Aircraft Recognition
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I nearly got twelve of those at a boot sale in a barn for £1.60 (all the cash I had left 
)
Then he realised I may have been getting far too lucky and decided to sell them to somebody rich next time around
But in answer, even specialist mags like Recognition dont often fetch much when you offer them for sale.
(Wish I still had all the ones I gave away twenty years ago)
Google them and see, you might be very lucky
Just dont expect eBay to be your friend if my experiences are owt to go by
)Then he realised I may have been getting far too lucky and decided to sell them to somebody rich next time around
But in answer, even specialist mags like Recognition dont often fetch much when you offer them for sale.
(Wish I still had all the ones I gave away twenty years ago)
Google them and see, you might be very lucky
Just dont expect eBay to be your friend if my experiences are owt to go by
When I was an Aircrew Student in the '80s (cold war era) The studes took it in turns doing the recce brief at morning prayers (daily ops and met briefing for the whole station aircrew)
Having sat through many a dull slide show dryly listing the main features of the T72 and such-like when it was my turn to present on the BTR60 & 70 armoured cars I thought I would take a different slant...
...I decided to present it in the style of a new car salesman, dividing the variants up into different models (L, GL, GLS & GT) as well as the 'Red Square' limited edition convertible with white-walls tyres and seating for 8 rather comfy-looking troops...
Most of the younger guys thought it hilarious, but it would be the one day that Staish came and sat in as he was doing his monthly currency flight that day...yet another standing-up visit to the CO's office!
Having sat through many a dull slide show dryly listing the main features of the T72 and such-like when it was my turn to present on the BTR60 & 70 armoured cars I thought I would take a different slant...
...I decided to present it in the style of a new car salesman, dividing the variants up into different models (L, GL, GLS & GT) as well as the 'Red Square' limited edition convertible with white-walls tyres and seating for 8 rather comfy-looking troops...
Most of the younger guys thought it hilarious, but it would be the one day that Staish came and sat in as he was doing his monthly currency flight that day...yet another standing-up visit to the CO's office!
Fat Albert said:
When I was an Aircrew Student in the '80s (cold war era) The studes took it in turns doing the recce brief at morning prayers (daily ops and met briefing for the whole station aircrew)
Having sat through many a dull slide show dryly listing the main features of the T72 and such-like when it was my turn to present on the BTR60 & 70 armoured cars I thought I would take a different slant...
...I decided to present it in the style of a new car salesman, dividing the variants up into different models (L, GL, GLS & GT) as well as the 'Red Square' limited edition convertible with white-walls tyres and seating for 8 rather comfy-looking troops...
Most of the younger guys thought it hilarious, but it would be the one day that Staish came and sat in as he was doing his monthly currency flight that day...yet another standing-up visit to the CO's office!
AhHaving sat through many a dull slide show dryly listing the main features of the T72 and such-like when it was my turn to present on the BTR60 & 70 armoured cars I thought I would take a different slant...
...I decided to present it in the style of a new car salesman, dividing the variants up into different models (L, GL, GLS & GT) as well as the 'Red Square' limited edition convertible with white-walls tyres and seating for 8 rather comfy-looking troops...
Most of the younger guys thought it hilarious, but it would be the one day that Staish came and sat in as he was doing his monthly currency flight that day...yet another standing-up visit to the CO's office!
Joint Forces Recognition Manual, or some quite similar name? Little white books...
Very useful for when I scratchbuilt my Afghan Taxi model BMP, now long ago lost to the dustbin monster dammit.
Eric Mc said:
The silhouettes shown in all these books are pretty ropey. Even more ropey is the propaganda boasting about how great some real clunkers are. Examples of duff aeroplanes being excessively praised are the SARO Lerwick and the Blackburn Roc.
The German books are better - shaded and sometimes complete with markings rather than the simple black silhouettes of the British version. Heres a picture of one (dated 1944) I took at a German aviation museum:
The recognition models surrounding it are - of course - beautifully built complete with acetate discs for the propellers and some even had full camo and insignia.
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