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Does anyone know the whereabouts of these 'Nimrod Boys'?

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Old 1st Apr 2020, 23:26
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The Ken Delve who flew PR9s and is now an author, and involved with Marham heritage, etc. was a Nav, as is the guy in the picture.

Jim Walls is alive and well and living in N Yorks.

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Wg Cdr Harris did quite well for himself A lot of familiar faces in that photograph.
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...and is Flt Lt Lyon Ben Lyon, SFSO at Gut?
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Ted Dicks ended up as a Wg Cdr and retired from the Service in 1999 on his 55th Birthday.
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Bridgets boy that is Ben Lyon but I have no idea where he ended up.
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Bill Swindlehurst and Pete Abbott still above ground and enjoying life in retirement.
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Hi Radley, I bumped into Bill when I was in Forres last June. Sad occasion as it was at the funeral of Jenny Davies John's wife. Haven't seen Pete since I left 201 in 1978. Sadley a few on there no longer with us.
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I remember Bill Bennett from the Oakington course on the Varsity. Ex Nav, last seen on 51 at Wyton, many years back.
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Old 3rd Apr 2020, 17:04
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I remember Bill Bennett from the Oakington course on the Varsity. Ex Nav, last seen on 51 at Wyton, many years back.
Thanks Ray, I didn't know that about him! When did he do the Oakington Course?
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Old 4th Apr 2020, 13:53
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1771, Don was indeed a Radio Officer on trawlers but he was at Topcliffe with me in 1971. The Gaul went down in 1974. Before he arrived at Topcliffe he had been on IOTC. Have not seen him in years.
Don was my Civil Service Line Manager in the C130K simulators at RAF Lyneham from 1997 - 2002. Very proud of his Cornish heritage. One of his standing jokes was "Come and meet my wife and my sister ... here she is!". Nothing heard since then.
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Does anyone know what has become of Bev’ Hunt, back left in the photograph?

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Old 4th Apr 2020, 22:49
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I'm reliably informed that Bill Bennett and Dick Robson, at least, are still with us.
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Old 5th Apr 2020, 10:51
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YS, I asked the same question on another site. Told he had been at Waddington flying on the E3. My contact said he thought he was still in Lincoln area. Would love to know if you get any more info.
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Wg Cdr Harris did quite well for himself A lot of familiar faces in that photograph.
i did not recognize him as Win before you mentioned that.
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I happen to know that Don is still, more or less, upright and breathing and living in Wiltshire.


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Win Harris is sadly no longer with us. His memorial service was cancelled due to Covid19
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