1949 Pattern Battledress

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
You have become a fat shit, haven't you? A far cry from when we used to jump out of perfectly serviceable aircraft, n'est-ce pas? My b/d from back then still fits....

With all due respect to your rank and station in life...go **** yerself!

BTW, regardless of what Keefy says...there's no such thing as a perfectly serviceable aircraft.

Ah, the good ol' days, wearing younger men's clothes, "hitting the silk" at about 2500', full kit, and having a great ride down from either the C206 or the Beech 18. (Lots of bruises from Brens, Stens, PIATS etc bashing oneself upon landing.)

Set up for PLF, land, daisy chain chute, back to barn (bloody long hike if someone miscalculated the WDI toss), drink beer , get signed up for next flight manifest, drink beer, repeat as necessary.

Sigh.