Hello Everyone
I've put this here as my Father use to work on Helicopter's and thought some of you may of met him in the past when he was in the Army.
He started off in the REME on Radio's and Radar working on vehicles but ended up on Avionic's and soon transfered over to the AAC ending his Army career as a REME Artificer Sergeant Major (WO1). While there he worked on Skeeter, Scout, Sioux, Gazelle and Lynx as well as on Chipmunk, Auster and Beaver.
He died in Hospital in Durham on 18th September this year after being ill for a while with Heart and Kidney problems and is sadly missed.
I've copied part of his service record and added a photo of him.
ARMY APPRENTICE SCHOOL, ARBORFIELD 10.9.52 - 23.7.55
3 TRAINING BN, UK 24.7.55 - 19.11.56
77 TELS WKSP, REME BAOR 20.11.56 - 15.9.57
16 VEH, BN, RAOC, BAOR 2.57 - 15 9.57
MIDDLE WALLOP 16.9.57 - 3.2.65
74 AC WKSP, ADEN 4.2.65 - 20.2.66
AACC MIDDLE WALLOP 27.2.66 - 1.12.67
75 AC WKSP,KLUANG, MALAYA 1.12.67 - 2.5.70
AACC WKSP, MIDDLE WALLOP 3.5.70 - 16.7.70
657 SQN, SOLTAU, GERMANY 17.7.70 - 15.2.72
657 SQN DET, LONG KESH, N.IRELAND 16.2.72 - 12.4.73
AETW and ATSU, MIDDLE WALLOP 13.4.73 - 15.9.77
Eric Wearmouth, 22821143
21 Sept 1936 - 18 Sept 2013
All the best Dad
Your son
Steve