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Forum: Military Aviation

14th Sep 2017, 03:19

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Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

You needd to try and make contact with a guy...

You needd to try and make contact with a guy called Ron Coles, ex-leckie I think. Someone, somewhere will know how to contact him.
He was the oracle for 42Sqn in its day and never let a day go by...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd May 2015, 02:02

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Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

Dave McCandless's Link: Check out this link:...

Dave McCandless's Link:

Check out this link:

Return to Majunga 2008 (http://www.37aden.co.uk/ReturnToMajunga/index.html)

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Apr 2014, 22:18

Replies: 77

Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

"and the next object is"

Struthe, Rossian, you're going back not few years but eons. The program was "Twenty Questions" chaired by Norman Hackforth and it ran from 1947 to 1967.

Thank God for Google:ok:

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Apr 2014, 11:28

Replies: 77

Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

Nicole, the barmaid, was not always the barmaid...

Nicole, the barmaid, was not always the barmaid at the Hotel de France. In the early stages of the detachment, Nicole was seen mostly at the Village Touristique. In '66 this busty girl had a taste...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2014, 22:40

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Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

SHACK37

BOOM BOOM:ok:

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2014, 01:26

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Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

SHACK37 - Dustbin

I remember that! The pilot report in the 700, "unusual thump felt at aft end":}

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Apr 2014, 10:25

Replies: 77

Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

42Sqn Shacks from mk2 to mk3s

Thanks for the feedback, Shack37 - I did a check for memory's sake and found that our change over from 2s to 3s happened between Nov 1965 until Jan 1966. I joined the squadron in January 1966 and...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Apr 2014, 22:30

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Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

42Sqn Definitely had MkIII's

Hi, Shack37
Yes, we had the MkIII's - pain in the butt if you forgot there wasn't a tail wheel - think about it:ooh:
At one point, St Mawgan was host to 210, 201, & 42 - all MkIIIs.
Just a matter...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Apr 2014, 10:08

Replies: 77

Anyone remember the Majunga detachment?

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Posted By GIGFY

Majunga 42Sqn 1967

Oh, I remember it well:ok:
Well, that's not strictly true as many will back me up. The days were warm and hazy and the only brain stressing activities were listening to Mel Quick (armourer) brow...

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