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Old 14th Aug 2012, 21:44
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BEagle
 
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In fact who remembers the Binbrook System, now largely defunct.
Ah yes, the easy-to-understand Flying / Engineering / Admin Wing set up.

The 'Flying' became 'Ops'. Except, I was pleased to discover, at RAF Chivenor when it re-opened in 1980. The late 'Wally' Wilman refused to have any 'Ops' wing, so he became Wg Cdr (Flying) and had a deputy Sqn Ldr 'DOC FW', or 'Dog Food' to most of us. The Fg Wg Ops building was termed the 'White Elephant', for obvious reasons..... Which was rather confusing for one visiting pilot when someone said to him "Dog Food wants to see you over in the Elephant"...

Who allowed all those stupid biz-speak wanque-words come into vogue - such that the Education Section became 'Force Development Squadron'..... And people such as OC GD and the SWO had silly new titles?

Quote from a QFI, when asked who did what on the station:

"Dunno, mate. My chain of command stops at OC 'B' Flt!".

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