Originally Posted by
MPN11
Memories of Eastern Radar in the 70s, when the skies were solid aluminium. But times change.
What did I have to deal with back then? Coltishall, Wattisham, Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Honington, Wethersfield, Sculthorpe, Oakington, Wyton, Alconbury ... and feeding the stack for Upper Heyford. Did we do CAC to Coningsby as well?
One weeps, nostalgically.
If I remember, Coningsby wasn't active during my time at Eastern (1966-68). I'm not sure if it was when I returned from Tengah to Marham in '71 either. But I'll never forget the skies filled with shiny Aluminium from EGUN and EGUL recovering through the battle area. We had to use remote type 82 to see through Eastern's overhead.