eruption_of_Mount_Tambora#Impact_of_the_eruption). The volcan...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Help for the USAF
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2592
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: January β24 photo comp
- Replies: 0
- Views: 461
January β24 photo comp
It might be forum convention not to post comments on the thread itself, Iβm not sure so here goes.
The reds shot sends me all of a quiver!
(Bunch of arrows, β¦)
Cheers
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: Monthly Photo Competition
- Topic: January 2024 POTM Competition
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2644
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Ferrari (2024 ) Film
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1346
Re: Ferrari (2024 ) Film
LH drive land so 16 is correct. Not for sale as it is only used when the sun shines. E BMW is shared when snowy or the hood is raised on the Porche.
Range Rover used at w/ends for family trip up the mountain for skiing.
Iβm just off for a walk to Aldi
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Ferrari (2024 ) Film
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1346
Re: Ferrari (2024 ) Film
....... and they never saw me either. We all know why, Walt! πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ ποΈ And raptor9. I enjoy puzzles but this one is beyond me. Could either of you please explain what is meant here? Iβve searched online without a satisfactory answer Bye the bye; My son-in-law owns a 1999 Porsche Carrera4 996 conve...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Horizon IT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 736
Horizon IT
In a recent House of Lords debate about the above fiasco it was stated that Fujitsu also run the police National database.
Apparently there are other government IT schemes in which they are involved.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Tanker Trouble - Analysing the RAF's Tanker capability
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2234
Re: Tanker Trouble - Analysing the RAF's Tanker capability
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ In the past I have organised two visits to Mildenhall asking questions of KC-135 crews. If I asked the following questions,I have forgotten the replies. Has there ever been a program/me for a common probe on all NATO aircraft? That is, the receiver on both systems to be the same design. If n...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: 2024 Typhoon display pilot
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1004
2024 Typhoon display pilot
If the pilot currently flying ZK324 has the chance to be selected for the role, he / she has my vote. Excellent display of manoeuvres in the general area of Cottesmore included a low level turn near Ashwell. Almost overhead. 1400hrs.
Of course, no camera to hand.
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:00 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Red Arrows in Turmoil ?
- Replies: 239
- Views: 37851
Re: Red Arrows in Turmoil ?
There is always the comment from an RAF Air correspondent a few years when some one was going on about their skills ,he said that that kind of flying woud be expected of all combat pilots. πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ β¦all frontline jet jockeys could do the same routine after training. If not, then they are poorly trai...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:46 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Red Arrows in Turmoil ?
- Replies: 239
- Views: 37851
Re: Red Arrows in Turmoil ?
Was it not something along the lines of the saying βThere are old pilots and bold pilotsβ¦β.
To eliminate some of the misogyny in RAFAT;
Could a case be made for an all female pilot team? Organised and sponsored by Amazon?
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:00 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Mildenhall KC-135s to go low level regularly!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3247
Re: Mildenhall KC-135s to go low level regularly!
Shades of the Vulcan trip to the Falklands.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:28 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1691
Re: Warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals
I would not be surprised if it was proven that various agencies monitor FC. Arenβt there βbotsβ shown below? Another favourite scare of mine is that the computers produced in China are all equipped with back doors
Trust no one and enjoy the holiday week