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Hi all,

All-women combat helicopter crew

By BBC



The RAF is to send its first all-woman combat helicopter crew into action in Helmand province in Afghanistan.

The four women will fly missions taking troops and supplies to the frontline in the battle with Taliban.

They are Flt Lt Michelle Goodman, 32, from Bristol and co-pilot, Flt Lt Joanna Watkinson, 28, from Reading.

The rest of the crew are Loadmaster Sgt Stephanie Cole, 24, from Wiltshire and Loadmaster Sgt Wendy Donald, 31, from Liverpool.

Leo "Apollo11"

I'm sure there's a joke about choppers in there somewhere

ORIGINAL: sprior

I'm sure there's a joke about choppers in there somewhere

It practically tells itself [:D]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: sprior

I'm sure there's a joke about choppers in there somewhere

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: sprior

I'm sure there's a joke about choppers in there somewhere

It practically tells itself [:D]

Shame on you guys! [:D][8D]


Joking aside, Martin, are there many women in RAF nowadays?


Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: pasternakski

ORIGINAL: stuman

And a Faber is completed !

Ah, thank you for your forbearance and complicity, old scout.

I owe it all to clean living, powerful gasoline, and a shoeshine.

The old man still got it...[&o]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: sprior

I'm sure there's a joke about choppers in there somewhere

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: sprior

I'm sure there's a joke about choppers in there somewhere

It practically tells itself [:D]

Shame on you guys! [:D][8D]


Joking aside, Martin, are there many women in RAF nowadays?


Leo "Apollo11"

It depends a lot on the trade. There are plenty in admin roles and on the medical side of things, particularly in admin there aren't that many blokes. There are less girlies who are involved with the aircraft side of things. Aircrew-wise I can only really comment on the transport squadrons where I've worked and say that I haven't seen many female pilots (2 iirc) and none in the flight engineer or navigators, things might be different in the glamourous world of fast jets. Female techies are becoming more common although they're still in the minority, they seem to be more common in the avionics based trades rather than the mechanical side of things.


P.S. We;re shameless...

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Martin, are there many women in RAF nowadays?

It depends a lot on the trade. There are plenty in admin roles and on the medical side of things, particularly in admin there aren't that many blokes. There are less girlies who are involved with the aircraft side of things. Aircrew-wise I can only really comment on the transport squadrons where I've worked and say that I haven't seen many female pilots (2 iirc) and none in the flight engineer or navigators, things might be different in the glamourous world of fast jets. Female techies are becoming more common although they're still in the minority, they seem to be more common in the avionics based trades rather than the mechanical side of things.

Thanks for info Martin! [:)]


Leo "Apollo11"

Hi all,

BTW, lots of discussion about current UK RN in this thread (last pages starting with page 5)... even talk about future RN CVs...

What were the Brits thinking?


Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

BTW, lots of discussion about current UK RN in this thread (last pages starting with page 5)... even talk about future RN CVs...

What were the Brits thinking?


Leo "Apollo11"

And it's going to end badly. Involving the P-word...

pita?

ORIGINAL: pasternakski

Ha heh ha heh HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. A FABER!

Never sell the old geezer short, boys. There may be snow on the roof, but there's still fire in the furnace!

I'm on vacation. What are the rest of my Brothers excuses? [:D]

I was asleep at the time...

ORIGINAL: USS America

ORIGINAL: pasternakski

Ha heh ha heh HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. A FABER!

Never sell the old geezer short, boys. There may be snow on the roof, but there's still fire in the furnace!

I'm on vacation. What are the rest of my Brothers excuses? [:D]

I was busy.


Sleeping.

I was working on a threadwar turn.

I did something today I have never done before on Thanksgiving...............I played golf.[:D]

My son and I played 9 holes.

On the last 4 holes.......

I 2 putted 6 and 7.

I sank a 25 to 30 footed on 8 for a 1 put [8D]

I sank one off the green on 9 for another 1 put from 15 feet[8D]

My fairway work, however leaves a lot to be desired[:D]

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