Odbod, mate.
Where in the world did you get those photo's?
That very first shot in those new posts of yours. That was a ripper. Oh do I remember that one.:twisted::D:(:eek:
I don't know if anybody else on this site served on Melbourne, I spent about 5 years on her over almost 9 in the Navy. You either loved her or you loathed her, and even those of us who "loved" her, well, I still wake up running for my life some nights.
Air weapons hangups. Bad, bad pilot, don't you ever shoot at me again.
That is were I worked. Where all that mess and damage and danger is. That is where 5 foot 6 inch, 8 1\2 stone Shorty shone bright. Doing what ever it takes to save a human life.
WOW.
I just re-read this. A couple of minutes, looking at a photo, and my mind went right back there, jet fuel in the air and all.
But, no according to DVA, Shorty don't got no PTSD.
Shorty didn't get killed enough for that.
Okay, nearly back to "normalcy" now. Sorry.
Odbod, thanks once again for posting the photo's, sincerely, thank you. It means others may be able to sort of understand some of the ??? "interesting" situations a man has been in.
I suppose it is my own fault.
Hint, NEVER volunteer for specialist training.:D
If it's okay with you, I'll download and study them a little. Get back with some kind of explaination on those I know anything about.
Edit.
A bit more on 885. That photo was taken at the Naval Air Station, Nowra NSW. The aircraft was actually flown back to base looking like that, he never actually stuck to the deck that time, and landed on a blanket of high expansion fire fighting foam, on the Air Station runway.
That is what every pilot who ever flew a "Hawk" loved about them. You literally had to tear them apart in the sky, for them not to get you home safe.
