1973 RAF recruitment film illustrating roles available in the Royal Air Force

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@richstrasz6653 4 ай бұрын

Was in Ground Radio @ Waddo , 1990-93. There were basic computer systems in places by then ( obviously state of the art then), I recognised a lot of the of the offices and buildings, strange to see the place as it was nearly 20 years before my time ( all pen and paper then) - especially Air traffic, where I spent a lot of time

@dribsbiddlestone 16 күн бұрын

⁠⁠@@richstrasz6653 I was in the tower then too.

@Firebrand55 3 ай бұрын

I was there...the cut glass accents could very quickly descend into building site exchanges..in the hangars the air was permanently blue, with the common yell," for F...'. sake!!" echoing round and round. The RAF then was a great place to be and the world was your oyster......now?

@allandavis8201 2 күн бұрын

Totally agree, the only thing that might not have changed (depending on how woke the RAF is these days) would be the F…..G and Blinding, even in 2003 when I demobbed after 24 years service the woke brigade (although it was not called that back then, it was being “politically correct”, even at beer calls), not that the lads ever took any notice of the change in how they were supposed to treat the “Lumpy Jumpers” (WRAF for those that don’t understand it), and they didn’t listen to us old crumblies sat in the corner talking shop even though the hanger doors were supposed to be closed, but tbh we probably got more admin done at beer calls than in the shed. We really did have an RAF back then and we actually got respect from the junior ranks, but they didn’t do anything that we didn’t do or say when we were junior ranks, and did treat the WRAF they worked alongside a little bit better than us oldies ever did, perhaps not out being PC but because they were teammates, but mostly, I suspect, it was more to do with getting their leg over, not that we oldies did anything like that as juniors, but only because there were a lot less WRAFs doing techie trades compared to the amount that did when I left. The good old days, so much less complicated than now. Lest We Forget, Per Ardua ad Astra.

@bugler75 4 ай бұрын

Another great video, blast from the past👍🏼

@Hants_Prints 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@bugler75 4 ай бұрын

@@Hants_Prints 😊 Thanks

@Unity-v3f 5 күн бұрын

656! amazing

@kevinhoughton9134 4 ай бұрын

Love these old military films. 👍

@mh53j 4 ай бұрын

5:04 she's a doll! I really enjoy these programs, seeing how things used to be. The Officer's Mess was pretty amazing to me; was it really like that, being served? Is it still like that? It does show how much work and coordination is necessary for all Air Force's flights; it's not just jump in and go.

@bertiewooster3326 4 ай бұрын

Yes the officer's mess was like that throughout the world can't speak for today they use deliveroo today or KFC probably.

@bugler75 4 ай бұрын

@@bertiewooster3326 I’ve left seven years and the traditional idea of the Mess, both Officer’s and the WO/Sergeant’s Mess died at least 15 years before that. Various reasons but quality for what you paid for was one reason. Family life first was probably the greatest reason in the majority of cases.

@davegoldsmith4020 4 ай бұрын

The Lancaster is PA474 that moved and Joined the BBMF at RAF Coltishall in Novemeber 1973

@Unity-v3f 5 күн бұрын

food looks just as gash for the zobs as the grunts! LOL

@john07973 3 ай бұрын

👍 Excellent

@derekking8690 26 күн бұрын

So many funny voices 🤣 It was another world

@Daniel-S1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@Hants_Prints 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@Unity-v3f 5 күн бұрын

chick at 9.10 is a beauty!

@DavidCook-t9k 4 ай бұрын

Too many berets being worn airfield.

@mickhorsley3169 4 ай бұрын

I can't imagine too many people being inspired to join so they could sit by a hatch and carry a flight plan across the room.

@SM-dt1pr 4 ай бұрын

How many of the people in this film have been replaced by a computer? Half of them? More than that?

@bertiewooster3326 4 ай бұрын

Yes but I've got a lovely fat pension!!

@squaddie67 4 ай бұрын

Much of the work is now done on computers, but we still used the analogue systems alongside for redundancy. An EMP could disable a computer network, but the plastic brain on the wall with all the chinagraph writing will still be able to provide you with the information required.

@billy4072 3 ай бұрын

rag spanner it!

@markleechapman6347 3 ай бұрын

Amazing how we were doing Before the Labour government and the middle East. We should never have been there our country would have been more powerful.

@derekking8690 26 күн бұрын

How quaint and labour intensive it all was 🤣