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Forum: Military Aviation

21st Aug 2017, 22:08

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RAF Driffield 1961 - the last few National...

RAF Driffield 1961 - the last few National Servicemen were in my room. One was a Jnr Tech who had a BSc and in civilian life designed Rolls Royce engines. The RAF made him a Ground Wireless Fitter....

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Aug 2017, 22:13

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At Cosford we were sent Morse at 21 wpm but with...

At Cosford we were sent Morse at 21 wpm but with huge gaps between characters, as we became more proficient the gaps became shorter. I think we learned the shorter characters first - E, T, A, N and...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Aug 2017, 16:32

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My 12 years of "man's service" 1961-73 were...

My 12 years of "man's service" 1961-73 were mostly enjoyable (especially Akrotiri) but towards the end at RAF Mountbatten I came to the conclusion that that I'd grown out of the RAF and happily...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Aug 2017, 06:59

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My time at RAF Cosford 1959-61, 16 yr old Boy...

My time at RAF Cosford 1959-61, 16 yr old Boy Entrants in wooden huts cleaning linoleum floors with paraffin prior to applying polish and then bumpering the lino to a high gloss. What could possibly...

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