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Fond memories of Finningley as a stude and later as an instructor. Remember Gatehouse and the rock festival and the 'humps' road signs that had been altered - best 6 years in the RAF. Seemed very strange when we flew from there going on holiday a couple of years ago. RichLear - are you still playing the sax? More great memories of the 'Custom Shed - Blues Brothers' events at KSS.
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Blimey some of these posts bring back a few memories... 20p bus rides ... Camelots .....7th Heaven, I was on 132 Course 86/87 and shared a house with Micky Wright and Big Nick Richmond - anyone know what happened to Nick?
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Same here, I was on 146 with 'The Gorilla'
there is a great 'Gatehouse' thread around somewhere with some fantastically reminiscent stories.
The good thing about the AAITC fitness regime was that 10 Main street was an easy jog back on a Sunday night, saving on cab fares and using up the lactic acid from the Run-Swim on Friday...
there is a great 'Gatehouse' thread around somewhere with some fantastically reminiscent stories.
The good thing about the AAITC fitness regime was that 10 Main street was an easy jog back on a Sunday night, saving on cab fares and using up the lactic acid from the Run-Swim on Friday...
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Chalkie5,
Nick R, who assumed Nick Green's old handle BFN (Big Fick Nick), left the RAF some 10 years ago. He wanted to become a gynaecologist but failed the old 'wallpaper the hall through the letterbox' test, so believe it or not went off to become a chriopractor!
Nick R, who assumed Nick Green's old handle BFN (Big Fick Nick), left the RAF some 10 years ago. He wanted to become a gynaecologist but failed the old 'wallpaper the hall through the letterbox' test, so believe it or not went off to become a chriopractor!
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Great memories of Finningley; in a previous incarnation I took a Wessex there to the Airmen Aircrew School to give some famil rides. Spent the previous night on the hoy in Donny, 7th Heaven comes to mind, had a blast back in the mess with some Donny Bird, then had to fly the studes the next day, on my own up top as the Duty Adult was too hungover to do it. Mind you, unfortunately I was also quite foggy-headed, but of the two of us I was less so. Big surprise was when Donny Bird climbed into the LHS......I even let her hold the pole (again!!!!)
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Hi leon, just signed up to PPRUNE like to say thanks for mentioning my web-site, RAF Finningley veterans homepage some pictures of the changes on there, also your beloved Filton block is now a pile of building hardcore.
Derek.
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Had a dig around and found my Pictures of 146 AAITC community project to build a Revetment by the river at Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. Quite a weekend!
The Black Barrows display team arrives:
Basically we dug a trench:
Collected some rocks
Me pushing Barrow)
Mixed some cement: (Me with Shovel)
and then built a wall: (I seem to have grown ears...)
And then played the spoon game in the evening...
More pictures here:
atkinsjs/146 AAITC - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
The Black Barrows display team arrives:
Basically we dug a trench:
Collected some rocks
Me pushing Barrow)Mixed some cement: (Me with Shovel)
and then built a wall: (I seem to have grown ears...)
And then played the spoon game in the evening...
More pictures here:
atkinsjs/146 AAITC - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Guess what they have turned the Officers' Mess into...a Public School! I guess I had some of my best "educations" in that place
Hill House School Doncaster Yorkshire Independent School - Lower School, Middle School and Senior School
Hill House School Doncaster Yorkshire Independent School - Lower School, Middle School and Senior School
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OMG! That was my home from July 1987 to April 1989 - when I bought a
house in nearby Edenthorpe. I remained at EGXI until 1992.
Posting barrels, Happy Hours, Battle of Britain Open days, followed by a FOD
Plod the following morning, hosting the display pilots on Dominie Sqn,
weekend landaways in Gatow, Stavanger, Gutersloh, borrowing one of Her
Majesty's aircraft for some 'SCT' to Stansted where we just happened to
pick up a CAAFU examiner so that I could do my civil instrument rating!
Memories of good times and bad hangovers!
I seem to remember we had 'The Tremeloes" there for the summer ball in '88
or '89.
house in nearby Edenthorpe. I remained at EGXI until 1992.
Posting barrels, Happy Hours, Battle of Britain Open days, followed by a FOD
Plod the following morning, hosting the display pilots on Dominie Sqn,
weekend landaways in Gatow, Stavanger, Gutersloh, borrowing one of Her
Majesty's aircraft for some 'SCT' to Stansted where we just happened to
pick up a CAAFU examiner so that I could do my civil instrument rating!
Memories of good times and bad hangovers!
I seem to remember we had 'The Tremeloes" there for the summer ball in '88
or '89.
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