Photos of my time in the RAF as an Engine bod

[John (Gary) Cooper]

Some of you ground crew bods might like to look at some of my photos of how the Air Crew used to Bendum and we used to Mendum plus a lot in between.

http://community.webshots.com/user/hastingsgan

http://splashdown2.tripod.com

[Blacksheep]

Ground Crew Bods? We're all Ginger-beers and Magicians in 'ere mate.

Seriously though, although your pictures link doesn't work, the account of the Hastings crash is fascinating stuff. I've often been a passenger in the Hastings but never experienced anything out of the ordinary.

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Through difficulties to the cinema

[John (Gary) Cooper]

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I am indeed so very sorry that I have intruded into your domain!

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............and my apologies again the picture link does now work, thanks for pointing that out.......

[nilnotedtks]

What a great site, spent ages drooling over the old pictures of the east.. ah nostalgia ! I was at RAF Bruggen 1974 - 1977 and worked on Station Flight with a Chief Tech. John Castle. John told us the same Hastings story as it seems he was on it too the night they went for a swim. Would be interested to hear if this can be confirmed . . . .

[John (Gary) Cooper]

Yep there was a Junior Tech 'Spike' Castle, Engine Bod on there with us, being repatted to the UK. He was a motor bike 'nut' and very good at it too, Isle of Man TT seems to ring a bell, thanks for that..................

[nilnotedtks]

Sounds just like the John I worked with, he was a PP bloke and stupid with bikes. Used to smoke the old Virginia roll ups all the time even though real fags were almost free in RAFG then. Had a head of spiney hair too ! Great bloke, what a small old world . .