Re: RAF Police
Good lord, the Buchan thing goes back to 77 or even 76. ORAC, you old f**t, you are older than you look. If I remember, Don A wasn't the only one to go west. So did OC Supply Flt, a young FgOff Controller, a RN bloke on exchange at least 1 SNCO and a bunch of WRAF's. Young lady concerned was sent to Leuchars to be under the eye of HQPSS (Jock Det) but still managed to go through all 5 of a Victor crew one night. Stn Cdr kicked her off to HQ11Gp and she left the mob from there, complete with her short service gratuity. Last heard of working in a casino in London about 1979. There are enough stories about Buchan in those days to fill a book. Might even write it myself.
Another plod story, this one features West Drayton, the SDO, and the Police Firearms Unit.
SDO was enjoying quiet drink (SDO orders said SDO to drink in moderation. Thats an order init?) Suddenly phone rings. Guardroom reports a drunk airman armed with a gun has locked himself in Station Cdrs office in SHQ. (SHQ was long single story building by main gate. Guardroom was at near end) SDO feels he can talk the "gunman" out, so knocks on CO's office door.....door opens....gun poked up SDO's nose... come in Sir... SDO now a hostage!!! Guard room calls police and everyone else in Greater London. Full scale seige develops. Later SDO needs a leak, but "gunman" won't let him out. He is allowed however to pee out the window into the CO's roses. Later as the "gunman" sobers up he decides it is perhaps best to surrender, so throws out gun (a replica I believe) and comes out with hands up. SDO now free again. Later while talking to Inspector Plod of firearms unit, SDO is told that he was in no danger as they had a sniper with his sights on the gunman the whole time. Not only that, " but we had it all on film for evidence purposes, and we got a great shot of you!!!!" SDO later presented with framed 8x10 of himself in Best Blue uniform peeing out of his Station Commanders window. Of such are great careers made.
Tell me Mr SDO, Do you still have the photo??
Last edited by RayDarr; 13th Jan 2006 at 21:04.