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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, Barry Levinson)
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Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, J. T. Walsh and Bruno Kirby. It deals with the stay in Saigon, during the Vietnam War, of the air force disc jockey Adrian Cronauer, who was entrusted with the management of the radio, which gave him great popularity but also many detractors among his superiors.
Saigon, 1965: Adrian Cronauer is a United States Air Force airman who arrives in Vietnam after having worked as a disc jockey in Crete, enjoying great success, with the task of reviving the local radio of the army (AFRS). At the airport the first meeting is with Edward Garlick, who takes him to the radio station: during the journey Cronauer shows his liveliness by trying to approach Vietnamese girls, but the young soldier dissuades him, but is struck by the man's personality. Cronauer's irreverence contrasts, with the personalities of his two immediate superiors, Sergeant Major Phillip Dickerson and Lieutenant Steven Hauk, while the general in charge of the radio station, Taylor, is favorably impressed.
From the first broadcast Cronauer, who opens with a stentorian "Good Morning, Vietnam!", upsets the station's programs and rules: he abolished official press releases and traditional music, broadcasts only rock music between a sarcastic quip and a joke irreverent.
Adrian continues with his "animalous" conduct, and in a short time he becomes the favorite of the soldiers, who go crazy for his style, his imitations, his mockery. One day Cronauer notices a young Vietnamese woman, Trinh, with whom he falls in love at first sight. In order to be close to her he takes the position of English teacher in a Vietnamese school (mostly teaching slang and swear words), where he has the opportunity to come into contact with the local population, becoming famous here too for his style and liking him. In order to get to know the young Trinh better, Cronauer becomes friends with the young Tuan, the girl's brother: he also takes him to drink in Jimmy's bar, frequented mostly by soldiers.
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“Honors Paid To Airman At Funeral,” Kingston Whig-Standard. January 28, 1942. Page 3.
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Full military honors were accorded LAC. Gordon Francis Clark, who was one of two airmen killed in an airplane crash in the west end of the city, Monday afternoon. PO. Cruft of the Norman Rogers Airdrome was in charge.
The funeral was held from the home of his parents, 37 Pernbroke Street, Wednesday morning, to St. James Anglican Church where Rev. Dr. J. D. Mackenzie Naughton, assisted by Sqdn. Ldr. Flint conducted the funeral service.
The bearer party was in charge of Sgt. Scovell from the Norman Rogers Airdrome and the pallbearers were LAC. Dearing, LAC. Shehan, LAC. Steacy, LAC. Hill, LAC. Harris, LAC. Spring, LAC. Dicks, LAC. Bennet, LAC. Lewis and LAC. Rowell.
The body was accompanied by an escort party and firing party the latter firing a salute over the grave.
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Why are raf ranks so confusing take me back Americans…
#why so many Leading Aircraftman ranks..#and the amount of officer ranks???#I also have no idea how long it takes to rank up to each (kms)#I’m gonna wing it
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In 1960, Michael Bryant took over the lead role of Lawrence of Arabia from Alec Guinness in the play 'Ross' at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London. The programme contained an extensive biography.
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WWII Colorized Photo: This December 13, 1944 photo was colorized by Colourised PIECE of JAKE. The original black & white photo is from the British Imperial War Museum CL 1729, and it was taken by the Royal Air Force official photographer, Clark N S, (P/O) in the Airfield Volkel, Holland. (Santa had arrived in a RAF Hawker Tempest Mk-V.)
In the pic, the British Royal Air Force Leading Aircraftman Fred Fazan from London, is dressed up as Santa Claus, and is handing out presents to Dutch children at the 486 Squadron, No. 122 Wing. The members of No 122 Wing had saved their candies for weeks, and contributed enough money to give the Dutch children their first Christmas party.
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T.E. Lawrence (Aircraftman T.E. Shaw) on the aerodrome at Miranshah Fort in Waziristan, India.
In one of the photos he is nursing his wrist, which he had broken at RAF Cranwell in 1926.
T.E. wrote that the wrist hurt for so long that nursing it became a habit.
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More World on Fire fanfic research questions: David
Thank you, @thismoleculeisacomedian and @mybelladuveen for your responses to my last question!
Here are the next two:
David is a pilot; he hangs around after hours with Grzegorz (who I'm betting isn't commissioned); this adds up to him holding the rank of flight sergeant. The sleeve insignia we see him wearing, though, points to him being no more than an aircraftman.
(Sorry, this was the best I could do.) Can anyone offer any insight into this?
Also, where do you think David is from? I'm unable to place his accent.
Thanks in advance!
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Who's Who of Seven Pillars of Wisdom and the Arab Revolt
TE Lawrence - British archaeologist, later spy, soldier, and diplomat. Lawrence was the illegitimate son of an Anglo-Irish lord and a governess in his household. Lawrence completed a 1,000 mile walking tour of crusade castles in Syria for his Oxford history thesis and later did field work under the famous archaeologist David Hogarth. His fluency in Arabic, as well as knowledge of local history, customs, and geography, suited him to assignment to advise the Arab Revolt.
Lawrence argued vehemently for Britain and France to uphold their promise of a united, self-ruling, pan-Arabic state after the war, and against the Sykes-Picot Agreement that divided the region into European mandate states. How much Lawrence knew of the planned betrayal of the Arab allies during the Revolt is open to debate, but he continued to advocate for Arab voices and self-rule. At the Paris Peace Conference, Lawrence made a point to dress in Arab clothing, associate primarily with the Arab delegation, and demonstrate his support.
After the war, Lawrence suffered mentally and emotionally. In addition to the general horrors of war, he had possibly been captured, tortured, and sexually assaulted. (Historicity of this is debated.) His personal guarantees had been broken by his government.
He re-enlisted in the Royal Air Force as an aircraftman (the lowest rank), after having retired from the army as a colonel (a high ranking officer), under a fake name - John Hume Ross. When his true identity was discovered, he left, despite an offer to allow him to remain. He changed his name more officially to TE Shaw (from his friendship with playwright George Bernard Shaw), and enlisted in the Royal Tank Corps, again as a private, the lowest rank. Unhappy, he returned to the RAF again, under the name Shaw and fully above-board, where he remained for five years.
Lawrence finally left the RAF in 1935 and died in a motorcycle accident about two months later, swerving to avoid some bicyclists.
5'5" (166 cm) tall and wiry. Tiny!
Spoke Arabic, French, Greek, and Latin. Published his own translation of The Odyssey, his dissertation study of crusader castles, several memoirs, and many poems. Lots of poems.
Carried a copy of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur in his pocket everywhere during the war.
Likely homoromantic asexual. Did not like being touched by anyone. Showed no sexual or romantic desire toward women, but strong admiration for male bodies and intimacy. This is all further complicated by the possible sexual assault, his possible kinkiness, and the post-war whippings that he paid an army buddy to regularly administer. (Don't worry, we'll get into all this eventually.)
Really loved motorcycles and bicycles.
A real wells-for-boys kind of guy.
Sherif Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi - Sherif and Emir of Mecca, 37th generation direct descendent of Mohammed, credited with officially forming and declaring the Arab Revolt, later King of Hejaz (western Arabian Peninsula). His communication with Henry McMahon (below), the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, established the alliance between Britain and the Revolt. Sherif Ali attempted to establish a pan-Arabic state after the war. His three sons led the efforts of the revolt and the diplomatic endeavors. His descendants, the Hashemite family, rule Jordan to this day.
Prince Faisal (Feisal) bin Hussein- A guy to watch! Our man! Third son of Sherif Hussein, head of the main northern force of the Revolt, and later king of Syria and Iraq. Became a friend of Lawrence's and requested his permanent assignment with the Revolt. Critics of Lawrence say that some actions and ideas Lawrence took credit for may have been Faisal's instead. Leader of the Arab delegation to the Paris Peace Conference.
(Mod Whit note: A biography of Faisal recently came out by Ali Allawi, Iraq's current Deputy Prime Minister. Very excited to read and include points here!)
Prince Ali bin Hussein - First son of Sherif Hussein. Later King of Hejaz after his father.
Prince Abdullah bin Hussein - Second son of Sherif Hussein. Later King of Transjordan. Commanded the next-largest, eastern portion of the Arab army.
Prince Zeid bin Hussein - Fourth son of Sherif Hussein. Led the forces that cut off Ottoman reinforcements from Medina to Rabigh. Later, served in the government under his brother Faisal's rule in Iraq, until the overthrow of the royal family.
Henry McMahon - British High Commissioner in Egypt when the Arab Revolt started. His initial promise lie to Sherif Hussein of supporting an Arab state led to the cooperation.
SF Newcombe - The British officer originally assigned to be liaison with the Revolt. He was late arriving and Lawrence was sent to fill in. When Newcombe finally arrived, Faisal had become close to Lawrence and asked for Lawrence to remain in his position. Newcombe remained involved and a friend of Lawrence's for life.
Lord Kitchener - British High Commander during World War I. Famous for the 'stache. A full-on war criminal of the lowest order. Put Boer civilians in concentration camps during the Second Boer War in Africa years earlier, among other atrocities.
Mark Sykes - Co-authored the Sykes-Picot Agreement, a semi-secret arrangement between Britain and France to divide up the Middle East into colonial mandate states after the war. Lawrence thinks he's an ass-hat and takes the opportunity to call him incompetent and bad. (Very hard to overstate how bad this was. This agreement is a factor in virtually all of the conflicts and difficulties in the Middle East for the next 100 years and counting.)
Sherif Abd el Kerim - Lawrence's assigned guide for an early portion of his assignment.
Sherif Sharraf bin Rajeh - Emir of Taif, early Arab fighter against the Ottomans, commander under Faisal.
General Fakhri Pashi (Pasha) - Ottoman commander of the forces in Medina.
Colonel Bremond - Chief of the French Military Mission in Arabia.
Sheikh Auda Abu Tayi - Close companion of Lawrence's throughout the campaign, one of the main leaders of the Battle of Aqaba.
Auda ibn Zaal - Abu Tayi's cousin. A formidable fighter and raider in the Revolt.
Prince Sherif Jamil bin Nasir - Nephew of Sherif Hussein and another close companion of Lawrence's.
Emir Nuri Shaalan - Emir of the Ruwalla tribe of the Beduins. Lawrence calls him the fourth most import leader of peoples in the desert.
(FYI, Lawrence's name spellings are often his transliteration from Arabic, not the agreed English spelling. I will probably bounce back and forth, sorry. This post to be updated, added to, and reblogged as the book progresses. Subscribe here to follow along on the substack!)
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RAAF's KC-30A MRTT performs air refueling of B-1B Lancer bombers
The U.S. B-1B long-range bomber can carry a payload of up to 34 tons of guided and unguided ammunition.
Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/10/2022 - 4:00 PM in Military
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A tanker performed air-to-air refueling (AAR) of two U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bombers.
The AAR of USAF aircraft was carried out in the Northern Territory of Australia, allowing the RAAF KC-30A multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft to support USAF bombers to maintain its global reach capacity.
The mission also provided a crucial opportunity for RAAF aviators to demonstrate their interoperability skills in challenging but realistic environments.
After completing the AAR process, the bombers landed at RAAF Base in Darwin, where the two carried out hot pit refueling, supported by the aviation refuelers of RAAF Squadron No. 13 and the USAF maintenance team.
This also marks the first time that a USAF B-1B aircraft received fuel using the RAAF's JP157 fire hydrant cart during the hot-turn refueling technique.
A USAF B-1B Lancer bomber prepares to refuel in flight from a KC-30A MRTT over the Northern Territory of Australia. (Photo: Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller/ Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defense)
The leader of the Air Base squadron and Squadron No. 13, Michael Moroney, said: "Safe and successful refueling highlights the continuous steps in our interoperability and provides validation for future USAF activities at the RAAF Base in Darwin.
"This was also the first use of ground refueling wells for USAF aircraft in the extension of the U.S.-funded bomber refueling yard.
“The operational use of this infrastructure, designed to be used by the refueling equipment of the USAF and the RAAF, is an important milestone for both air forces.”
The USAF Lancers have been visiting Darwin's RAAF Base under the enhanced air cooperation activities, which began in 2017.
The objective of such activities is to strengthen bilateral collaboration between Australia and the United States.
Joint training activities also include aeromedical evacuation interoperability training, fifth-generation resource integration and integrated aircraft maintenance activities.
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Remembrance Sunday is not only for the men and women killed in action during the two world wars and all conflicts since then.
On 24 October 1940, 16 year old Aircraftman 1st Class Harry Clack was two days into his military service with No.54 MU RAF when he was electrocuted whilst revering a German Dornier DO 215 bomber shot down near St Neots when the crane he was operating touched overhead power cables. Harry Clack is thought to be the youngest RAF fatality during the Second World War.
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1945 to 1947
Working our way through documents, photos and other things in our "memory box", we found items from my grandfather's military service for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1945 and 1947.
We had always known he had been in the RAF for a period of time, but did not know the details. There are still some gaps, but what we do know, thanks to the great people at the RAF Disclosure team, is that he served between 1945 and 1947 in Italy. He had a good military record and received a War Medal (World War 2 service medal).
He was enlisted as an Aircraft Hand, and during the 2 years advanced to Aircraftman 2nd class. On discharge, his character was listed as "Very Good".
However, some questions remain;
What was he doing in Italy just prior to being enlisted?
What made him decide to come to the UK instead of returning to Yugoslavia?
We have an immigration application for the United States as well as the UK. What made him decide to settle here in England?
I have listed below the process for obtaining R.A.F. military records for anyone reading this and starting out their own journey of family discovery.
It starts with the Government website here, and depending on your/their circumstances you will be directed to various other websites and forms to complete online. It isn't too complicated to navigate. The application costs £30.
To obtain records of someone who is deceased (as is the case with my grandfather), the next of kin needs to approve the application, There is a separate form to complete to give this permission, but the website takes you through this process.
The application is processed by a team in the UK who locate the record, and then communicate when they have the file ready to send. You are then able to decide whether or not to get a posted copy or a digital copy via email. The email copy contains a password which is sent separately.
The file comes with a letter of instruction and a list of abbreviations, as well as what you can do next should you wish to investigate further.
The whole process took about 3 weeks from completing the form to obtaining the record.
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Guardsman Park and his brother Senior Aircraftman Park of the RAF Regiment stood side by side outside of Buckingham Palace today, as number 2 company take over Queen’s and Windsor Guard this week.
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“'HORNET'S NEST SET FOR INVADER IN B.C.,” Toronto Star. April 18, 1942. Page 2.
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Network of Fighter Stations Boasts New High-Speed Squadron
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A West Coast Canadian Port, April 18 - (CP) - Canada's west coast today boasts a new high-speed fighter squadron of the R.C.A.F., a veritable hornet's nest. Personnel of the new squadron just established in the network of fighter stations on the Pacific coast includes decorated veterans of the Battle of Britain and a sprinkling of youngsters.
The leader is Squadron Leader Dal Russell. 26, "veteran" of the Battle of Britain. He won the D.F.C. at the same time as his immediate superior officer. Wing Commander Ernest McNab, who commands the sprawling network of fighter stations on this coast.
The squadron leader's men are young and keen. There is Pilot Officer R. F. Reid. 19, who moved from a peaceful high school class-room into the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and hence to the cockpit of a fighter. Another is Warrant Officer H. A. Taylor, 27, former lumberman.
Some of the squadron's leaders. are younger than the men. Flight Commander of one group is Flight Lieutenant Allan G. Byers, 26. Pilot Officer Fred Heather, at 30. is one of the oldest members. He calls Reid "Junior" and in return. gets dubbed "Old Man Mose."
Typical ground crew men from Ontario and Quebec are: Corporal Gordon R. Johnson, 26, radio technician; Aircraftman Jim Gore. 23, armorer: Corporal J. N. Stewart, 25. rigger: Leading Aircraftman W. E. Armstrong. 19. fitter; Aircraftman G. F. Keller, 22, once a drug store clerk, now an electrician, and Aircraftman Briand Lacrocque, 21, instrument maker.
Hanging in the operations room is the "rubble roll" a long list of offences and fines ranging from 10 cents for swearing over the plane-to-ground radio. to five cents for leaving an unused parachute anywhere but in a locker.
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Nigerian Air Force To Reward Airman Who Returned Lost 37,000 Euros To Owner
Nigerian Air Force To Reward Airman Who Returned Lost 37,000 Euros To Owner
Nigerian Air Force To Reward Airman Who Returned Lost 37,000 Euros To Owner
Nigerian Air Force To Reward Airman Who Returned Lost 37,000 Euros To Owner
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to reward one of its personnel, Aircraftman (ACM) Bashir Umar, who found and returned the sum of 37,000 Euros to Alhaji Ahmad, the owner of the lost money.
The incident occured at the Hajj Camp Market…
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MWW Artwork of the Day (5/14/21)
Augustus John (British, 1878-1961)
Colonel T.E. Lawrence (1919)
Oil on canvas, 80 x 59.7 cm.
The Tate Gallery, London (Gift of the Duke of Westminster)
Better known as Lawrence of Arabia, T.E. Lawrence was born in 1888. During the 1914–18 war he became the driving force behind the Arabs' offensive and defensive movements against the Turks; after the war he recorded his Middle Eastern experiences in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He joined the R.A.F. as an Aircraftman in 1922 under the name of T. E. Shaw, describing this period of his life in The Mint. He was killed in a motor-cycle accident in 1935. It was during the Peace Conference of 1919 that John became friendly with Lawrence who was in Paris championing the cause of King Feisal and the Arabs. Lawrence enjoyed being painted and was always amused by the results. In a letter to John he referred to this portrait as the ‘rebellious’ or ‘wrathful’ one, and was amused that it ‘went off at top speed for a thousand to a Duke!’ Actually Lawrence himself wanted to buy this picture but the price was too high. (from the Tate catalog)
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CALVIN TANKMAN HAS BECOME CALVIN AIRCRAFTMAN
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