From 1960,Who is this pilot and is he still around!!
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Date very wrong for Dandeker (who was a creamie at Syerston when I was a stude) if it was 1960.
Retired List has Dandeker's dob as 15 Feb 46, which ties in with BOAC's post #37.
Retired List has Dandeker's dob as 15 Feb 46, which ties in with BOAC's post #37.
Ah, the lovely gent TG - whom I understood to say he would never enter the Towers, which was, some say, why he never became CAS. Used to meet him at Wyton at Reg McK's supper parties.
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Ah, the lovely gent TG
Met him many times thereafter - an oustanding officer and gentleman. He was ACAS when I first served in MoD - I recall in my arrival interview he dismissed the (then) prevalent "the later you work the better you are" syndrome with the words: "If I'm not back in the flat in time for the Archers (1900) then something's very wrong!"
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Who is this?
I started the thread and thought I recognized him as a hunter pilot when I served on 8 squadron as an elect mech thought the name was blackwater or some name with black in it!!!
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How about Blackadder?
Yes but he had a first class navigator
Must check my log books I was lucky with a fast track training in the late 70s. I was operational on my 1st Sqn as a Pilot Officer. Just after I arrived I went to a bash in the Sergeant's Mess. Wearing my rain coat I was introduced to the crusty old SWO. When I took it off and he saw the wings he couldn't believe it. Muttering about haven't seen that since WWII.
Yes but he had a first class navigator
Must check my log books I was lucky with a fast track training in the late 70s. I was operational on my 1st Sqn as a Pilot Officer. Just after I arrived I went to a bash in the Sergeant's Mess. Wearing my rain coat I was introduced to the crusty old SWO. When I took it off and he saw the wings he couldn't believe it. Muttering about haven't seen that since WWII.
Exascot, I was one of 3 (there may have been more..) Plt Off pilots on 72 around 1978/9. One of us has gone on to do rather well - Andy Pulford.
I arrived on the new 360 (RN/RAF) Sqn (but due to go to the Far east as a member of 361) at Watton in Oct 66 as a plt off - the only such lowly aircrew officer in Signals Command. So remarkable was this posting that the Sqn Cdr, dear Ron or Rod Rawlins, called me into his office to tell me the AOC - in C has asked to see my 5000 Series as he had never seen such documents for a first tourist before
Jenks, seat pin `in`,and other seat not `covered`....
could it be J Bromhead..?creamie at Syerston later..
could it be J Bromhead..?creamie at Syerston later..
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Not John Bromhead. I was on the same entry as him at the Towers. This chap has a fuller, darker, face.
If the figure really is the student as described, and a pilot officer, then he would belong to one of the other flying schools.
If the figure really is the student as described, and a pilot officer, then he would belong to one of the other flying schools.
he looked like Elvis.
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Elvis Presley returned to the United States from Friedberg, Germany on March 2, 1960, and was honorably discharged from the US Army with the rank of sergeant on March 5.
He spent the rest of 1960 and 1961 recording and performing in the US, and filming movies (Flaming Star (1960) and Wild in the Country (1961)).
So he might have done a photo shoot or two in between his duties with the 3rd Armored Division in Germany.
He spent the rest of 1960 and 1961 recording and performing in the US, and filming movies (Flaming Star (1960) and Wild in the Country (1961)).
So he might have done a photo shoot or two in between his duties with the 3rd Armored Division in Germany.
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Cannot recognise JP pilot - not Bromhead with whom I am in touch - but in response to replies, I can improve on Charlie Juliet's 3 years JP to Lightning. Jet Provost captain November 6 1964, solo Lightning December 22 1964 and that includes 6 weeks travel/leave Acklington to Coltishall.
Another claim: Bus to Cambridge 7 April 1957 - solo in Tiger Moth 5 days later.
No doubt others will have better claims - let's hear them.
Another claim: Bus to Cambridge 7 April 1957 - solo in Tiger Moth 5 days later.
No doubt others will have better claims - let's hear them.
