fg off ian "mongo" halden
I was groundcrew with 19(f)sqn and found Mongo to be quite a character for an officer...I remember one day the Wg commander a little irrate shouting down the phone " Fg officer Halden why am I talking to you down the phone when you should be in the ops room"... I was on guard once and doing a sunday morning patrol spotted a rather worse for wear Mongo stumbleing up the main drag of Wildenrath...put him in the back of the land rover and dropped at the officers mess..with a sign around his neck saying if found return to room blah blah blah officers mess RAF Wildenrath..He also became a pilot before passing his driveing test and getting his bike liscence I recall ( not 100%) but all told he was a great guy I found I could approach.
Also a story from 1435 flt I was told ,he entered the Q shed with a pair of springy eyeball joke glasses one morning (worse for wear) and told a groundcrew member should we scramble "Wake me up"
A true legend..really funny guy ..