Welcome To Swinderby

[PingDit]

Are you still in?

'fraid so.....DT_Xtremez_09:

 

[kidcock]

'fraid so.....DT_Xtremez_09:

I doff my cap to you sir, you have seen the RAF like not too many others who are serving. I hope you are a fcuking WO - if I was still in i'd probably be a Cpl......but a fcuking good one.

 

[irishlogster]

Anyone remember Cpl Gut**** the Geordie DI wh looked like Eddie the Eagle twin? (1989 circa)

Caught german measles (or something similar)while at Swinderby. The PTI Gestapo didn't believe I was ill and made me do the 1 1/2 mile run. I was really struggling and the PTI was behind me shouting " get a forkin move on u Irish T***" The lads on my flight knew something wasn't right and wo of them put their arms around me and helped me over the line. The thick T*** PTI geezer still hadn't got it into his head that I was on deaths door and when we got back into the gym to do the fat test he threw my card at me to pick up....lol i can remember this bit sooo well...... I crawled over to get itl, he jumped up and shouted for me to get up! So i did................ and proceeded to puke all over his nice clean white PTI vest! Hell did he get deep in the ****... The bosses bounced him as I could have passed it onto the rest of the class...DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Chilliboy]

24 years ago today, I got off a train at Newark to be met by a coach and DI to take me to Swinderby. Flypast at the pass out was the display Vulcan prior to 558 and two Phantoms. Still have the Video. I'll have to dig out the room photo.

I was on the same intake. We got off the train at Newark (which was late) to be met by a pretty angry DI Cpl J****r, "Get on the fcukin' bus right fcukin' now you bunch of fcukers!". One of the lads just said "Fcuk this I'm off!", got back on the train and went home.

We were on the top floor of Reid block opposite the mess, Cpl D*k* was our Cpl DI, ex Rock Bofors gunner deaf as a post, mad as a hatter but a great bloke. We didn't have a Sgt for the first few weeks then got an evil b@stard Kyn****n who I believe has recently retired as a WO somewhere.

We also had to have a second MFT over the final weekend due to so many people going down with glandular fever, injuries and getting binned off the first one.

There was also the wimpy double-barreled would be supplier who got re-flighted loads of times who actually wet himself on parade.

 

[tommo9999]

ICpl D*k* was our Cpl DI, ex Rock Bofors gunner deaf as a post, mad as a hatter but a great bloke.

He was my Sgt on 2 Flt in Aug 86. Used to have us marching whilst whistling the tune to the Great Escape. Sure he was ex-QCS, very smart SNCO and a genuinely nice fella, but a wee bit bonkers.

 

[Chilliboy]

Anyone remember Cpl Gut**** the Geordie DI wh looked like Eddie the Eagle twin? (1989 circa)

He was at Cosford for a while. One of the better DIs we had there. I bumped into him again at Wittering in '93ish and that time I was a Cpl too but on more money!!!

 

[irishlogster]

He was at Cosford for a while. One of the better DIs we had there. I bumped into him again at Wittering in '93ish and that time I was a Cpl too but on more money!!!

Is he still in, chilli?

 

[Dave-exfairy]

The summer of '91 was quite hot, we did our cross country run in 30+ deg of heat and one lad collapsed, one PTI got into quite a bit of hot water for that, he wasn't seen after that and the rumour mill said he'd had a 24 Hr posting. The Thor run was done in 30+ deg as well, remember getting covered in those little black thunder flies, little itchy fcukers!!!!

 

[irishlogster]

The summer of '91 was quite hot, we did our cross country run in 30+ deg of heat and one lad collapsed, one PTI got into quite a bit of hot water for that, he wasn't seen after that and the rumour mill said he'd had a 24 Hr posting. The Thor run was done in 30+ deg as well, remember getting covered in those little black thunder flies, little itchy fcukers!!!!

Same sort of temp in 89 mate. Some blokes/birds went down also and the DI staff got in major ****. The MFT med room loked like a war zone they said. Coming from belfast you would hae thought a thunder flash wouldn't affect me... Well each time they went off I's shat meself!

 

[alanpartridge]

One of our Rock Instructors was a Cpl Too#y and he was a complete cnut, the ladies liked him though, seem to remember certain rumours that he was a part time stripper.

Yep, remember that nutter emptying a smg magazine (blanks I think/hope) in the cinema as we settled down to forty winks at the start of some crappy film. "Always expect the unexpected" he said. We did after that.

Jan 87, 15 Flight, Sgt Hunter was the DI Sgt - that man didn't speak, he hissed.

 

[Belle and Sebastian]

He was my Sgt on 2 Flt in Aug 86. Used to have us marching whilst whistling the tune to the Great Escape. Sure he was ex-QCS, very smart SNCO and a genuinely nice fella, but a wee bit bonkers.

I was on 3 flight during Aug 86. We had Sgt Fosb**y and Cpl Tay**r. Another rumour was that the Sgt had been busted down from FS for throttling a trainee and that the Cpl was biffing the female Cpl from either 1 or 2 flt.

 

[grumpyjock]

Stepped off the bus at swinderby 8th October 1975, to be met by DI who asked for all jocks, welsh and irish to step to one side. He said "If you celtish barstewards want to fight you can fight amongst your fookin self" he then proceeded to put us all into the same room. Things got worse as we were the first intake to get the new "Thunderbird" jackets.

 

[BillyBunter]

Blimey , major blast from past

This was the airforce I knew , being **** scared of anyone with a stripe DT_Xtremez_31:

Swinderby is no more now i believe is that right.

So many memories, the happy days when being in the RAF made you happy , I just dont know why the last 18 years have been in such a downward trend :/ bring back Maggie i say DT_Xtremez_14:

At least being British was cool then

 

[irishlogster]

Blimey , major blast from past

This was the airforce I knew , being **** scared of anyone with a stripe DT_Xtremez_31:

Swinderby is no more now i believe is that right.

So many memories, the happy days when being in the RAF made you happy , I just dont know why the last 18 years have been in such a downward trend :/ bring back Maggie i say DT_Xtremez_14:

At least being British was cool then

Swinderby has been dead and gone since 1993 mate It is normally to be seen on telly when that tw*t who does the show selling old antiques and looks tango'd. It is home to the biggest antique fair in europe now. The side where the blocks where has been knocked down and is now known as Witham St Hughes. A new village with 500 plus (and rising) new houses. Mine being one of them!

Mine is built right on the site that the Ruperts mess was located.

 

[Irritant]

Was there April 1980. Brought back some memories.DT_Xtremez_21:

Yep, I was there also. Day 1 was 23nd April 1980. Cheshire block.

Using 303's modified to look like SLR's and shouting bang.

 

[Irritant]

My Cpl was R*. Bit of a sod until the last day then he actually smiled (only once), my mate Drinkwater thought it may have been wind.

Two years later I am on exercise at Binbrook (the Cowley days), guarding the officers quarters entrance. Up strolls Cpl R* claiming to be someone else. YEAH BABY, bring it on now. It made my chuffing day. However, having made him lie down in a puddle I seem to remember getting a rollocking from the head rock for being cruel and also having "duty hero" painted onto the front of my tin helmet. No fun some people.

 

[busby1971]

Winter - Old Style really cold

Winter - Old Style really cold

1989 - Jan - 03

Bloody cold, nasty guy in charge, Cpl Cun*y Bolloc*ks, met him later on, and he was what he was.

Looking back it has been a piece in the jigsaw of me so no real complaints, remember monkey crawling back from the gap in the fence where the Taxis stopped after a night out in Lincoln.

Never passed out after a late recovery from an MFT incident but did a lot of ironing and bulling sorry highly polishing for me and the other guys on 6.

Smiler to those that know.

 

[Al Mac]

Drinkwater

Now that name I do remember, we must have been there at the same time........

 

[Claustie]

I joined up 1991 at the tender age of 17 all quiet and shy!!! My Sgt was Sgt Wilk*****, he was a scary man. My first night there I phoned my dad up begging to come home. Loadsa people said i wouldnt last five minutes............................ here I still am!DT_Xtremez_35:

I joined up 23rd Oct '90 and had him as my DI. 1 Sqn, 1 Flt in Leeroy Block. We also had a waafy Cpl, a Cpl St**d. We were her first course apparently.

Claustie

 

[Get Tae]

I was on 3 flight during Aug 86. We had Sgt Fosb**y and Cpl Tay**r. Another rumour was that the Sgt had been busted down from FS for throttling a trainee and that the Cpl was biffing the female Cpl from either 1 or 2 flt.

I was also there but Sept 86 with the same two reprobates on 3 SH!TE as they used to shout.

The Cpl was an ex-rigger who had two of his fingers chopped off cause he was a biffer and as such he hated any riggers, great!!