Nathan

Hi all , Well both my grandads served during the war , one was a driver as he had diabetise and couldn't be front line . My other grandad was in the Army in Borneo fighting the Japanese Army , he got bayonneted in the stomach at some point by a Japanese soldier and was medi vaced to the UK . After he recovered the Army would not take him back , so he joined the new Royal Air Force Regiment . And eventually ended up doing long range patrols in the desert . He also served in Korea and did many experiments on Christmas Island etc with Nuclear weapons . And was responsible for training in Nuclear enviroment training ( what we call NBC now ) , where he got an over dose of Radiation and had to have a complete blood transfusion . He lived to a ripe old age so i guess radiated food and people are not much different lol . He got to the rank of Warrant officer although he was offered a commission but turned it down ( reasons only known to himself ) . When i joined the RAF as a Firefighter i never thought i'd meet some one that might know him ......as he was a nasty B%^)(*D as a training WO , but no i was wrong . I was doing my CCS course at my base when the SGT called " Paddy " as he wanted to be called , looked at me and said " Whitworth you the son of WO Bob Whitworth " .........me ......ere no grandson ........help !!!!! . Paddy ....he was a Bastard to me in training when i was in basics . At this point i thought .......oh im in a world of poo , but quick thinking i said its okay he was a Bastard to me to ....at which point i got a slap on the shoulder and he said i was alright . Paddy as it turned out was a great bloke and even though he was alot older turned out to be a party animal .....loved the booze ....nice bloke

Hi All , Well its sad when any of the armed forces die , wether it be Iraq , Afghanistan or any other trouble spot in the world . Im amazed that at his age he was able to be a front line soldier ....but was able and did . He must have been an incredible man , and i have a lot of respect for him i just wish things would have turned out different for him and all the other service men and women that have fell . My heart goes out to his family and friends and all the people that have lost a friend , Partner or family member . these are speacial people who give their all and its not always realised by the general public . I know these words wont take the pain anyway for the people left behind , nothing i could say or anyone else can , but i'd like them to know there lots of people out there that are thinking of them and their kin . Regards Mungo

Hi All , I found combat Ace through a search on the internet when looking for addons for Wings over Europe , i visited many sites and found some good ones but this site is the main site i re-visit . Not only does it have the best selection of everything you could want , but it has forums and a whole community . Some of the stories from memebers are great , and not all about third wire stuff but general life stuff . To one and all thank you for this great website , not only to the web designers and modders who all do a great job but to the members to . Mungo

Finally a bit of news that doesnt involve death , so glad to hear every ones well . I think the pilot and crew deserve a medal as do the passengers that didnt panick and kept their heads . The skill of the pilots to bring that plane down on the water with out it braking up shows great skill , and that A320's can not only fly but float as well ...........thats one expensive yacht lol

HHHmmmmm Jedi Master all depends on what your paying $150 an hour for , you care to enlighten us hmmmmm lol

that is mad ......they are mad but what a rush you must get from doing it . And yes i'd be dumping fuel and probably screaming like a girl all the way down . I do like the idea of it , wether i'd actually do it is another matter , besides probably dont have my size lol

Yes i agree 37 years is excessive for what he did , he didnt kill anyone . Murderers do get less yrs for their sentences , maybe the the guys door he sawed through was a judge !!!!! . Mad thing to do though ..........i'd have sawed the car in half instead lol...... hhhmmmmm

Very funny story , i loved it . I think there is a lesson for life in there some where , but i dont think it's in the face of adversity throw dog poo lol . You must have felt like David and Goliath . Even better when the border ranger put dirt up the muzzle of the tanks gun . You think maybe the tank commander got a talking to when he got back . Good shot though bet the inside of the Abrahams smelt nice on the way home lol good job i'd have promoted you . And as for the Hind ive seen them for real to and they scared the poo out of me , doubt i'd have stopped to pick it up to throw back at the hind though

Nice one Bobrock , Possibly not the best fighter in the world as said many times in this post but it served the RAF well until the Typhoon came in production . And like alot of people say it looks mean and in the hands of RAF pilots no doubt was a very dangerous aircraft to come up against . Your model looks superb and i cant wait to try it out , keep up the good work mate all the best Nathan

Hi All , Yes its mad how much the military have some stupid rules , when i was in the armed forces we were told to merge with the local populance ......dont stick out . However we still stuck out as certain hair styles were not allowed and slightly different but still along the same lines of merge with the local populance . I used to live of camp and so had to come to work in civilian clothes , but obviously had my uniform in my locker at work , this was because of the threat of the IRA at the time . However it was decided that we would have to wear uniform to work but to make it less obvious wear a jacket over the top of it !!! . Which was great in winter but in summer i was that weirdo wearing a jacket on a hot day all red faced and sweating like a suicide bomber !!!! military madness lol Nathan

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Well my favourite toys where always the simplist for example , i get a toy car for christmas , i'd turn it upside down and stick a match stick in it and call it a .......even the box was a toy .......still simple things please simple minds lol duh easily pleased lol

" what to do in 83 layover in Vancouver " easy get drunk lol

Well i guess its the same the world over pen pushers are getting the top jobs all the time , while your war time nut job who is heroic in war time is just a problem child now ........these sort of people never get to shine in peace time as they dont kiss ass , however come the next major war ( thats not political ) these people's conduct heroiusm speaks for its self .......mean time we put up with the pen pushers

USAFMTL, LOL you wish my friend lol , damn i wish i was lol . Now she is a real princess

Hi All , Just thought i'd ask if anyone knows of a Tornado ADV /F-2 or 3 that available for download , anyhelp would be much appreciated Thanks Nathan

Hi All, Im new on this site but already think its great , soo many addons to look at . However im having problems finding Vulcan , Victor and Valiants to addon , they where on this site before but seem to have dissapeared ? . If anyone could help it would be much appreciated Thanks Nathan