I was in an ROC Nuclear Reporting Centre at RAF Andover for a while and have never seen these. We used to draw symbols backwards in chinagraph on a vertical perspex map board.
Andy
I know it's just business as usual, but it was an amusing coincidence to be behind a Challenger 2 driving through Bovington yesterday and then a Bulldog through Bordon this morning!
Andy
Is not the legal proof of deactivation the presence of one of the two authorised UK proof house marks? A certificate is nice but legally inadequate, methinks?
Andy
I've never worked on Saladins, but that "washer" in the first photo looks like a circlip to me. Carefully lever it off using a screwdriver parallel to the cable and be prepared to catch it when it flies across the workshop!
Andy
Don't worry, I've always wondered if it was deliberately obtuse to confuse those not in the know. The easiest way to remember is think that the red cross is heavy and sinks to the bottom of the white cross.
Andy