Classic British Flight Sim

Thanks

I thought so.

Does the system inform the sender if the recipient's box is full?

When does a Sent PM move from your Outbox to your Sent PMs?

I was using "Oscar" XE647 :think:

IRL XE647 was "Hotel" a FGA9 Hunter of 208 squadron which my father crashed and ejected from on 30th June1964.

Further research suggests XE647 was Oscar at sometime in its life:

XE647 was ‘O’ with 208 Sqn at Eastleigh and Ksar from 11-05-60 to 12-10-61 when ...

Nigel H-J wrote:no doubt he will have some very interesting stories to tell!!

He should but he is extremely tight lipped about a lot of what went on, particularly his accident hence my researching via the net rather than talking to him.

Nigel H-J wrote:because of your father suffering this injury did he ever fly another aircraft again?

Regards Nigel

Oh yes many.
He was back in a Hunter within months, on Hunters again with 45 Sqn out of Wittering in the mid 70s and he was CO 20Sqn on Jaguars at Bruggen in the late 70s.


Lucky bugger

Hi Twigman and welcome to the Forum, pleased to read that your father ejected safely.

Thanks - the ejection wasn't without its problems. My Dad has suffered back problems ever since ( he broke it during the ejection ) and now has at least 3 vertebrae welded together.
I just chanced upon this post ...

I was using "Oscar" XE647 :think:

IRL XE647 was "Hotel" a FGA9 Hunter of 208 squadron which my father crashed and ejected from on 30th June1964.


http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/YEAR_Pages/1964.htm

http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/Aircraft208/XE647-H_Embakasi_08-63_RD.jpg