Mystery Cranwell Photo

[cuefaye]

It was me -----

[N2erk]

Shack37--My thoughts exactly. Not as bad though as 78 Long AD Phantom course- 5 empty chairs and NO bodies (or legs, oh- other than on the chairs)

[Al R]

I had a bit of an early onset senior moment, looking at that. Given the year, I thought some of the instructors in the front row surely would have had some war ribbons. Then I realised that back in the day, student numbers on courses that size probably really did exist.

[Innominate]

"Not as bad though as 78 Long AD Phantom course- 5 empty chairs and NO bodies "

Is that the one that was captioned "Lord Lucan, Glen Miller, Shergar..."?

[langleybaston]

langleybaston - even Google Translate is struggling with your post. A few early Friday afternoon shandies perchance?

was MURRAIN the problem: death, deadly illness, curse likewise ....... ?

[N2erk]

Innominate- yes that's the one. I don't know the background on this, and I can't post the photo, but that's it. I believe 14 GA course was cancelled (due to the fuel crisis post yom Kippur war) but I guess no-one was amused or they had a sense-of-humour failure, so no silly photo.

[alamo]

Rather reminded of the course/graduation/squadron/whatever photo in College Hall of the guys who did an 'Albert RN' and smuggled a dummy prop from a summer ball, a beefeater at the tower, into the photo. The unshaven 'cadet' is identified as SFC B Feater as I recall.

[Yellow Sun]

Flight Cadet B Feater

Rather reminded of the course/graduation/squadron/whatever photo in College Hall of the guys who did an 'Albert RN' and smuggled a dummy prop from a summer ball, a beefeater at the tower, into the photo. The unshaven 'cadet' is identified as SFC B Feater as I recall.

D Squadron 1966, the ringleaders were from 92 Entry with some co-opted assistance from 93. Alas, FC Feater never made it the Senior Entry but is believed to have made a successful "home run".

YS