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Old 15th Jul 2012, 00:19
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Danny42C
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RAF Strubby.

Taphappy,

Strubby rings a bell with me! It was my first posting after leaving the Shawbury ATC School in July of 1955, I was there until 1958; we were the flying satellite of the Empire Flying College at Manby, with Meteors and Canberras.

We had a "hiring" in Mablethorpe. The place was fine in summer when the holiday crowds came in, but it was a cold and empty place in winter, and I'm not surprised you missed it off your list of local "bright lights".

Even in 1955 it was still a Nissen wartime-style camp, and I can well imagine that three winter months there would be no fun. It sounds as if you're being messed about royally in true RAF style! It was ever thus.

Danny.