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Fitters course 20 years ago

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bigred1

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Sat in my office here in the desert (Egypt at the moment) contemplating home for christmas and the world cup next year!

I suddenly dawned on me this time in 89 I was on my FT at Halton having a ball. :0
AEF112, August 89 to September 90 .:PDT_Xtremez_09:
To the guys on that course I salute you. We did drink an awful lot and got into a fair share of scrapes!:PDT_Xtremez_42:

Met some good guy's and some not so good!

I wish you all well and a very merry Xmas:PDT_Xtremez_30:

I wonder whatever happened to Stavros:PDT_Xtremez_34:
 
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Congrats BR1,
And well done.

You've reminded me that, at this time of year, I too was on my Fitters Course.
AAF42 Halton October 1979 - May 1980
 
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beer

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Kev

You smalley boy!

Feb 79 - Oct 79 APF 17 Ya Bass!!! :PDT_Xtremez_14:

King & Queen - ra, ra, ra! :PDT_Xtremez_34: :PDT_Xtremez_30:

Beef
 
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pie sandwich

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beer said:
Kev

You smalley boy!

Feb 79 - Oct 79 APF 17 Ya Bass!!! :PDT_Xtremez_14:

King & Queen - ra, ra, ra! :PDT_Xtremez_34: :PDT_Xtremez_30:

Beef
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You think thats a smally,
In that time I went from being an embro to wearing nappies
 
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Bucc Boy

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bigred1 said:
Sat in my office here in the desert (Egypt at the moment) contemplating home for christmas and the world cup next year!

I suddenly dawned on me this time in 89 I was on my FT at Halton having a ball. :0
AEF112, August 89 to September 90 .:PDT_Xtremez_09:
To the guys on that course I salute you. We did drink an awful lot and got into a fair share of scrapes!:PDT_Xtremez_42:

Met some good guy's and some not so good!

I wish you all well and a very merry Xmas:PDT_Xtremez_30:

I wonder whatever happened to Stavros:PDT_Xtremez_34:
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God it's so long ago but I was on AEF 111. August 89 to September 90 for me too........very hazy period though! Pis5ed for the vast majority of the time. I am trying to think of who was on 112. I seem to remember there was a big red 1 on 112, didn't think he supported Everton though.

They were the days, I don't know how we did it!! Was talking to Mr 'dukes of hazard' last week as it happens, another of your 112ers I believe.
 
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Dukey was indeed one of our best Bush jumpers I can testify. He also had no small part in the p**s incident in the footy club.:PDT_Xtremez_35:

Happy Daze:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
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Bucc Boy

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APF 52------- 1984

Benny Green
Brian Parsons
Charlie Hornig

Cracking time down at the K&Q
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Ah so the infamous Cpl 'This is how to sit a Tristar on its asre' Sootie was on your course then.
 
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matkat

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APF 59 Jan-July 83, sitting in my hotel room in Ahwaz, SW Iran listening to talk sport and contemplating returning mome for xmas next wednesday.
DMc
 
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gemarriott

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Oct 78/April 79 for me at Halton for work

RAF Stanbridge for bed and board and Wrafs.
 
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icarus

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Ah so the infamous Cpl 'This is how to sit a Tristar on its asre' Sootie was on your course then.

Bucc Boy

Could have sworn it was a VC10 whose nose pointed majestically into the moring fog.:PDT_Xtremez_21:
 
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gemarriott

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Bucc Boy said:
7 months for a plumber fitter’s course??!!

I assume that includes 4 months of guard Gem!
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The very end of of October, 2 weeks out for Christmas and 2 weeks out for Easter just a tad under 6 months for the course and you know full well in the cold war RAF guard was an ancillery duty not something we armament gods partook in.
 
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Bucc Boy

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icarus said:
Ah so the infamous Cpl 'This is how to sit a Tristar on its asre' Sootie was on your course then.

Bucc Boy

Could have sworn it was a VC10 whose nose pointed majestically into the moring fog.:PDT_Xtremez_21:
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Icarus you are right of course, once again I find myself talking accidental b0llox in a public forum. It was indeed a VC10 and the man in question shall now be named as the Cpl 'This is how to sit a VC10 on its asre' Sootie!!
 
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