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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Jan 2020, 06:17

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1 ANS Hullavington 7th November 1951

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Posted By nickc1964

For interest my dad, Flight Sergeant Culpin (I...

For interest my dad, Flight Sergeant Culpin (I think was his rank at the time) is middle row, standing (not on a chair) fourth from right
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Jan 2020, 20:48

Replies: 2

1 ANS Hullavington 7th November 1951

Views: 711

Posted By nickc1964

1 ANS Hullavington 7th November 1951

I was at my mums scanning some old photos and I found a shot of my dad with about 60 of (what I assume are) his squadron members posed in front of an Anson and what appears to be the squadron...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Jan 2018, 20:44

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

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Posted By nickc1964

Before Waddington my Dad was at AIDU at Northolt...

Before Waddington my Dad was at AIDU at Northolt for a couple of years and my mum has said that he hated it, so it sounds like his final posting before he retired was something meaningful and then to...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Jan 2018, 07:02

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

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Posted By nickc1964

Thanks BB. I haven't heard the term Air Plans for...

Thanks BB. I haven't heard the term Air Plans for over 40 years and despite being a youngster at the time it does ring a bell with me.

I'm really grateful that you guys took the time to help me...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Jan 2018, 07:08

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

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Posted By nickc1964

Thanks for all the information - you've all...

Thanks for all the information - you've all filled in a gap in my knowledge that has existed for 40 years :)

So it sounds like my Dad was Ops Officer and then for the final year or 18 months...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Jan 2018, 20:01

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

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Posted By nickc1964

Thanks for that - I'll print off the form and...

Thanks for that - I'll print off the form and take it to my mums at the weekend

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Jan 2018, 19:58

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

Views: 4,474

Posted By nickc1964

I've checked the log books for that time and my...

I've checked the log books for that time and my Dad has recorded the flights but starts off listing +2 u/t Nav (i.e. no individuals) but later just records +2 or +3

The flight to Gib was +6 on the...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Jan 2018, 09:45

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

Views: 4,474

Posted By nickc1964

Thanks Mike - Yup that was him, we lived in one...

Thanks Mike - Yup that was him, we lived in one of the houses that overlooks the airfield, or so I have been told. I was too young to know. I have all his log books so I'll have a look at dates...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Jan 2018, 07:39

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

Views: 4,474

Posted By nickc1964

Thanks for the replies - already I'm getting a...

Thanks for the replies - already I'm getting a better idea of what he did. It sounds therefore that he was Ops Officer. So, was there more than one Ops Officer? I'm assuming so or else how did they...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Jan 2018, 20:51

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

Views: 4,474

Posted By nickc1964

Thanks for the info. My mum is still going and...

Thanks for the info. My mum is still going and she'll give me authority.

After he got his MBE he moved onto the flight simulator. Again I don't know what he did there - as a pilot grounded on...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Jan 2018, 11:28

Replies: 18

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

Views: 4,474

Posted By nickc1964

Vulcan Operations Wing at Waddington

Hi All,

I'm not military myself but my father was Master Pilot Eric Culpin who worked in Vulcan Operations Wing (the section not flying) from 1972 to around 1975 and he died in 1988. We lived on...

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