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The Orenda Iraquois never finished its endurance testing.
The only Avro Arrows that flew were fitted with the same Pratt&Whitney engine used by our F-106 and a number of other U S Fighters. The Rolls Royce Avon was used in many military aircraft but also in the De Haviland Comet airliner.
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Shamu
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Yup, we had Avon 101's in the PR9
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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As someone who had to wear the uniform during my reserve time ( by which the BD uniform was Formal dress LOL ) it was a PITA, yes it stopped the jacket from riding up BUT. taking a dump wearing battle dress and braces was an exercise in agility, you would not want to have dysentery.
the serge soaked up water, shrank if it got wet and dried quickly ( hence the cleaning in petrol ) was heavy , very heavy when wet itchy and scratchy also stiff when soaked and took forever to dry out. But, the pockets were very well designed and the manufacture was such as to minimise the shortcomings of the fabric, there were two inside map pockets, long to take a folded map and these added wind-proofing too the front. If you were smart enough and lucky enough you got issued one the correct size ( correct size looks too big ) then you could layer long woollen underwear, a shirt and a jumper underneath. Also the wind blew straight though the weave. But, put a windproof layer over the top and it was OK. At Puckapunyal during our basic training we all tended to wear our cotton overalls on top of the BD ( when allowed ) except when on the parade ground. I do know that as the war progressed the "Spit and Polish" attitude seems to have softened a little and windproof suits became more readily available and sometimes even issued. |
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