Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 1)
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pacman1 said:
blueg33 said:
Right, thats it, I am joining the USAAF
Well, don't forget the RAF..
Pilot Flight Lieutenant Jules Fleming (left) and Navigator Squadron Leader Nikki Thomas (right), from 31 Squadron, Royal Air Force Marham walk away from their Tornado aircraft at Kandahar airfield, Afghanistan.
FIRST FEMALE TORNADO CREW IN AFGHANISTAN
She might be the only female Tornado pilot in Afghanistan, but Juliette Fleming, known as Jules, insists she is just ‘one of the boys’ amongst her colleagues from 31 Squadron, Royal Air Force Marham in Norfolk. The 30 year old from Bury St Edmunds joined the RAF ten years ago, and after a tour in Iraq last year, Christmas 2009 will see her flying as part of the Tornado Force on Operation HERRICK.
So far it’s been a busy tour for Flight Lieutenant Fleming. “On my first sortie in theatre we were airborne for just 5 minutes before we were called to assist troops in contact. They had been fired upon, and we were asked to look at the site that the rockets had been launched from. Staying in the overhead position we then escorted the patrol of 8 guys back to their base. When they are under attack you can hear it on the radio, hear the guys running and panting – you want to do your best to help them. As they came under fire again, we were then able to help direct an Apache helicopter to come to their aid on the ground.”
Edited by pacman1 on Sunday 21st February 21:54
Eric Mc said:
Pity she's approaching 90 now 
I think she might have died. There was an article in - I think it was The Times - just last week that used the exact same photograph. Can't find it now, but here's an obituary from 2008:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituarie...
I think last weeks' obituary was from one of her colleagues.
dr_gn said:
pacman1 said:
... any nation who would prefer their women to remain illerate, with a pillbox view of the world, through a burkha.
Far better than having them fly military aircraft IMHO. Edited by pacman1 on Sunday 21st February 15:41
I flew from Rotterdam to Gatwick this morning. I was dumbstruck and horrified to learn the captain was a WOMAN!!! As you can imagine, every moment of the flight was sheer terror! Christ, I'd heard this sort of thing goes on, but really you never expect it to happen to you do you?
Anyway I've written in to complain, I'll let you know what the airline have to say about it.
Andy Zarse said:
dr_gn said:
pacman1 said:
... any nation who would prefer their women to remain illerate, with a pillbox view of the world, through a burkha.
Far better than having them fly military aircraft IMHO. Edited by pacman1 on Sunday 21st February 15:41
I flew from Rotterdam to Gatwick this morning. I was dumbstruck and horrified to learn the captain was a WOMAN!!! As you can imagine, every moment of the flight was sheer terror! Christ, I'd heard this sort of thing goes on, but really you never expect it to happen to you do you?
Anyway I've written in to complain, I'll let you know what the airline have to say about it.
FunkyNige said:
at the photographer's willie.Ayahuasca said:
FunkyNige said:
at the photographer's willie.Tango13 said:
Andy Zarse said:
dr_gn said:
pacman1 said:
... any nation who would prefer their women to remain illerate, with a pillbox view of the world, through a burkha.
Far better than having them fly military aircraft IMHO. Edited by pacman1 on Sunday 21st February 15:41
I flew from Rotterdam to Gatwick this morning. I was dumbstruck and horrified to learn the captain was a WOMAN!!! As you can imagine, every moment of the flight was sheer terror! Christ, I'd heard this sort of thing goes on, but really you never expect it to happen to you do you?
Anyway I've written in to complain, I'll let you know what the airline have to say about it.
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