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Old 11th Oct 2009, 17:08
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regle
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Per ardua ad astra...

The rather embarrassing picture was taken at No.6 IT.W.,Aberystwyth after finishing our Ground Courses, for a recruiting campaign......Thankfully was not used or I would never have lived it down although, like Denis Compton ..."Who's he ?" say a lot of you, I did use Brylcreem. I had hair then. The promotion meant that we got six shillings and sixpence per day which instead of two shillings and sixpence , 'arf a crown to you Londoners, meant that we were filthy rich as all our board and meals were paid for and it represented quite a lot money when egg and chips at a nice Caff cost us less than one shilling. A lot of people even sent home a goodly portion of it to their Mothers or Wives. Thanks Andy for the acrobatics of which I had no knowledge. I wasn't bad at aerobatics but wasn't keen." There was I, upside down with nothing on the clock," The original "Line shoot", I have been told. I am persevering with the posting pictures exercises with no success. Nil Desperandum. Reg.