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CanberraOmega
·Jim, where did you originally buy it? Did you ever have to give th serial number to the Air Force? Or customs on your way home? They might have it in their archives?
An Abso-Bloody-lutely Amazing Tale
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaJim, where did you originally buy it? Did you ever have to give th serial number to the Air Force? Or customs on your way home? They might have it in their archives?
Sorry Daniel, a dead end there.
I would never have given any into to the Air Force at that time, and for reasons of "convenience" the customs issues were skirted quite rigorously by all of us returning from Singapore to Malaysia.
It was in an era when you bought a watch and wore it out of the shop. And then a few months later you might have found the bax and papers and thought "What do I need these for" and into the bin with them.
Of any of the gifts from the Gods, I would accept "Hindsight".
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaAnd just another little gem of info from Rod Farquhar (my old supervisor) from the great website ADF-Serials.
It may explain some of the things previously posted here 😉.
It may explain some of the things previously posted here 😉.
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorGotta love the shorts of the era... when will they ever come back in style?
Some old guys up my way still wear them....🤦
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaSome old guys up my way still wear them....🤦
I was going to say that Andy would be only one of the people I know who would wear stubbies regularly (with thongs of course).
Still a favorite with Aussie tradies of the older generation though, but the newer generation seems to go for the knee length shorts.
Why don't they just roll their fockin trousers up!
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorI was going to say that Andy would be only one of the people I know who would wear stubbies regularly (with thongs of course).
Still a favorite with Aussie tradies of the older generation though, but the newer generation seems to go for the knee length shorts.
Why don't they just roll their fockin trousers up!
I'm a rugby shorts guy, more stylish and sportier 😉
( haven't worn stubbies or Dunlop vollies since school )
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaJust in case our non-Oz readers are confused.
These are Stubbies.
These are thongs (Note: They are Double Pluggers, the only thong to wear in hazardous conditions).
These are Stubbies.
These are thongs (Note: They are Double Pluggers, the only thong to wear in hazardous conditions).
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorThey were big in New Zealand as well......
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terryb111
·Come on guys, it isn't past the watershed in England yet [emoji1]
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dougiedude
··Carpe horologium!😲
Did they move the factory over here?...
All the young girls are wearing them now, and quite fashionable! High waisted, and the higher up the crotch, the better, according to them 🙄...
And, no, I don't know these girls!
Then, for the more sophistocated working woman:
... and finally, the casual:
Granted, they do look much better on these ladies than the guys.
Did they move the factory over here?...
All the young girls are wearing them now, and quite fashionable! High waisted, and the higher up the crotch, the better, according to them 🙄...
And, no, I don't know these girls!
Then, for the more sophistocated working woman:
... and finally, the casual:
Granted, they do look much better on these ladies than the guys.
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chows99
·I am from Singapore and I love watch stories like this! Keep it up!
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jfwoodman
·Beautiful watch, and a fun stroll through history with the photos.
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corn18
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I dropped a few hundred of those in the day. We have a saying in the U.S. Navy for ordies: IYAOYAS I have a polo shirt with that on it and my days as a test pilot were all spent testing ordnance. Although in the U.S. Navy we didn't need those goofy lifts that the Air Force used. 2 guys on the front, 2 guys on the back. "Ready, LIFT!" We would do that for the MK-83's as well.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaI dropped a few hundred of those in the day. We have a saying in the U.S. Navy for ordies: IYAOYAS I have a polo shirt with that on it and my days as a test pilot were all spent testing ordnance. Although in the U.S. Navy we didn't need those goofy lifts that the Air Force used. 2 guys on the front, 2 guys on the back. "Ready, LIFT!" We would do that for the MK-83's as well.
Hernia bars, I remember them (not fondly though).
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blubarb
·I hope the shorts never come back. In the colour photo the troops are wearing "stubbies", T shirts and caps so that was in the mid 1980s.
Our flight line dress was safety shoes, socks, shorts (sans jocks, too hot for them) and ear protectors.
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MK82 500LB General Purpose Low Drag High Explosive Bomb. 90 kilos of Tritonal (TNT). All fuzed up and ready to go and create mayhem.
Tritonal is a combination of approx 80% TNT (Tri-Nitro-Toluene) and 20% aluminium powder plus some beeswax plasticiser.
Amazing I can remember stuff like that after thirty plus years and I can't remember where I left my car keys 30 minutes ago
I wouldn't care about forgetting where you left your car keys, Jim, worry when you forget how to use them... 😀👍👍
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