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My first photo post (New Forest) was Summer of 1969 - as I said, the week after IoW pop/rock Festival; the second, on the steps at BRNC was between January/June 1969 (2 Flying intakes per annum of 6 months duration), I entered the college on 6 January 1969.
Here's a handsome bunch - the BRNC athletics team for the annual inter-college competition. I do recall that the Cranwell team was rather large (in numbers, that is), but also very sociable. They plied us, on our home ground, with much drink, food and joviality, indulging in equal measure themselves. So all should be equilibrium the next day, the day of competition. Not so; the devious Crabs had sent effecively two teams - one to socialise us into a parlous physical condition, the other to do the actual jock strapping, little good it did them when faced with this sort of performer...
There are two or three RAN sub lts in our team; only remember the name of one - Ramsey (tall guy, front row 6 from left).
Which reminds me of some name plates on flying kit lockers on 706 Sqn at Culdrose. There were two Aus exchange instructors: one big, bearded and gregarious by name of Max Speedy - on his locker "Lt Speedy RAN"; the other, somewhat less colourful, Bruce Crawford - on his locker, next to Max's - "Lt Crawford also RAN".
Mister B
