RAF Laarbruch memories
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It is Leuchars, we were on det there (TFM or APC?) and the aircrew threw 1000 pounders around, a bit of a change from their usual recce job. We erks lived under canvas by the SAR compound and took our turn at night doing armed guard (with pick axe handles) on Harriers. Unless I'm very much mistaken that's me (as a FLM) strapping the nav in with my mate Viv taking care of the pilot. Happy days.................................(and I do have some piccies of my time on II (AC) and later XV at Laarbruch somewhere but at the time we weren't allowed to take many and get away with it!)
The pubs in the village closed at 10 pm and we went from the pub to a shop which sold beefburgers at night or we had half a yak and chips from the chip shop.
My time at laarbruch on 2 sdn as a flm was the happiest time of my life, oh to be 18 and do it all again.
Would love to meet up with any of the flms from 2sdn again, pick on one you pick on ten was the battle cry and riding shotgun to the lox bay with Tim covens in a green and yellow 153 was the highlight of a swing shift..
Hunters were modified to use a Bucc Machmeter And used as a Bucc trainer (and as station hack) and during my time they were serviced by VASS (Penguin Airways) - they weren’t allocated to a Sqn.
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SUPPLY SQN
Hi All,
on the scrounge, I am looking for any stories, information, photos etc relating to Laarbruch Supply Squadron, with a view to possibly creating a display for the museum, if we can get enough material together to justify doing so.
If anyone has any old documentation items, especially any Supply forms, etc they would be willing to loan or donate or photograph etc to help create a lasting memory of the Squadron please give me a shout.
Sadly the main Supply Building has gone and is now a car park for the Airport, as is POL, so any photos would be brilliant.
Names and dates would always be helpful if possible to, although if your memory is like mine that's out of the question lol.
Thanks, here's hoping.
on the scrounge, I am looking for any stories, information, photos etc relating to Laarbruch Supply Squadron, with a view to possibly creating a display for the museum, if we can get enough material together to justify doing so.
If anyone has any old documentation items, especially any Supply forms, etc they would be willing to loan or donate or photograph etc to help create a lasting memory of the Squadron please give me a shout.
Sadly the main Supply Building has gone and is now a car park for the Airport, as is POL, so any photos would be brilliant.
Names and dates would always be helpful if possible to, although if your memory is like mine that's out of the question lol.
Thanks, here's hoping.
Flying Club
3 decades ago I picked up a copy of Flyer magazine with an article on the station flying club, so the contributing writer / flyers went for a visit and hosted by a Tornado pilot in 1992, though at the the time looked like a grey Tornado F3 was visiting, as the author got to sit in. With the help of the `said F3 pilot, everyone piled into the flying club Cessna for some mock ACM lol
Anyhow had a gander on the web,
History
cheers
Anyhow had a gander on the web,
History
cheers
I think there were three in the last six/seven years of Laarbruch (two on the runway, last one - in a greenhouse) of which I was in MEAS/ASF for at least four of those years 93-94 (PCMF) and 96-99 (HMF).
Luckily, when at Laarbruch, I never made it to a Sqn - so was able to enjoy most weekends away with family AND friends instead of just friends!
Luckily, when at Laarbruch, I never made it to a Sqn - so was able to enjoy most weekends away with family AND friends instead of just friends!
One of the Two Rivers' gliders had a field landing accident and I asked 2 Sqn if they could take a photo to assist with the investigation. Fortunately nobody was hurt and this is one of the photos that was taken by a Phantom.
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Who painted a bloody great Penguin on our Puma sponson as we were transiting through, much to the disgust of Dick Langworthy who had a spitting his dummy out moment when he saw it.
