No, no, no, you got it wrong CJ, Pete was the Air controller telling the warthog and pilot where to go.

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Wayne Johnson
(B149415)
OSC(SW) RET (RADARMAN)
Joined the Navy Jan 6, 1970, retired Jan 31, 1994
USS Trenton LPD-14, Hermitage LSD-34, Shreveport LPD-12, Saipan LHA-2, COMPHRIBRON-4 staff embarked in the Guam LPH 2, Saipan LHA-2, Nashville LPD-13, and Wasp LHD-1

Hard to judge out at sea.

But they did get your attention when they screamed in from nowhere skimming the waves, and tossed on the afterburners half way down the ship's side.

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Robin (Bob) King
R105234
Ex-WOETS4
25th MOBI Intake
July 68 - June 88
Nirimba, Waratah (Dam Neck), Brisbane, Waratah (Mare Is & LBNSY), Harman (CDSC), Waratah (Mare Is), Brisbane, Harman (Navy Office & CDSC), Waratah (Dam Neck & Mare Is), Harman (CDSC)

Wisdom comes with age, sometimes age comes alone.

Watched a program on the Discovery Channel about the Aircraft of the Vietnam Years, the old UH was and is still a great chopper.
From this program I found out that alot of the current designed aircraft had their birth back in the mid 50's and early 60's.

Trust the good old Ozzies to to keep the old ones going. F111 and Black Hawks etc.

We run the DDG's til we couldn't get spares.

We were able to keep MELBOURNE running for so long and obviously the Aggies and Indians learnt from us, as they kept their Carriers going for as long.

I think in every engineering sailors soul, there is a little bush and/or backyard mechanic tinkering away.

We all have this desire to need to bring life to a rusty hulk of a car or motorcycle to its former glory. I have never quite figured out why.
I know when I was on the Old TINA I hated the ship. Dirty cramped and "Oh so slow". Having been to Brisbane and had a look at the old girl I now have a small amount of pride knowing my very small part kept her at sea.
I have spoken to Older Sailors from the Scrap Iron Fleet, and they say the same thing. It was that Backyard or Bush Mechanic that kept those old ship running.

I suppose in the next 40 years the sailors of today will be saying the same things.

Just letting my memories run. Forgive as the sun hasn't crossed the Yardarm.

Happy Trafalgar Day. Kiss me Hardies, all round
Yo Ho and bottle of rum....... Wrong time wrong ship.

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Lou Butcher
O/N S105456
Rank DEE LSMTH
23rd Intake JRTE
1968 to 1982

Death with dignity is better than life in humiilation.

IF YOU DON'T LOVE AUSTRALIA. GET THE F#@@
OUT OF HERE.

Wayne, I doubt you can control aircraft with commands like:

'AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH'

and

'Where is it, where is it? I'm too young to dieeeeeeee!!!!'

and

'Make the bad man go away!'

and

'I think I have to go to my mess now, and change.'

He was, however, very funny on the booze.

Cheers

CJ

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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!

HO HO HO SEEBISCUIT..er..SEESICK..er..SEEJAA thats right,still trying to get em in EH You were right Wayne,as all Radarmen are at all times,controlling the Warthog and doing a great job
and when it was all over and the FLEET CHIEF RP,returned to his mess,where SEEBISCUIT had been hiding all day,and whimpering when the bad old warthog came over the top and did its thing,I brought a very big bag of tissues for SEEBISCUIT to wipe away his tears and mop up all his dribble from his very large probiscus and then the sick bay tiffie administered a very large shot of vallium
HA HAAAAAA HAAAAAA HAAAAAAA
God your easy DOGS DONGER

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Pete Cottam [LUMPY]
Ex-CPORP
R 93487
JRTE 4th intake
Jan 1962-Jan 1982
Leeuwin Vendatta Watson Melbourne Waratah Brisbane Watson Stuart CDSC Canberra Vampire Penguin Melbourne Nirimba Hobart Perth NCDS Fyshwick Recruiting QLD_________________
may you have fair winds and following seas Shipmates

Okay Boofhead, now should I tell everybody about your fondness for wearing lace undies?

Mind you, you did cut a charming figure in the black lace teddie...........

Cheers

CJ

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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!

Lumpy,

I dare say CJ will back me up on this in a very unbiased manner, but I'd say the only Warthogs you and Wayne controlled were on exercises in the cages in Bombay, the Jungle Bar in Surabaya, the New Jollo Bar in Alongapo , or the New Florida in Mombasa.

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Robin (Bob) King
R105234
Ex-WOETS4
25th MOBI Intake
July 68 - June 88
Nirimba, Waratah (Dam Neck), Brisbane, Waratah (Mare Is & LBNSY), Harman (CDSC), Waratah (Mare Is), Brisbane, Harman (Navy Office & CDSC), Waratah (Dam Neck & Mare Is), Harman (CDSC)

Wisdom comes with age, sometimes age comes alone.

So true, Tafmo, so true!

I always wondered why he kept a genuine pigskin chamois in his locker. Looks like it might have been a memento...........

Cheers

CJ

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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!

The Huey was a great chopper. I did a lot of flights in them for "Phot Runs". Sit on the floor with your feet on the skids and held inside by a belt around the waist anchored to the floor. Always got great shots.
Did you know they had an ashtray in the centre of the consol, so the pilots could smoke ! ! ! similar to a car, just slide it out.
Cheers Dino.

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Dean Gedling.
Ex-Phot. R 63604
1964 to 73
Cerberus,Albatross,Melbourne,Albatross,Melbourne,Kuttabul and several short stints on Brisbane.

So what so special about the 'cages in Bombay'. All I recall was cheap chinese women, inverted taps, dead bodies and people using the gutter as their morning toilet. .

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Ron Preddy (spud),
S114945
Ex POMTP3
July 73, 3rd Muppet, 35th Nirimba
1973 to 1985,
Nirimba, Melbourne, Albatross (MT compound), Kuttabul (FMP), Derwent, Leeuwin (Broken leg/boats W/Shop), Derwent, Torrens and Darwin Naval Base (main machine shop).

That's my Ford FPV Cobra GT