brianly
brianly t1_j0v1z1z wrote
Reply to comment by kingintheyunk in What the hell was that? by [deleted]
I grew up in a rural part of Northern Ireland where my grandmother ran a non-sectarian pub where catholic and protestant farmers would hang out. RAF Chinooks and Pumas would occasionally land in a secluded field nearby ostensibly to offload patrols, but it was mostly cover to go to a normal pub.
Pubs in towns tended to be one side, or the other. While some soldiers colluded with loyalists, the vast majority just had a shitty, boring deployments. Officer effort went into keeping people in barracks. Much like it is with low ranks in the US Army, officers had to invest time preventing privates getting themselves into fights and low-level trouble. Trouble was multiplied with privates that had zero understanding of either side in the Troubles. Hence, the appetite to spend tax payer money on helicopter excursions.
brianly t1_jc2key3 wrote
Reply to If you've been to an airshow in Pennsylvania, chances are you heard the voice of Howdy McCann announcing. Howdy passed away on March 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He was the announcer for airshows in Allentown, Avoca, Indiana, Latrobe, Reading, and many others across the region and country. by new_tanker
These announcers leave an impression. I’m sure Howdy will be missed.
Is there a calendar of air shows for PA/NJ/MD/NY? I’m from Northern Ireland and my dad used to take me to air shows around the UK to the point that the Red Arrows almost became boring. I’d love to take my 3yo this year. We had fun up at Rheinbeck Aerodrome Museum last summer if anyone is going to be in the Woodstock area.