The Bastards Closed all the Best Bases.
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BEagle, looks like they have cleaned that loco since I was saw her. Stopped at Preston Park for water and she was in a terrible state.
Now back on topic
Can only speak from a "guests" view
West Raynham and Finningley to keep.
Wattisham and Lyneham to go.
Now back on topic
Can only speak from a "guests" view
West Raynham and Finningley to keep.
Wattisham and Lyneham to go.
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Aldergrove - Great messes, good bars, good gym and a swimming pool, plus an international airport to get anywhere in the world on your week off :-)
Leuchars - Excellent place to fly from with Edinburgh on your door step and the scottish slopes within reach in the winter.
Leuchars - Excellent place to fly from with Edinburgh on your door step and the scottish slopes within reach in the winter.
Keep Lossie and Waddington.
Bin Leuchars and Cottesmore.
Am i allowed to vote for Cottesmore twice??
Bin Leuchars and Cottesmore.
Am i allowed to vote for Cottesmore twice??
FB
Last edited by Finningley Boy; 10th Mar 2013 at 21:21.
LOL I will gladly remain a heretic. Cottesmore should be wiped off the face of the planet, along with the prima donas that inhabited it during the worst tour of my 27 year career.
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Finningley
Finningley Boy,
How can you, in all conscience, wear the name of the most miserable s***-hole of a unit where I had to spend two tours? The best and happiest days of my twenty-two years were the days I left firstly for Cranwell and then Lossie for my last five.
God help anyone who enjoyed the place, it was bloody awful!
Regards,
TNO.
How can you, in all conscience, wear the name of the most miserable s***-hole of a unit where I had to spend two tours? The best and happiest days of my twenty-two years were the days I left firstly for Cranwell and then Lossie for my last five.
God help anyone who enjoyed the place, it was bloody awful!
Regards,
TNO.
Hi Night Owl,
Finningley stuck with me ever since my Father took me, along with the rest of the Family of course, to the Battle of Britain At Home day there. I must have been about 20 months old and being in the days of Anti-Flash White V-Bombers was affected in quite a way when the Vulcan Scramble took place. I've never been the same since, and Finningley being not far from home for the most part, meant I grew up with an almost annual trip each September. My father had some 8 mm footage taken in 1966, this ended up in the hands of an uncle when my father passed away. He then got divorced and his ex got all dad's old home movie reels. Since then nobody who could help me as much as borrow it back simply to put on DVD with a chosen sound track, has been at all inclined to do so.
FB
Finningley stuck with me ever since my Father took me, along with the rest of the Family of course, to the Battle of Britain At Home day there. I must have been about 20 months old and being in the days of Anti-Flash White V-Bombers was affected in quite a way when the Vulcan Scramble took place. I've never been the same since, and Finningley being not far from home for the most part, meant I grew up with an almost annual trip each September. My father had some 8 mm footage taken in 1966, this ended up in the hands of an uncle when my father passed away. He then got divorced and his ex got all dad's old home movie reels. Since then nobody who could help me as much as borrow it back simply to put on DVD with a chosen sound track, has been at all inclined to do so.
FB
Night Owl - I could name many, many, many Airmen Aircrew studes who would disagree with your verdict on t'Finningley! (once you'd got past the AAITC 6 weeks or optional 12 weeks course that is!!!) I loved my time there - but then I was a (relatively) well paid young(ish) singly - Donny Nights - say no more!
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Best: Abingdon for me - held there on 9AEF with Chippies; tiny station, gorgeous mess and all that Oxonian totty just down the road....
Last edited by 27mm; 11th Mar 2013 at 15:05.
I suspect that the best tour I ever had was at Abingdon. As part of Oxford UAS, ground crew chaps ! And University Engineering Flight, I worked most weekends, in a job that felt like the local flying club. Managed to accrue some 200 hours, cadged flying, in Bulldog and Chipmunk. And learned to play Bridge to a reasonable standard. On Monday and Tuesday a few of us had some "downtime ?" At local pubs. All very idyllic now, and, often brought back when watching repeats of Inspector Morse.
But if I had to say, that was my best time in the RAF, it would have to be the 6 years I spent as a Hercules Aircraft Ground Engineer. If only for the trust I was given by the professionals who operated the aircraft.
Smudge
PS. 27mm, think you will find it was 6AEF (Chippies)
But if I had to say, that was my best time in the RAF, it would have to be the 6 years I spent as a Hercules Aircraft Ground Engineer. If only for the trust I was given by the professionals who operated the aircraft.
Smudge
PS. 27mm, think you will find it was 6AEF (Chippies)
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It was across the field, passed the staish's quarter, down a farm track, thorough the mounds of the medieval village, through the church yard and thence the pub.
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Good --
South Cerney
Syerston
Linton
Chivenor
Khormaksar
West Raynham
Muharraq
L Rissington
Valley
Honington
Fairbairn
Brawdy
Bawtry
Cottesmore
Marham
Upavon
And Whitehall!!
Bad --
None
South Cerney
Syerston
Linton
Chivenor
Khormaksar
West Raynham
Muharraq
L Rissington
Valley
Honington
Fairbairn
Brawdy
Bawtry
Cottesmore
Marham
Upavon
And Whitehall!!
Bad --
None
Last edited by cuefaye; 12th Mar 2013 at 11:37.
The best...... Gatow. The last bit of the Empire. Berlin on the doorstep, culture, art galleries, orchestral concerts......I believe that some people also indulged in less couth activities involving alcohol and women. Airfield was a bit short of aircraft, but we had lots of appreciative visitors arriving in their aircraft to spend the weekends in search of........something?