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- 01 Sep 2011, 17:49
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: All our yesterdays...
- Replies: 369
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Re: All our yesterdays...
I have a workmate who's ex-nuclear subs.... when he hears us ex-squaddies talking about calibre he says calibre is kids stuff....'ballistic, mate, ballistic...'
Derek
- 01 Sep 2011, 17:09
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: To all US residents...and anyone else :-)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2273
Re: To all US residents...and anyone else :-)
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Derek
Derek
- 01 Sep 2011, 16:04
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: The art of parking...
- Replies: 1
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- 01 Sep 2011, 15:47
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: To all US residents...and anyone else :-)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2273
- 01 Sep 2011, 15:17
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Late double birthday greetings...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1652
Late double birthday greetings...
..To H_C (30) and jonesy2k(25)....
Sorry guys, the day has almost gone but still
Hope it's a good one,
Derek
Sorry guys, the day has almost gone but still
Hope it's a good one,
Derek
- 27 Aug 2011, 20:24
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Shakin' all over!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4086
Re: Shakin' all over!
Hunker down folks.......
Experienced a couple of major hurricanes in Central America....
Take care folks, best wishes
Derek
Experienced a couple of major hurricanes in Central America....
Take care folks, best wishes
Derek
- 27 Aug 2011, 18:45
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: All our yesterdays...
- Replies: 369
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Re: All our yesterdays...
How about an 84mm Charlie G.... ...that's fairly big :lol: Nearly sank a trawler with one of these, but then the skipper must have been blind not to see the red flags on the cliff ;) Firing the Charlie was a close up and personal experience..hug your buddy :lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRiNMB...
- 27 Aug 2011, 17:14
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: All our yesterdays...
- Replies: 369
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Re: All our yesterdays...
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/alemaobaiano/2011-08-27_123354.jpg Passing out parade, Swinderby November 1976....lovely weather Nice :-O We passed out at Catterick, June, the same year...you could pour the sweat out of your boots :lol: :lol: Hmm, Belize...lived and worked there for 3 years.....
- 27 Aug 2011, 16:14
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: All our yesterdays...
- Replies: 369
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Re: All our yesterdays...
:lol: :lol: No point using 7.62mm as a main gun on an AFV, total waste of fuel :lol: :lol: 76mm, lets think....that's a tad over a 3 inch bore :-O :lol: :lol: One of the boats dad served on, HMS Taciturn: http://www.flickr.com/photos/44292160@N05/4098195290/ I was brought up on submarines, the old T...
- 27 Aug 2011, 15:50
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: All our yesterdays...
- Replies: 369
- Views: 193815
Re: All our yesterdays...
alemaobaiano wrote:
Main gun qualy shoot at Castlemartin in the early 80s, if you can call 76mm a main gun
Excellent
Derek