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Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2011, 12:40

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

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Posted By langleybaston

and I was the duty met man ..... heard the bang,...

and I was the duty met man ..... heard the bang, saw the commotion and scuffle .........
Weather decidedly not a factor, back to the charts ......

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Jan 2011, 09:54

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

Views: 123,456

Posted By langleybaston

In my unofficial role as WW II armour guru, I was...

In my unofficial role as WW II armour guru, I was sitting next to the GLO and a few others in either 2 or 4 Sqn, going over images of unidentified tanks littering NW Europe.
A very young, and very...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2011, 14:55

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

Views: 123,456

Posted By langleybaston

Yes, Bert Ford did a tour as boss man ..........

Yes, Bert Ford did a tour as boss man ....... wish I had had him there in my time. He probably wouldn't have slung out the cupboards adorned with war time Luftwaffe graffiti, swastikas etc without...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2011, 09:00

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

Views: 123,456

Posted By langleybaston

The day of the glazed ice. Almost...

The day of the glazed ice.

Almost uniquelyfor semi-modern RAF bases EDUO had a significant glazed ice/ rain ice risk. This because of its well-inland continental location. The phenomenon only...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Jan 2011, 15:18

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

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Posted By langleybaston

The day Gutersloh was "tagged". There were...

The day Gutersloh was "tagged".
There were fairly frequent squadron exchanges in those days. This anecdote concerns a French Mirage mob. I was present at a mess or squadron do held in their honour,...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Jan 2011, 09:32

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

Views: 123,456

Posted By langleybaston

I remember Ian Weston and Ken Petrie ..... as for...

I remember Ian Weston and Ken Petrie ..... as for Tim Thorn, is that the chap who was SASO RAFG and then became Commandant Regiment? He was my line manager at JHQ c. 1990 and what a guy! Had a...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Jan 2011, 16:37

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

Views: 123,456

Posted By langleybaston

I can only tell it as I remember it ...........

I can only tell it as I remember it ........ almost unbelievable.

It was a dark quiet shift, no flying, perhaps a weekend. Heard a chopper land, in burst a US pilot "Haven't you heard?" "What?"...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Jan 2011, 11:54

Replies: 214

Gutersloh, Mid 70s

Views: 123,456

Posted By langleybaston

I was a forecaster at EDUO from 1967 to 1970,...

I was a forecaster at EDUO from 1967 to 1970, working from the ground floor of Ops/ Control Tower, living on top patch, Zeppelinstrasse. Used to walk to work using the key provided to Mess members to...

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