Originally Posted by
AARON O'DICKYDIDO
I love the PPE of the Ground Crew. - Those were the days!
Aaron.
I was one of the aforementioned - swimmers or shorts and flip flops were (non-issue) working dress, although we had to be properly dressed in KD for the one-day visit to Kuching of HRH Prince Philip!
The swimmers were useful and dried quickly after becoming soaked with bodily fluid (perspiration!) after working down an intake, or inside the servicing hatches.
Jungle greens and boots at night for that 'on active service' look, kept out some of the nasty bugs and beasties.
Our relaxed dress code was facilitated by the detachment location, across the runway from the main site, that required transport and a green from ATC to cross the runway.
I've identified myself in a fleeting appearance in the video, during a start-up sequence.
I still have regular contact (pre-lockdown) with a former 60 Squadron colleague from the '64-65 period (and subsequent posting to Lyneham, and I know Fitter2 of this forum from that period.
We had a great relationship with some of the aircrew detachment, particularly the tales from the likes of Fl/Lt Lockhart.