Interview with Tim Thorn on the Recce Hunter & Jaguar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Tim Thorn chats about his time flying the recce Hawker Hunter in Bahrain and Germany plus his time flying the Jaguar GR1 with 41 and II Squadron.
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You can see the old boy still has the fire in his belly and a sparkle in his eye for the job. Great interview as always.
Cheers!
I was thinking the exact same thing. A true warrior spirit still burning inside this gentleman.
"I wanted to go to Cranwell - I didn't want to lose my legs"
Mr Thorn's interview kept me captivated.
He looks as though he could jump into a fighter tomorrow.
Thanks to you both.
His enthusiasm is very much still there.
Tim, so pleased that my father left you with some great memories of learning to fly.
I’ve flown with the legend Tim! As a cadet at 6AEF. He wrote me the most fantastic recommendation letter which helped me get an Air cadet pilot scholarship. Hope you’re well Sir !
What a character, genuine old school, awesome Tim.
Eject's from a jet,
Land's on a pub.
Find's a looker.
When it's said, 'they don't make them like that anymore', they have a point.
What a bloke .You can tell the guy have great determination and love for flying .Sort of bloke you want as your leader.
Exactly. I was so fortunate to have Tim as my instructor at RAF Syerston (before the mid air collision) when he was just 21 and I was 18 years old. I admired him then - still do. A real life Biggles.
Excellent interview. Tim has led a full life. And empitomises the best of the RAF.
Cheers Michael.
My station Commander at RAF Cranwell. Excellent boss.
What a diverse career in the forces treasure to find someone with such an interesting life and still Sharpe as button, a fine gentleman 👏👏👏👏
What a wonderful gentleman. His passion for aviation still burring brightly. Brilliant.
After listening to this man I relalize how boring my life is! Absolute legend!
Tim was my Wing Cdr when I was on II(AC) Jags at Laarbruch in 1979
Mine too. Thanks again Tim for the jolly in Deci 1981.
The best ejection story ever.... a man whose life’s dream was to be a fighter pilot, takes out two jets in one action, lands on a pub, meets and flirts with a gorgeous girl, father of girl determines he is not going to give an RAF pilot the keys to his daughter, and is sent off to defend Britain in a jet....
Absolutely fascinating individual. The stories and memories are top notch.
Excellent Mike. Those subtitles for your questions are very helpful.
Cheers Loki.
Very interesting interview!! I bet he could jump straight into a jet again today and fly it like perfectly. Had to laugh at the end, 'do you have any Hobbs?' Yes I like O, Orn, (What the hells that word I'm after!!) Birds!! Made me laugh!! 5000hrs, very impressive!
Tiger's upbeat enthusiasm for flying hasn't changed a bit. Remember him well from 8 Sqn at Muharraq and 41 Sqn at Coltishall. The Singing Postman.
What a great guy.
Very interesting .......One of the most varied RAF careers I have seen in these type of interviews.....
Punished for reserving the right to marry and thus getting ditched by the Queen when they tried to make him her equerry; then cheated out of the Air Vice Marshal rank when posted to head up the Rock Apes, he still has an amazingly positive attitude and ne'er a negative word to say about the service. Quality officer. And I am glad the got a job with De Beers so he could at least retire with some decent cash in his bank account.
Fascinating… A top man for sure, and such a varied and interesting career! 😊
What an entertaining guy.....great aviation stories....love em....
"a jet spitfire" I agree. I'm an old USAF wrench, never thought much of the Hunter until I saw one in Belgium, painted in red... It is a very nice looking aircraft up close. That goes to the internet experts, like the old timers told me once :" Aircraft (and other vehicles) are like women, we can't choose one by the pictures, one has to go down there and take a close look..."
My father loved the Hunter along with the Sabre . He flew the Hunter in 26 squadron in Germany .
classic planes...
I think the older guys were much more aggressively minded than modern fighter pilots. They became systems operators, engaging targets beyond visual range. I'm told that the new Typhoon is a very capable dogfighter in the old sense, with the agility and ease of use to mix it close and dirty.
Aware Thanks Tim what wonderful life you have "Airborne all the Way" thankyou
Fantastic interview, what a great and interesting man.
Rock Apes lol. Good to see some regimental defence. I think the hanky was...very...crab air like. He makes up for it with his wings and infantry activities.
Good catch for an interview. A true pilot with a love for the craft of flying. He was very kind to the Jaguar's erm stability issues.
F16. Yep. Amazing thing. Still love the Jaguar more. Grew up with it. Just something special and sleek about it.
And the sound of that powerful engine... In my car on the drive home.
The vulture story is a great one! Nice interview
Cheers Craig
Terrific, once again (as always!) I am filled with proud supporting this Channel!
Cheers Marcel! As you know your support is very much appreciated.
Fantastic!!
Enjoyed every minute of this interview. Thanks for posting.
Yet another great interview !
This is an excellent channel.
Thanks very much!
Yet another great interview! Thanks Mike & Tim
Cheers Matt.
Another fab interview. Looks and sounds every bit the archetypal fighter pilot! pretty humorous to boot.
Cheers buddy.
Brilliant work Mike, this guy Tim Thorn is a champion.
Superb interview.
Cheers.
Super video and a super pilot,thanks Mike
Cheers Simon.
Great interview. Thanks Mike.
Fascinating man ! We like Tim !
still remembers the heading when he ejected lol awesome
Great video, many thanks
Great interview, many thanks!
Cheers
Plane crashes, but the engineers managed to design it so well that no one even got a scratch...IT WAS A MIRACLE THANK GOD!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a career...
Solid. All around.
Tim Thorn. Legend!
Excellent
Cheers :)
Correction , first word meant to "Awaresome "
What a legend! Will be the last Q&A livestream archived here on TH-cam?
Next Wednesday buddy.
A touch of the Leslie Phillips I detect.
Ooh I say
Hilarious Martian invasion story!
What's the (excellent) theme music at the end (& sadly replaced by generic jet sound effect at the start)?
We wanted a change and the majority of our viewers preferred that intro. Unfortunately we can’t please everyone, but we may change that in the future. Hope you understand. Cheers.
good interview can you do one on the f15
We have “Dozer” coming up who was a former F-15 Pilot.
thanks i look out for it
Them Vultures at FL330 without oxygen masks on are the ones to look out for ;D Great stories though. Thumbs up.
Excellent interview!! Have you ever interviewed any Russian/Eastern bloc pilots? I'd love to hear their viewpoint!
Cheers! Nothing yet as its tough to get in touch with them but you never know.
31:42 Equerry - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equerry - Similar to an aid-de-camp.
It would be good to point out the aviator in group photos, thx!
Noted :)
Excellent interview, very interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Thorn
Also one on the Intruder, please !
Absolutely, yes.
..but they can contain info that's not in books
Yes, it's more for entertainment
@@deeremeyer1749 Why do you bother watching these videos if you dislike them so much ?
Jet Age Museum In Gloucestershire (Staverton). I was sitting in that Hunter cockpit yesterday!
Pretty tight I have to say and he must have done bloody well getting into it!
They also have a Vulcan Cockpit you can go in and a HS Trident and all the other stuff you can see, Meteors, Javelin etc. It's a very nice small museum, well worth a look.
Good job Daddy was connected what what....
Eject's from a jet,
Land's on a pub.
Find's a looker.
When it's said, 'they don't make them like that anymore', they have a point.