Big Win
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From: Wellington, NZ
Big Win
I see Big Win has departed. I always remember him as a very hard, but ultimately fair boss back in the day. And a stout defender of the value of MPA.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituari...nti-submarine/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituari...nti-submarine/
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
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From: Lincolnshire
I see Big Win has departed. I always remember him as a very hard, but ultimately fair boss back in the day. And a stout defender of the value of MPA.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituari...nti-submarine/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituari...nti-submarine/
Good innings.
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From: UK
WIN HARRIS
I first met Win when I was at AOTS South Cerney in 1966. I worked under his guidance for most of my 40 years in the RAF. He was a fair, but demanding, Boss and a champion of anything to do with MPA Ops. Lady Ina supported Win wonderfully. May they rest in peace together, they will be missed.
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Lincolnshire
My first squadron boss. After a rather intimidating “arrival interview” at a squadron beer call where he suggested that I held a crew party the following weekend to which he should be invited, he proved to be a very supportive and fair boss. I left the kipper fleet after 4 years, but I bumped into him some 15 years later and he remembered my name as we had quite a long chat. Dare I use his toilet roll trick at my golden wedding speech next month?
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From: Often in Jersey, but mainly in the past.
Farewell, Win. A great gentleman with a great personality. I got to know him quite well through his involvement at Bisley, and in his role as Chairman of the RAF Small Arms Association ... a determined competitor, as his obit reveals!
We crossed paths again during Gulf One, in the corridors of the Main Building Ops Room where I was working and he was DG Something on the Central Staff, and also exchanged a few messages.
Surprised to find he doesn't have a Wiki entry, nor details in rafweb.org.
We crossed paths again during Gulf One, in the corridors of the Main Building Ops Room where I was working and he was DG Something on the Central Staff, and also exchanged a few messages.
Surprised to find he doesn't have a Wiki entry, nor details in rafweb.org.
