Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Stonehenge and you will pass another stone monument. It’s the Airman’s Cross, placed by his comrades to commemorate the death of an early airman, Captain Eustace Broke Loraine and his Sergeant, who died when he crashed his Nieuport Monoplane near Stonehenge.
This pioneer aviator deserves to be recognised not just because of his own place in history but for his friendship with a very special officer who he encouraged to take up flying.
The Nieuport Monoplane
Stonehenge
Trenchard, the father of the Royal Air Force
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Garethwiscombe and William Orpen.
Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com
Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds
Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski)
Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fun in the Sun continues with part 2 of my first Air to Air Gunnery camp in Cyprus. The work has started and now it’s time to become ACE (Allied Command Europe) qualified with the mighty M61 Vulcan cannon.
Before long, though it’s time to return to reality and, as my first year on the squadron comes to a close, time for my first annual assessment.
An unmounted M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon.
The shells that the Vulcan cannon fires.
As pleased as Punch!
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the RAF, Rhodekyll
Delving back into my RAF Pilot’s Logbook, Form 414, it’s time for the annual instrument rating and prepare for our first deployment to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Whilst the ‘High Ups’ sorted everything out for a major detachment, I’m left doing QRA but at last we are heading south for the Mediterranean. My journey, however, is in the opposite of a supersonic fighter jet!
The ancient island of Cyprus.
Our little corner of the ancient island of Cyprus.
A miniature and modern version of the usual meze that we often enjoyed.
Images under Creative Commons licence and others with thanks to Peri Reis and Cyprus Beat.
Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com
Dr. Steph’s intro music by Nevil Bounds
Capt Nick’s intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski)
Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100255
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