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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2017, 09:30
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

The tradition of a bomb bay pannier full of fruit...

The tradition of a bomb bay pannier full of fruit and veg to Gan continued on the 205 Shack changeover until late 1970 (ish), equally distributed between the messes and paid for 'at cost' - the crew...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2017, 15:32
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Fruit Bats were a menace - rumoured to carry...

Fruit Bats were a menace - rumoured to carry rabies. We had one come through the windscreen at night when downwind, but it was only stunned. I think we were more shocked! As it came to it had a bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2017, 12:02
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Until I saw that 1958 picture I too was unaware...

Until I saw that 1958 picture I too was unaware of any other runways (I did enough circuits there) but looking at the ILN picture above you can just make out faint outlines of one at the top right of...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2016, 14:42
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Illustrated London News - Dec 1970

The Illustrated London News (now sadly long gone) did a feature on Gan in 1970. Unfortunately it was a large broadsheet publication, but hopefully this scanned (and stitched together) will show a bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2016, 11:42
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Mine was 'Bigaloo' style and looked very good...

Mine was 'Bigaloo' style and looked very good before the rigging parted company. However, there were no more of these around the islands - the story was that there had been an 'uprising' (read...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2016, 17:34
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

I can asure you 12 hour sortie in trunks and flip...

I can asure you 12 hour sortie in trunks and flip flops was very uncomfortable. We left our kit in the aircraft in case of a scramble, which happened fairly regularly, so we could 'converge' on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2016, 21:40
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Don't forget the 'Gan Boats' - Palm wood (?)...

Don't forget the 'Gan Boats' - Palm wood (?) models of a typical Maldivian dhow which were also quite popular. Unfortunately although I got mine home with the rigging still intact central heating did...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2016, 08:47
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Certainly looks like it. One crew out from 205...

Certainly looks like it. One crew out from 205 Sqn at Changi for 2 weeks in every 20, 20mins readiness 24/7, covering the whole Indian Ocean. Ostensibly for Transport Command movements, but it could...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2016, 21:24
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Bottom right hand corner (actually NW) Officers'...

Bottom right hand corner (actually NW) Officers' Mess, then accommodation huts and other Messes, cinema etc. Suspect tail dragger is the resident SAR Shackleton.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2016, 20:54
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Goudie, It wasn't Time, it was the...

Goudie,

It wasn't Time, it was the Illustrated London News, with a picture of Gan taken from (of course) a Shack on the front page. I still have my copy, but it's too big for my scanner to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2016, 14:54
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Nugget 99 - I'm surprised you could 'hear' the...

Nugget 99 - I'm surprised you could 'hear' the silence over the noise of the air conditioning in the VC10 crew only accomodation (the only aircon on the island in the early 70's).
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2016, 15:57
Replies: 156
Views: 114,100
Posted By Shackman

Anyone know what became of the three 16in (?)...

Anyone know what became of the three 16in (?) guns that were left lying on the beach at the South Eastern end of the island. Rumour had it, in 1970, that they had been positioned to provide sea...
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