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Zoomie said:No such thing - so it's irrelevant.
Up until a week or so ago, neither did the RCAF. :stirpot:
Zoomie said:No such thing - so it's irrelevant.
Pat in Halifax said:Sorry, couldn't resist...Wine??...as in wahhhh!!
lstpierre said:Our unit is doing an event with an army unit, and we want to treat them to a traditional RCAF drink. As an example, the traditional drink for RCR (I believe) is drambuie. Does the air force have anything like this?
daftandbarmy said:In my experience, anything alcoholic that has been purchased by anyone else would probably do nicely. ;D
Is that the "whine" of the turbines that power the Chinooks and Griffons that carry your green brethren around the battlefield? :PPCLI Guy said:How about whine?
PPCLI Guy said:How about whine?
Privateer said:All this RCAF - Army animosity! Maybe we should unify the two services? >
Zoomie said:Is that the "whine" of the turbines that power the Chinooks and Griffons that carry your green brethren around the battlefield? :
CDN Aviator said:...or the whine of jet engines and turbos raining death and destruction on Colonel Quadafi's forces.
dapaterson said:Overrated. The important part is the sensors to locate and identify the targets.
Strike said:Really? I wonder how they ever managed during WWII?
Strike said:dapaterson = Poindexter :nod:
Fixed that for you. I know of quite a few CF-18 pilots that occupied Canadian Army pers on patrol to act as their FAC. RCAF pilots have been employed in this role for decades.dapaterson said:- not like modern use ofArmyAirforce FACs on the ground, or even usingmaritime patrolRCAF aircraft and their sensor suites to remain on station and provide up to date targeting information.
Zoomie said:I like it when the green machine comes to visit us... It makes me feel smart.