20 Sqn Hunters and pilots-1962 Singapore
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Cheing Mai
Yes true. This plane, and others, were flown from Singapore for the little Air Show at Cheing Mai.
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I was also at the Chieng Mai knees-up in 1962 as part of the Armament Support team. My task was small arms servicing and issues. Used to trot across to the Ops. tent in the morning with a brace or two of 0.38" Enfield revolvers for the aircrew, and also issue a dozen rounds per pilot of ammo. for the same, which was carefully sealed in a little cardboard box.
The armoury was upstairs in the main terminal building, combined storage, servicing and sleeping accomodation all in one. As the building had no power, night duty armourer was performed with light from a hurricane lamp, wrapped in a blanket. The light attracted every pesky insect from miles around or so it seemed. The blanket gave some protection.
It was a great detatchment, made even better by the few days in Bangkok on the way back to Tengah.
This took place on my first tour at Tengah. I did two further tours, both with 64(F) Sqn. during Confrontation with Indonesia. The third tour also included a four month loan to the RAAF at Darwin, where a team of us worked in a Bomb Dump down the track, servicing 1,000lb. HE bombs.
Wally, nice to see you're still around, trust all is well with you and yours.
Alan Mudge. NAAFI Bar (Hons.)
The armoury was upstairs in the main terminal building, combined storage, servicing and sleeping accomodation all in one. As the building had no power, night duty armourer was performed with light from a hurricane lamp, wrapped in a blanket. The light attracted every pesky insect from miles around or so it seemed. The blanket gave some protection.
It was a great detatchment, made even better by the few days in Bangkok on the way back to Tengah.
This took place on my first tour at Tengah. I did two further tours, both with 64(F) Sqn. during Confrontation with Indonesia. The third tour also included a four month loan to the RAAF at Darwin, where a team of us worked in a Bomb Dump down the track, servicing 1,000lb. HE bombs.
Wally, nice to see you're still around, trust all is well with you and yours.
Alan Mudge. NAAFI Bar (Hons.)
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20 Squadron Hunters and pilots - 1962 Singapore
The Royal Singapore Flying Club display at Paya Lebar, 15 -17 September 1963, seems to have included aerobatic displays by three Hunters of 20 Squadron and another by three Javelins of 60 Squadron. Does anyone recall these displays or the crews that flew them?
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1962 Battle of Britain display at Tengah
Thanks to Keith Wilson-Clark, who looked at 20 Squadron's ORB:
The first mention is the Chieng Mai Open day 18.08.62, with a five ship team led by the CO and individual aeros by Flt Lt Shields
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XJ673 Sqn Ldr R A Calvert
XK142 Flt Lt G A White
XF508 Flg Off J M Farquharson
XE652 Flt Lt R Carpenter
XF414 Flt Lt D G Gill
On 15.09.62 the same chaps displayed at Tengah using XJ673, XE582, XJ686, XG265 and XK142.
I think that this is the team in the original post?
The first mention is the Chieng Mai Open day 18.08.62, with a five ship team led by the CO and individual aeros by Flt Lt Shields
Details
XJ673 Sqn Ldr R A Calvert
XK142 Flt Lt G A White
XF508 Flg Off J M Farquharson
XE652 Flt Lt R Carpenter
XF414 Flt Lt D G Gill
On 15.09.62 the same chaps displayed at Tengah using XJ673, XE582, XJ686, XG265 and XK142.
I think that this is the team in the original post?
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Wonderful how these old posts keep getting a new lease of life!
I see that I had 'lost' the links to my original pics that started this thread. So I've restored the 20 Sqdn pics and will now follow with the Meteor Flight ones.
Here's another of the 20 sqdn Hunter's at the '62 B-0f-B display at Changi:
Thanks for all the details though...I have some from that Paya Lebar display as well to dig out.
Obviously time to get back to posting more of my 'miss-spent youth' photos from Changi and Paya Lebar over on my website www.focalplanes.co.uk
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I see that I had 'lost' the links to my original pics that started this thread. So I've restored the 20 Sqdn pics and will now follow with the Meteor Flight ones.
Here's another of the 20 sqdn Hunter's at the '62 B-0f-B display at Changi:
Thanks for all the details though...I have some from that Paya Lebar display as well to dig out.
Obviously time to get back to posting more of my 'miss-spent youth' photos from Changi and Paya Lebar over on my website www.focalplanes.co.uk
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I agree that it is great to resurrect some old threads. Although not directly related to 20 Sqd or Hunters, I was pleased to see Postfade's picture of the TT Meteor WA880. I used to work in Singapore (1987-1990) and one of my minor pleasures was to go to see the four preserved aircraft on Sentosa Island. WA880 was there painted overall silver with yellow undersides, but no markings. It went to the Queensland museum in 1989 along with Sea Vixen XJ490 and Hunter XF311. The C-47 was sadly broken up on the spot, although I think its props went to Queensland. As far as I have been able to trace it, it was 43-48886.
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Re the question by Postfade, Dec 2008. As far as I can recall the pilots flying the Hunter formation at Changi BofB-day, 1962 were: Sqn Ldr Dicky Calvert(leader),plus Flt Lts Chalky White (2), Derek Gill (3), Don Richies (4) and Chips Carpenter (5).
The display comprised eight minutes of flogging around the airfield constantly changing formation. Sqn Ldr Calvert's request to work up a formation aerobatic team had earlier been refused by HQ FEAF.
The display comprised eight minutes of flogging around the airfield constantly changing formation. Sqn Ldr Calvert's request to work up a formation aerobatic team had earlier been refused by HQ FEAF.
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Tengah Video Clip
<p>I apologise for the poor quality of this clip; it was taken by an 8mm Bolex clockwork camera. The clip is on my Facebook (John Flexman) timeline - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=1200711053401990">http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=1200711053401990</a></p>
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20 Sqd Photographs
Hi Wally,
Thank you very much for the photographs ,and I have been able to print them off.
I have an A4 size of the Squadron line up but I cannot read the names
of personnel . Can you please confirm that D.Ritchie is standing on the chair,back row extreme right as you look at te print.The names may be clearer on the original print.
I had to reply to you via this PPruNi site because my computer would not open up a direct relpy line neither would it allow me to save your E mail Address.
All the very best,
Dave Ritchie. Ex 20 Sqd.Airframe Fitter.
Thank you very much for the photographs ,and I have been able to print them off.
I have an A4 size of the Squadron line up but I cannot read the names
of personnel . Can you please confirm that D.Ritchie is standing on the chair,back row extreme right as you look at te print.The names may be clearer on the original print.
I had to reply to you via this PPruNi site because my computer would not open up a direct relpy line neither would it allow me to save your E mail Address.
All the very best,
Dave Ritchie. Ex 20 Sqd.Airframe Fitter.
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Hi Wally and others, How are you? I live and work in Chiang Mai. I am writing a story about the Hawker Hunters that were stationed at Chiang Mai airport in May 1962. Do you have any contacts or any more information? Some personal stories. I would love to hear how Chiang Mai was in 1962. Thanks and best regards
