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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 5, 2005 18:49:20 GMT 12
No, I've drunk Armourers under the table before. You have to be careful drinking with them though, leave your glass for a second and you'll get an Armourer's Shandy! True story.
I was told by a man who was on the first ever S&S course that S&S was created after the war when they condensed all the little trades that had spung up in wartime. All the mechanical stuff on aircraft became Aircraft Technician, all the instruments and electrics became Avionics, and everything left was made S&S - a jack of all trades. And tyou're right, you didn't get board. In Aircraft or Av trades you did six months or so, moved on to a different section and were doing the same work. In S&S when you moved on, you'd often be doing a different trade!
And another advantage was it has a cool name. Say Safety and Surface and EVERYBODY is perplexed as to what you do! Say the abbreviation of S&S quick enough, they assume you're in the Special Air Service! I've actually had that happen, it's funny how they react when they think you're SAS!
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 8, 2005 10:41:50 GMT 12
So Dave, what is the answer to the question about the Caribou and Andover question? (Good to see that you're not allowing the kids to use text-talk on the ATC Board too)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 9, 2005 11:10:33 GMT 12
Here's the unanswered answers
3) On the 31st of May 1991, RNZAF Base Shelly Bay had a significant occurence in its history. What was it?
The Queen's Colour was presented to the base for the first time since it was gifted to the RNZAF in 1953. All other bases had rotated the Colour around a year at a time but Shelly Bay always missed out.
The Queen's Colour is a very special flag. It lives in a box in a vault in a special room. But once a year it is presented to a base to take care of. It has an official escort, and must not be touched by human hands. It comes out on that base for Queen's Birthday weekend and special parades like the RNZAF's 50th Anniversary, or closing a base, etc. Quite a thing to see actually.
4) What type of aircraft was commissioned by the RNZAF as NZ6289 in 1990 and was reported as part of its role as "complements the Strike Wing aircraft inventory at Ohakea."
I'm amazed no-one got this. It was a C-47, which joined the compliment at RNZAF Base Ohakea as the base museum's Gate Guard. It was actually assigned an RNZAF serial number, NZ6289. Today it's at Gisborne.
The thing I don't understand is, when it arrived at Ohakea it had just been painted into 1940's RNZAF Pacific colours and looked great. Not too long after that it was repainted in the postear VIP colours. I don't know why. Perhaps for a higher visibiity for people passing on the road. I wish it had remained in wartime colours and was still there frankly.
5) What was the name of the bi-annual competition held between the RNZAF's No. 42 Sqn Andovers and the RAAF Caribous in the 1990's and before?
Exercise SHORTHAUL
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