Shackletons don't bother me....
 

J/t propulsion fitter, BK 1968,H & R, nightshift, sent to do 50hrs? exhaust plug change. Fell asleep leaning on the exhaust pipe. An SAR was called, It was the kite I was working on !!! Cpl Davey Hamilton was sent to find out why service book still open !!! Davey christened me Plugsy amongst other expletives!!!
Then Majunga double detachment 1969, 204 Sqn ? 19 years old, enough said!!!
Then December 1969, 203 Sqn? Sharjah Mardet, The burial of Coastal Command, a sad occassion, I was the youngest groundcrew there, helped carry our coffin with Cpl Jimmy McDowell (a legend), was left to me to fill in our mock grave being the youngest whilst the rest legged it to the NAAFI for the Wake!!!.
Then 1970, 205 sqn Changi, amazing.One trip I was travelling engine fitter bringing Shack MK2 back to St.Mawgan. Changi, Gan, Jeddah, Malta Gib St. Mawgan.12 days in total. 4 hrs out of Malta engineer called me up, No 3 prop peeing oil, we agreed feather it, 3hrs out engineer called me up, No 2 all guages going haywire, we agreed restart 3 and observe ,feather No2. SAR shack from Malta called out to follow us in. 2hrs out the call "Fire Fire" an actuator on the radar dome ? had caught fire. So into Malta @ night on 2 plus a dodgy No 3. The downside of all this was the major snagging was engines for me, so I never did get down the "Gut" with my old BK cronies now in Malta on 203 Sqn.
Great days, 4 great years, !!!! Rock on Shack beys !!!
Plugsy.

Ahhh, the Gut. Dec -75 with 8 sux........... :-)

Shackleton Boys
 

An email on its way to you Plugsy - need to chat with you about 'Shackleton Boys' volume 2!!

The Gut
I remember a “young lady” joining our (Hastings) crew in the Egyptian Queen with the words: “You aircrew all the same, big tickers, small prickers and pay by cheque.”

Plugsy you have an email and your post has been passed on to some "old friends":E

Hi Plugsy
 

Hi Plugsy, I see you are in Thailand near Pattaya. maybe I should say "Sawaddee khrob, sabaii dee rue?". You may remember me as "Horace" from Ballykelly and various detachments.