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WWII Hi-tech RAF Fighter pilot training

Wed May 12, 2010 11:34 am

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Re: WWII Hi-tech RAF Fighter pilot training

Wed May 12, 2010 11:41 am

I love it! profiling of the 'NASTI' right down to the black 'Snidley Whiplash' trench coat- :lol: :lol: :wink:

Re: WWII Hi-tech RAF Fighter pilot training

Wed May 12, 2010 1:46 pm

LOL! Well I guess we can rule out the Spitty's doing either loops or split-s's... :D

Re: WWII Hi-tech RAF Fighter pilot training

Wed May 12, 2010 9:25 pm

I can imagine 'em all in harmony saying "Taka-taka-taka-taka-taka..." :lol:

Re: WWII Hi-tech RAF Fighter pilot training

Thu May 13, 2010 6:22 am

So, they're wearing stripes.

Are these the maintainers/enlisted folks having fun, or are these 'cadets' or pre-commissioned officers doing some kind of basic training?

Re: WWII Hi-tech RAF Fighter pilot training

Thu May 13, 2010 2:09 pm

They reenacted this in the movie Dark Blue if anyone remembers. Pretty funny. When I rode bikes with my friends when I was a kid I would always make them form up in a V and then someone pull out to do a "Missing Man" formation. :lol:

Re: WWII Hi-tech RAF Fighter pilot training

Thu May 13, 2010 2:23 pm

Randy, these guys would probably have been Sergeant Pilots. Things were pretty basic over here in 1940/41 and this was state-of-the-art simulation!
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