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Old 25th Aug 2014, 17:34
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Brian 48nav
 
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Do you mean when I was in ATC there (83-86 )? In the good old days before CAA lost the contract!


I don't suppose many people know that ATC at the MOD(PE) airfields, previously Ministry of Supply, was done by civilian ATCOs. The Boscombe contract was lost in '92 to Airwork, who IIRC were unable to obtain sufficient staff and so the RAF took over in '93.


I did a 5 month attachment to JATE, then at Abingdon, in 72/3 and flew into Boscombe on numerous occasions to pick up various loads to throw out on Salisbury Plain.


I don't think I can persuade Shaun to Prune ( a new verb! ), No2 son an ATCO at Swanwick isn't interested either - perhaps it's because their old man upsets people on it .
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