Originally Posted by
BEagle
Would that be the same, ever willing Willi who used to be a driver at Wilders before it closed, than moved to Laarbruch? What an utter gent - many a time he used to ferry us and all our duty free around the base and down to the hotel. He was there in the late '80s and when I came back to the FunBus some 4 years later he was still working as a driver. A bit older and greyer, but the same Willi!
A bit like the old 'Sons of Syd' we used to employ back in the '60s and '70s!
It was Willie Cox believe it or not... And his trusty Merc 230d was KLE EP 80! He was there from 1982 to 1985 during my tour!! A real gent!
Always waited for his cab when in town as we always got let in through the gate without being stopped after hours! And he knew where we all lived as well for that odd occasion we had over imbibed!
Great days!!
And as spooky as Herman, this came through on a news feed this evening...
https://www.forces.net/news/germany-...ates-centenary