V Force fatalities

[RVBurkard]

Flt LT Burkard

I was always led to believe my father, Flt Lt Burkard, was the AEO.

[BikerMark]

Strange co-incidence.

I'm just re-reading a book entitled "Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling" by Don Boreham and the book contains a dedication thus:

"This book is dedicated to the memory of Vernon Burkard (Flight-Lieut. C. V. Burkard, RAF) 1935-1964. Devoted narrow gauger, scenic wizard and best of friends."

The dedication is in the 2nd edition of the book published 1978. 1st edition was published in 1962.

Mark

[Treble one]

Exchange postings on the B-52

Green Flash, just seen your post on page 1, and an acquaintence of mine, who ended up as a Vulcan Sqd CO (and a station Cdr later as well) in his later career, had an exchange tour on the B-52. In fact he ended up as an instructor on the type before returning to the V Force.

I only had a brief chance to talk to him about it however, but he clearly enjoyed his tour on the BUFF.

[Pontius Navigator]

Fg Off Alan Hubert Jones 21

Not sure if I mentioned this before but it has just occured to me

there but for the grace of God

We were both on 41 Nav Course at 2ANS. The success of the instructors at 2ANS meant that rather more students were being passed on to 1ANS than they were established to cope with. They also had to accept basic navs from Cranwell as well.

A drastic measure was taken to address the issue and the whole of 41 course was recoursed to 42 course with the exception of about two navs of whom Jones was one. Navs from earlier courses were also recoursed to slim the system and back fill 41 course.

I passed out on 42 course and followed Jones to the V-force just one month behind him and thence to Coningsby which was still building up its sqns.