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Forum: Military Aviation

18th May 2016, 16:54

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

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Posted By uffington sb

Shackman. Interesting article, but I'm a bit...

Shackman.

Interesting article, but I'm a bit concerned that the reporter stated that us Gannites went to the transit hotel (Blue Lagoon) 'merely to watch the children'!!!

I went to look at the...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Apr 2016, 16:21

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

Another popular souvenir to take home was a...

Another popular souvenir to take home was a painted turtle shell, the painting was usually of a Gan sunset and coconut trees. I did take home some cowrie shells and others including a giant Triton...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Apr 2016, 12:50

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

HI can't recall seeing many of those crabs, the...

HI can't recall seeing many of those crabs, the island certainly wasn't teeming with them, probably because the early Gannites smashed them with stones and used them for bait!
Also, the mpbw dug up...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Apr 2016, 15:52

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

Danny, I can't recall any land crabs, but...

Danny,

I can't recall any land crabs, but there were fairly large lizards with none to keen eyesight. If you saw one running towards you, you did a quick sidestep other wise they'd end up in your...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Apr 2016, 11:44

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

MPN11. Yes those stubs half way down the...

MPN11.
Yes those stubs half way down the 'wings' were indeed the ablutions.
It was always a good idea to lift the seat with your foot and drop it a foot or so to get rid of any cockroaches that had...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Apr 2016, 11:36

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

Danny. The photo in Goofers post is upside...

Danny.

The photo in Goofers post is upside down. The accommodation blocks were on the NW of the island.
In '75 there wasn't any resident or detached ASR there, just the MCU.
A local dhoni went...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Apr 2016, 03:57

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

ATC/Ops and Movers lived in BB60 which was the...

ATC/Ops and Movers lived in BB60 which was the first one of the three nearest the runway.
It was strange how you got used to four mighty Conway engines spooling up just yards from you at 04:00'ish,...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Apr 2016, 18:26

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

DON T. Spot the dog, siggy siggy siggy, and...

DON T.

Spot the dog, siggy siggy siggy, and all the other squadron/section slides all came with plenty of noise from the assembled audience apart from a slide featuring a gorilla, which was always...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Apr 2016, 16:24

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

Shackman, There were a couple of guns, just...

Shackman,

There were a couple of guns, just barrels, in front of SHQ when I was there in '75.

I've just had a butchers at giggle earth and it looks like their extending the runway at Gan....

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Apr 2016, 13:29

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

Hugh72. I was the flight planning clerk at...

Hugh72.

I was the flight planning clerk at Gan in 1975.
Tony G was SATCO then, Flt Sgt Dave L one of the ATCO's, Cpl Tommy H and one of the airman was Dave A. I'm trying to remember the others!...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Apr 2016, 04:01

Replies: 156

RAF Gan 1958 and Later

Views: 114,082

Posted By uffington sb

WT Looks like you were there just after it...

WT
Looks like you were there just after it opened, and I was there just before it closed, coming home in November '76. I had the chance of staying to the end (March '76 I think) and coming home on...

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