DH108
They were not Loadmasters in those days, the job title was Air Quartermaster, their aircrew badge was QM
Thanks Ian16th,
Yes, that must be it. He died over 20 years ago, so the few measly snippets are a bit lost in the fog of time now. He was born in 1932, so I guess his National Service started around 1951(ish).
The few bits of info I can recall are:
The job involved CofG calculations
Possibly based at either or both of RAF Lyneham and Dishforth
Airspeed Oxfords being very noisy
An incident with a Hastings propeller breaking free and cutting into the fuselage, I've found a record of this online. I don't think he was on the plane, but he knew about it.
No mention of foreign trips, but anyone on Hastings must have been all over the world surely?
Regards,
Andy