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Old 18th Feb 2023, 17:57
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Yes - I worked with (not for) him at the same time as you did Will Norris. He seemed a nice enough guy - but certainly not as good (IMHO) as you seem to remember. It took an officer who was not even in his EAW to "suggest" that we had a GR 4 overfly the aircraft as the Sgt's coffin was carried onto the repatriation aircraft. "Good idea but I don't think we can arrange that"! Luckily I worked for "POD" (those that know - know) who was back at Al Udeid and so I put the issue to him personally at one of the weekly briefings I had to give him and it was sorted immediately. I think that Wiggy's nose was put out of joint and that may explain why, as the senior RAF officer at Basra COB, he left me hanging out to dry when an army 1* came after me because I had given a truthful answer to his 2* boss'. So, all in all, nice bloke but far too political to make a decision that may be considered "controversial"! Would I have followed him? Not even out of curiosity!
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