Leeds Heliport (1980s)?

[Flaxton Flyer]

John - I don't suppose that by any chance you were a friend of Steve Greenwood? "When I were a lad" back in the 70s he had a mate called John who was a trainee spannerman at Wally's.

[theloudone]

Flaxton Flyer

Which John do you mean ? there was 2 John`s during the 70`s at Wallys.

[Flaxton Flyer]

loudone...

good question! He was a friend of a friend who I only met once. In the early seventies (71/72) he would have been about 16/17 years old and I seem to recall he had quite blonde hair. (But that may be my memory of course..) I think he went to Aberdeen.

FF

[theloudone]

Flaxton Flyer

I know who mean, PM me pls

[theloudone]

Heli Leeds

Who is left out there from the good ole days ?

[Anark]

Hi,
Been trying to dig out some info on Wally Holmes.

Does anybody have any information about when Flt Lt Holmes was in charge of 1224 (Ilkley/Wharfedale) Squadron Air Training Corps.

Thanks,
Sam

[Jeff Anderson]

Birthday greetings...

So PPRUNE sends me a birthday greeting and I login for the first time in 3 years.... That hot summer of 1976 seems like yesterday. How many more stories can I type out?

Filming the Barratt Housing ads with Patrick Allen...
Opening housing estates with the bikini clad Barratt girls...
Getting a lift from Mr Allen in his RR Convertible to the bus stop on the Ring Road where I would catch the number 9 home....
Precautionary landings in G-AVTE with battery overtemps every 30 mins...
Manjit calling LBA on 123.75 saying 'Bell 206a departing Vinmoor' and being asked to repeat as he could never say his W's....
Sitting by the main runway at Church Fenton Airshow watching the Vulcan's flypast....
Flying back in formation from same show (3x206) with Dick Meston in the lead helicopter launching attacks on cars by going "Na na na na na boom" in the intercom...
Wiping the condensation off the inside of G-BBFE so we could read the road signs on the M1 in low-vis...
Flying UNDER the Humber Bridge before it was open...
Making it back to Saw Mill with the low fuel light on, then getting 63 gallons into it the next day....
Doing a record 136 pleasure flights at the Masham Traction Engine Rally then filling up with 5 Star at an A1 service station...
Circling Dick's house everytime we flew over Ripon by the racecourse...

Is flying in helicopters still as much fun??

[18 JAG]

Captain Wally Holmes, just google the name an well this popped up, I have a lot of experience with this man, I knew him from 1988 to the day he died, I to have done some hours on my ppl and also done many hours in aircraft curtacy of the RAF. For many years he was the tightest person you could ever meet, but he was a Yorkshire man, if you picked an argument you would lose. Yes he did have heart problems, but sometimes your couldn't ask to meet a nicer man, a character he sure was, al admit it myself he could be a bastard ha, His son was called Jeremy and his daughter Gillian
As for the heli port it remained empty for years with many of the parts still there, sawwood house/ Leeds heliport I have called my home since 2001 and had many helicopter land to tell story some good some bad, and to remember the captain,
Any info or questions just ask after all he was my grandfather

[SJW92]

Originally Posted by 18 JAG

Captain Wally Holmes, just google the name an well this popped up, I have a lot of experience with this man, I knew him from 1988 to the day he died, I to have done some hours on my ppl and also done many hours in aircraft curtacy of the RAF. For many years he was the tightest person you could ever meet, but he was a Yorkshire man, if you picked an argument you would lose. Yes he did have heart problems, but sometimes your couldn't ask to meet a nicer man, a character he sure was, al admit it myself he could be a bastard ha, His son was called Jeremy and his daughter Gillian
As for the heli port it remained empty for years with many of the parts still there, sawwood house/ Leeds heliport I have called my home since 2001 and had many helicopter land to tell story some good some bad, and to remember the captain,
Any info or questions just ask after all he was my grandfather

I was wondering if it is indeed the same Wally Holmes that was the Officer Commanding of 1224 Squadron Air Cadets, based in Ilkley, and if so if you had any information about him or the Sqn during this time?