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Old 8th Mar 2007, 09:46
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Wader2
 
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John Willie

threeputt,

Met john Willie at the V-Force reunion at Newark Air Museum 2004 or 2005. Slightly thinner on top but as brusque as ever.

You may recall his detestation of people talking off intercom. He insisted on the use of crew or conference intercom rather than the lifted earphone.

Well years ago, in the transit bar at Luqa, the bar was 5 deep with people shouting for th infamous brandy sours. While JW was pushing forward someone, I never found out who he was, asked me about "Foghorn Willie"

Does the name fit?

Seems that Mr NBS, when an SNCO Nav Rad on Lincolns, used to Foghorn rather than use the intercom.

PS, forgot to mention that he was living in Doncaster at the time.
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