Well good for the them in keeping our troops safe over there
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ead-bombs.html
Well good for the them in keeping our troops safe over there
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ead-bombs.html
While deployed in 2003, I came across a British female Tornado back-seater. She was smoking hot, short and blonde. She'd get caught up talking to someone on her way to/from the showers in her towel and be there for an hour or so. Wow!!
The RAF has had female aircrew since 1966, although until the 1990s, these were all air loadmasters. these fast jet ladies have been around almost 20 years now, the early ones are now quite high up the rank structure.
the new tactic will have to be changed soon then, what with it now being in the press *slaps head*
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What's with the clown make-up in pictures 1 and 2?
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Yeah I thought they looked cool and I've give anything to be doing what they are!
Yea, that's not exactly a "new" tactic, as they make it sound in the article (after all, what does the press know). When we were enforcing the "no-fly_ zone" over Bosnia while we were deployed to Aviano AB in Italy. . .our pilots used that same tactic all the time. They couldn't fire on ground troops, but that didn't mean that couldn't try to "get their attention" in other ways. They said it was pretty effective too, lol.
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nice looking lass, although i would rather be on the ground than giving the Taliban/Al-Qaeda an airshow, nothing says get out of my way like a nice assault from coalition forces
but saying that... next time 31 are in town i'm going to see if i can divert and pay a visit
If they're smart enough to hack into UAV transmissions, then they're smart enough to have worked that one out already.
Anyhow, if doesn't matter if they have worked it out, because they don't know whether you'll drop bombs on them or not, and if they saw a Tornado bearing down on them they'd probably duck at the least!!
Th Americans have used the 'awe' tactic for years too. I read they utilised B-1Bs and some other types to 'scare' people!
In my country Flt Lt Fleming is a hottie :salute: the other one, not so much. In my best Borat voice
On the subject of women combat pilots I'll be interested to read this when it's released.
Captain Charlotte Madison is a typical 26 year old woman. She looks forward to her weekly instalment of gossip magazines, worries she is developing bingo wings and is planning her fairytale wedding. She also flies Apache gunships for a living.
Britain’s first ever female Apache pilot, Charlotte knows exactly what it’s like to fight on the frontline in the Army’s deadliest machine. During the daring Jugroom Fort rescue, Charlotte became the first British pilot since WWII to use all her ammunition in one mission.
"He took a duck in the face at two hundred and fifty knots..."
what are bingo wings?
...bit of a pun as well since bingo was the 'out of ammo' banter for the RAF :ernae:
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I thought Bingo was about fuel - minimum amount needed for safe return to base.
Winchester is the term for out of ammo...
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"He took a duck in the face at two hundred and fifty knots..."
Yup. Bingo (and Joker) are definitely fuel usage terms. Bingo is the point at which you'll be just hitting your reserve as you land at base, barring problems. I've never quite worked out what "Joker" fuel was... Anyone care to enlighten me?
I believe Winchester is an American code, though, not RAF (although our lot may have adopted it too).
"Charlotte became the first British pilot since WWII to use all her ammunition in one mission."
I know many women like that - in their cases ammunition is money and mission is a trip to the shops.
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It's also worth knowing that the current Miss England (after a bit of a farce involving the person who was to be Miss England) is also a serving squaddie.
http://www.missenglandwinner.com/2009/
see not all of us squaddies are ugly mugs she's not a bad Paperclip commando! :salute:
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