mmitch
Perhaps some memories of Christmases spent on duty are in order?
Not sure if this should go here or perhaps be the start of a new thread, but anyway as it's Christmas here's to starting the ball rolling
My first Christmas in the R.A.F. was spent at 5 FTS (R.A.F. Thornhill) S. Rhodesia. I remember the main course of Christmas lunch in the Airmen’s Mess was served by officers is this a tradition that still takes place overseas?
Photo shows the ‘Erks’ waiting to be served.
Sports wise another tradition was the Sergeant’s Mess played football against the Officer’s Mess — the sergeants offered a handicap to help the officers win by dressing up in silly outfits as below.
Families were catered for too. An Anson flew in from the North Pole with Santa aboard complete with a large sack of toys that he dispensed to the waiting kids after they’d towed him away from the apron in a make-shift sleigh.
