borrowing squadron mascots
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS
When I was at Wyton, 58 Sqn had an owl mascot. Big, mean beast with eyes wide shut. In comes 43 Sqn on detachment, with mascot under the secondary duty responsibility of 'OIC Cock'. That evening, some wag put the owl in with the fighting cock. Next morning we all looked in the pen and there was the big, mean owl, stilll eyes wide shut, surrounded by nothing more than a mass of feathers. All of which would be very non-PC today.
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Reminds me of a signal which I still have in my personal memorabilia:
P R 271250Z JAN 92
SIC HCL/KIL/OBY
617 SQN WOPULD LIKE TO INFORM ALL INTERESTED ADDRESSEES THAT THE TIRPITZ BULKHEAD REMAINS FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE CREWROOM OF ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS. HOWEVER, 9 SQN SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED FOR CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO THE BULKHEAD ON THIS RAID THAN THEY DID ON 12 NOV 1943, PROBABLY BECAUSE THIS TIME THE TARGET COULD NOT SHOOT BACK.
FOR OC 9 SQN FROM 0C 617 SQN. ALL EXISTING DAMAGE BILLS ARE NOW NULL AND VOID. BE ADVISED THAT ANY FUTURE DAMAGE BILLS, FOR UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, WILL BE CHARGEABLE.
BT
And that little lot was sent to Strikelist Alpha, Supplists Charlie 2 and 3 and HQ RAFG!
Meeeeow!
P R 271250Z JAN 92
SIC HCL/KIL/OBY
617 SQN WOPULD LIKE TO INFORM ALL INTERESTED ADDRESSEES THAT THE TIRPITZ BULKHEAD REMAINS FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE CREWROOM OF ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS. HOWEVER, 9 SQN SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED FOR CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO THE BULKHEAD ON THIS RAID THAN THEY DID ON 12 NOV 1943, PROBABLY BECAUSE THIS TIME THE TARGET COULD NOT SHOOT BACK.
FOR OC 9 SQN FROM 0C 617 SQN. ALL EXISTING DAMAGE BILLS ARE NOW NULL AND VOID. BE ADVISED THAT ANY FUTURE DAMAGE BILLS, FOR UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, WILL BE CHARGEABLE.
BT
And that little lot was sent to Strikelist Alpha, Supplists Charlie 2 and 3 and HQ RAFG!
Meeeeow!
617 Chisselers
Yep I was a part of that last raid,
The reason we didn't get it out was the yards of Stainless Steel and angle Iron welded on the back and then sunk into about 1000Kgs of HAS concrete. We wanted to go back on the saturday night and finish the job (all we needed was a sengar saw) but we thought it might have been discovered during the day - Bugger. It was still great friday night out trashing the crewroom and nailing the door shut from the inside - Happy Days!!
The plan had been to take it in to Bruggens Burns Night on the saturday as the guest of honour.
Ivor
The reason we didn't get it out was the yards of Stainless Steel and angle Iron welded on the back and then sunk into about 1000Kgs of HAS concrete. We wanted to go back on the saturday night and finish the job (all we needed was a sengar saw) but we thought it might have been discovered during the day - Bugger. It was still great friday night out trashing the crewroom and nailing the door shut from the inside - Happy Days!!
The plan had been to take it in to Bruggens Burns Night on the saturday as the guest of honour.
Ivor
