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Old 8th June 2007 | 07:16
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12 Sqn had pictures of Garland and Grey. At one point AOC 1 Gp had them up in Bawtry Hall and was most pissed off when OC 12(B) at the time insisted on getting them for the sqn. AOC tried to say we had no where secure. Really he had to have the mess redecorated to hide the marks. We also had the sqn silver on display. Does 12 still have its pictures on display?

On later sqns I don't recall such displays of memorabilita but I know some sqns do.

Wittering, as a leading edge VSTOL station, was about ditch a couple of paintings of a Valiant and a Victor - old white painted and very passe. They were on the books at £500 each. Then someone asked if they were worth anything as they were Shepherd's.

We kept them then but I don't know what happened to them since.
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