Recent content by MacNav63

First saw him in Reilly Ace of Spies

Now that you say it I can definitely see it. He was CO of one of the squadrons at Baden when we were in CFE so that makes sense.

My brother and I have been going through some of my Dad's stuff and came across this picture and I'm curious if anyone can help identify what the group is and any of the folks in it. It would have been taken sometime in late '71 or in '72, based on when we arrived in Lahr (August '71) and the...

I can't post the article here given the source but the media are already, if not jumping then hinting broadly at, the "we chose an unproven design over a boat that's already operational" angle. There will be more. I would expect much more at least until we ink the deal with TKMS.

Ditto

Well not me….

We had a Fleet Air Arm pilot rise to be CDS did we not? Admiral Falls was a navy flyer even if he did earn his wings in the air force.

CFN for us was radio only. The Americans I believe had TV but we couldn't get it. The German channels just seemed so strange to my North American eyes and there seemed to be parts of the day where there was just nothing. Mind you, I'm not saying it was a bad thing for a kid not to be glued to...

There really wasn't anything else! In my mind there is real transformation in the early 70s. We were in Calgary until 71 and there was quite literally just CBC and the local CTV affiliate. I don't remember any US TV and assume we were too far away from anywhere to pick up any signals. Then we...

Yes he is, and for sure that factors in. And to me it mitigates against anything in the way of an announcement from us about subs and for sure fighters, unless in the latter case we're confirming the original F-35 plan, which would be welcome to both the US and I would think most of NATO (other...

Not saying that as a comms guy I've never been overruled...

Regardless of what the substance of the fighter announcement is, I do agree that it has moved up the schedule now that we've passed the July 1 USMCA deadline to renew. With annual reviews going forward whatever leverage there was in the decision must be reduced. Whatever announcement might come...

Likewise. The final image of the guitar leaning up against the stool is etched on my mind.

My issue this winter wasn't being able to find them. It was gathering up the remnants in my lawn and garden once the snow melted. Went through at least two packs from Canadian Tire. Mind you, my machine is getting on in years.