Originally Posted by Ephesus543 (Post 10174071)

Originally Posted by EX-DF (Post 3997785)

This my first post on pprune - normally on E-Goat but dip my toe in your water now and again, if you pardon the expression! I felt I hag to join Pprune today to post this.

I received the following from a member of my Halton Entry.

The content is both disturbing and poinient.

If anyone has any knowlegde or info, pm me and I will forward the mail th Chris.

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Good morning everybody and a very Happy Easter to one and all.

I have just received a very disturbing email from an old colleague who served on 543 Squadron. Not to put too fine a point on it and to get straight the point, it seems that there is an unbelievably high incidence of various forms of cancer rearing its ugly head among ex Squadron members, both ground and air crews, particularly among those of us who were unlucky enough to have to work on, fly in, or clean, aircraft which had been detached to Peru air sampling after the various atomic tests which took place in the South Pacific late 60s, early 70s. The most disturbing part is that it doesn't only affect direct personnel, both their family members too. You may recall that Nessa and our lost our youngest, Charlotte, through leukaemia. Radiation sickness can work through genetic means too. Those aircraft were when they came back from Peru, literally red hot radioactive. None of us was ever given any protective clothing, dosimeters or any warnings about the hazards from the aircraft. People on the detachments used to simply change the filter baskets without any protection. When the aircraft were washed at home, the contaminated water was just allowed to run down the drains with no thought as to where the stuff would end up. All we got was a rubber Zoot Suit and a pair of wellies. We were not even told to shower thoroughly afterwards or even to wash our hands before eating from the NAAFI Wagon which came out to us on the wash pan, or before having a fag!.

So an important question has to be asked. Did anyone from the 204th other than me and Mick Elliott ever get posted to 543? Or do any of you know anyone other than us two who were stationed at Wyton on 543 at any time? If you do, can you please let me know who they are and where they can be contacted. There is a scheme being put together by some retired Group Captain to take the MOD to the cleaners over this. There have been vast numbers of deaths already either directly or indirectly resulting from the MOD's callousness in the simple matter of protecting personnel from danger. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 3rd in Birmingham for about 12 cases. I've just been informed that I too have a case which must be answered by the MOD.

Please chaps, put your thinking caps on and if you can think of anything which may help, get immediately back in touch with me with any info which you may have. I cannot stress stringly enough the importance of this. It could be a matter of life and death. The guy who has contacted me is suffering from Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma which if you don't already know is a type of leukaemia related cancer affecting the lymphatic system.

Thanks lads. Bless you all.

Chris the Sage >>>

Thanks all