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by C24
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
Replies: 85
Views: 15708

Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store

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Good point. Plan B then
by C24
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?

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 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 ...
by C24
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
Replies: 85
Views: 15708

Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ According to Google when asked β€œdo nuclear weapons give off radiation?” 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...
by C24
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
Replies: 85
Views: 15708

Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 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, ...
by C24
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Possible Tax scam
Replies: 8
Views: 1079

Re: Possible Tax scam

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I received one for Β£583.** refund from a gmail account on Sunday. Thanks for the link Ian
by C24
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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 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 140000’ which allows several circuits of the Earth. The link gives a good background info and the usgs w/site is helpful. I’ll look ...
by C24
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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Something for you al to consider as you β€œwind β€œ 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...
by C24
Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Help for the USAF
Replies: 18
Views: 2592

Help for the USAF

by C24
Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: January β€˜24 photo comp
Replies: 0
Views: 461

January β€˜24 photo comp

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It might be forum convention not to post comments on the thread itself, I’m not sure so here goes.

The reds shot sends me all of a quiver!

(Bunch of arrows, …)

Cheers
by C24
Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competition
Topic: January 2024 POTM Competition
Replies: 13
Views: 2644

Re: January 2024 POTM Competition

Coningsby

ImageCBG_1340-24ed1 by Charlie, on Flickr
by C24
Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Ferrari (2024 ) Film
Replies: 14
Views: 1346

Re: Ferrari (2024 ) Film

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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.
I’m just off for a walk to Aldi
by C24
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! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🏎️ And raptor9. I enjoy puzzles but this one is beyond me. Could either of you please explain what is meant here? I’ve searched online without a satisfactory answer Bye the bye; My son-in-law owns a 1999 Porsche Carrera4 996 conve...
by C24
Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Horizon IT
Replies: 2
Views: 736

Horizon IT

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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.
by C24
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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 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...
by C24
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

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πŸ˜‰ 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.
by C24
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. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 🌻 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ …all frontline jet jockeys could do the same routine after training. If not, then they are poorly trai...
by C24
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 ?

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Was it not something along the lines of the saying β€œThere are old pilots and bold pilots…”.

To eliminate some of the misogyny in RAFAT;
Could a case be made for an all female pilot team? Organised and sponsored by Amazon? πŸ˜‰
by C24
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!

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Shades of the Vulcan trip to the Falklands.
by C24
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

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I would not be surprised if it was proven that various agencies monitor FC. Aren’t there β€œbots” 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

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