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Quoting: John Richards
My experience of the RAF, gathered I might say from a safe distance, has led me to believe that having joined up, airmen - flyus vulgaris - develop an urge to emulate the other two branches of the armed forces.
They either want to go to sea with the Navy or dress in combats and stand at gateways frightening passing motorists. This is all well and good until they are returned to their natural environment and their day-to-day tasks, polishing chairs and looking at books of aeroplane pictures. I read recently in the press that the MOD is to spend a considerable sum to provide computer games to provide airmen with near-to-life experiences.

 

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Quoting: John (scouse) Hirons



Alright John, Maybe but we’ve got the prettiest uniform, it’s a babe magnet & I’ll have you know the ’Ladybird book of fings wot fly’ has some dead long words in it.

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Quoting: John Richards


Scouse, you are a babe magnet, uniform or no uniform. The RAF uniform was designed by Hardy Amies, who also designed the Wrens’ uniform. He wanted airmen to wear black stockings, but Hugh Trenchard said that allowing them to wear a collar and tie was enough without over-icing the cookie. You should take your ’Ladybird book of fings wot fly’ on the Antiques Roadshow, it’s probably worth a bomb. I showed them my ’Ladybird book of fings wot float in Portsmouth Harbour’ and they said it was disgusting and confiscated it.

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Quoting: patrick mcdonagh


Nice to see the Banter has not changed......


But I am sure us light blue lads suffered the most in recent wars etc......I mean I had to share a room in the Hilton in Bahrain last time.....Bloody cheek...

And we had to book if we needed a late breakfast...  

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Quoting: patrick mcdonagh


Nice to see the Banter has not changed......


But I am sure us light blue lads suffered the most in recent wars etc......I mean I had to share a room in the Hilton in Bahrain last time.....Bloody cheek...

And we had to book if we needed a late breakfast...  

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