Coltishall 1962 Archive film
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Coltishall 1962 Archive film
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East Anglian Film Archive: Spitfire To Lightning, 1962
Good shots of AI23 /AI 17 servicing, Javs and Lightnings
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Stash Group Captain L H Malins
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East Anglian Film Archive: Spitfire To Lightning, 1962
Good shots of AI23 /AI 17 servicing, Javs and Lightnings
Thanks to East Anglian Film Archive
Stash Group Captain L H Malins
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I was on 23 Sqn in 1962 when the Station Commander directed a bit of a blitz on driving on the base. I remember one verse from a song written & performed by Vaughn Radford at a 74 Sqn party, who was a talented guitarist. It went to the tune of the Lonnie Donegan hit “Puttin’ on the Agony”:
“To Chief Inspector Malins and his Road Traffic Act,
His white lines, signs and licences, this song is sung with tact,
Stopping at a halt sign was quite enough before ,
But now we’ve got a speed limit on Runway 04”.
Gp Capt Malins was also at the party and his applause looked genuine.
“To Chief Inspector Malins and his Road Traffic Act,
His white lines, signs and licences, this song is sung with tact,
Stopping at a halt sign was quite enough before ,
But now we’ve got a speed limit on Runway 04”.
Gp Capt Malins was also at the party and his applause looked genuine.
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Great memories, I was born and brought up in Norwich and the Coltishall Open Days were a regular feature. Thanks orionsbelt for the pointer.
The foam from blood used to really stink, I did my flying scholarship at Carlisle in 1968, they had a fire drill across the way from to accommodation huts and we had the full benefit of the smell!
The foam from blood used to really stink, I did my flying scholarship at Carlisle in 1968, they had a fire drill across the way from to accommodation huts and we had the full benefit of the smell!
