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pushing blips
6th Jan 2003, 21:46
If anyone is or has worked in Goose Bay could they leave me a private message

Cheers

RotorPilot
7th Jan 2003, 16:12
Goose Bay Labrador

Many years ago I worked there but for a Western company. Lived at the http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/goose.htm (Air Force Base) with the constant roaring of the KC135 taking off for refuelling of the US jet fighters that were the guardians of the hottest cold war border … (That was before the demise of the Soviet Union)…

Got a very close call there when a R.A.F. Vulcan on a low level training mission came from behind and flew below my chopper and the cargo I was slinging… I almost had to drop the cargo… later that night at the “Buldog” bar he admitted that they didn’t saw me… :rolleyes:

Very hard to stay sober on a bar with a bell at the door announcing free rinks for everybody from anyone that decided to ring the darn Bell…



http://www.roads.gov.nf.ca/cameras/happyvalleygoosebay.stm (Happy Valley - Labrador) the closest village around, cold place with lots of rocks...

What do you want to know ?

This site today is giving me a hell of a hard time .. or is it my network ?

Below the first link it should read "I lived at the Air Force Base" with the constant ...


Below the second link it should read "Happy Valley - Labrador" the closest...

Mulligan
4th Feb 2003, 03:17
Not only worked there, I'm from there! Or just down the road anyway. What do you want to know?