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26 May 2011 19:15 #151 by canberra
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Wouldnt suprise me Ted. We had the acting CO get done for drink driving at Gutersloh, he was a Wing Commander at the time and he retired as an Air Commodore!

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13 Jul 2011 12:30 #152 by canberra
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Ten years ago today was my last working day in the RAF. I did an afternoon shift which meant that as Id handed in my kit that morning I worked in civvies.

What was a bit spooky was that as I joined up on the 11th of July I got kitted out at Swinderby on the 13th of July. So 23 years to the day after being kitted out I was de-kitted as the stackers call it.

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13 Jan 2012 19:03 #153 by Dr_Bishop
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Thought I would add to the never ending list:

RAF Swinderby
RAF Shawbury
RAF Lossiemouth
LATCC (Mil) FPRS
RAF Linton on Ouse
RAF Leuchars
RAF Shawbury
RAF Binbrook
Brize RADAR, RAF Brize Norton (Yes, there is a difference!)
Saw the light and PVR'd

Oh yes forgot the det's, courses etc.

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13 Jan 2012 19:07 #154 by canberra
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Blimey Dave no overseas posting, and that was a bit of a move Lossie to LATCC!

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13 Jan 2012 21:45 #155 by Dr_Bishop
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580 miles...

Always seemed to dip out... Made up for it on detachments though...

Goose Bay, Fort Lauderdale, USA. Keflavík, Iceland. Stavanger, Tromso, Norway. All with 8 Sqdn, Shackletons. Plus a lot more....

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14 Jan 2012 14:09 #156 by canberra
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I had a detachment to Colchester!!!

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14 Jan 2012 14:54 #157 by AiXAdmin
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Did you rejoin your unit as a reformed character?

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14 Jan 2012 19:53 #158 by canberra
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Whenever I mentioned that Id been to Colchester Id get odd looks. My detachment was actually to the air cell of 24 Air Mobile Brigade, and my barrack block was the backdrop for the opening scene of Blackadder goes forth.

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14 Jan 2012 22:21 #159 by Dr_Bishop
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Mmmm 28 days later...... ;)

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15 Jan 2012 09:57 #160 by canberra
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I went past the nick a few times when I was at Colchester, it was odd seeing a military unit with the angle on the top of the fence on the inside and not the outside! And given my civvy job I think Colchester is how a prison should be run.

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