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Where is your spiritual RAF home?

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Chidder said:
I was at Swinditz mar 92 on 5 flt. Flight Staff were Sgt. Boyd (Growly old scouser) Cpl. Studd (harsh...but fair :-)) and cpl. H**bs (utter idiot).

MFT at Luffers and then back to Luffers after pass out for trade training.
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We had Sgt Boyd a year earlier, thought he was Boyden though? Like you say, growly old scouser though!
 
Swindlebury 17 June 1980 17 Flight,there were 200 a week joining at that point the place was mobbed:PDT_Xtremez_19:
 
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Cosford February 1958 (33rd Entry) - Moved to St Athan later that year (35th Entry). Would say though that Akrotiri was my Spiritual Home, two tours plus detachments and a few visits since leaving the mob.
 
Bridgenorth, '62.

Sgt Bigham (A popular song at the time - "Kiss me good night, Sgt Bigham") and Cpl 'Dolly' Wood.

*******s, both, but Wood the worse.

I recall Bigham awarding me a wednesday afternoon in the Tin Room. I had committed the dreadful crime of being last out of the barracks after a boot-change. I didn't go, just to see what would happen. Sod all. The dull bugger never even remembered who he had condemned to what.

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My 'real' spiritual home was Honington. Mid-late '70. Buccaneers. 'Honington Zone, Hub O' De Universe."
 
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Swinderby 5th Dec 1975

Spiritual home, The Anchor North Warnborough. Arrived at Odiham in the summer of '76 as an LAC. Left in the spring of '92. as a SNCO
Wessex, Puma & Chinook.

ASF, 33SQN, and short trips to Halton, Wildenrath, Compdet RAF Stanley, 1563 Flt Belize.

AAAAH, I can still remember the smell of the abattoir and 'swing fog' in the morning
 
Haven't read all the post's but I am one of the None of the Above, so apologies to anyone else who is going to post why I am none of the above. Reason, YTS we did our basic training at Hereford, if you ask there are alot of us around. And if there ane any service number geeks out there we can be identified by our serv no pre fix, as they all start with 827.

Me, Nov 89 and after re-mustering from another trade went back for basic stacker trg Jan 91. Fooking great place, Sticky carpets,restoration,kerry arms and the travellers rest. Oh and don't forget PWOG mess (Prince William Of Gloucester) Not hard to see why the SAS wanted the place to them selves.
 
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Halton 210 Entry 1967 - 1969

Halton 210 Entry 1967 - 1969

Going back a bit now, but can still remember most of the things we got up to.
Back from the pub in Wendover in my MG Magnette, 3 in the front 5 in the back and 2 in the boot.
Happy days.
 
Bigmick11 said:
Going back a bit now, but can still remember most of the things we got up to.
Back from the pub in Wendover in my MG Magnette, 3 in the front 5 in the back and 2 in the boot.
Happy days.
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MG Magnette???? Must have been a rich brat - LOL.
i just had a rusty old Ford Anglebox.

Still got my button stick in a box in the loft. Collectors item prehaps?
As for the overalls with rubber bottons!!!
BTW i see RAF are going back to blue overalls from green.
 
Bigmick11 said:
Going back a bit now, but can still remember most of the things we got up to.
Back from the pub in Wendover in my MG Magnette, 3 in the front 5 in the back and 2 in the boot.
Happy days.
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Bigmick11 said:
Rich, it cost me all of £125.
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Ha Ha, but still £45 more than I paid for my Anglia!!!

ABC beer eh, how DID we survive on that dishwater - LOL
 
Swinderby, 'Jan '91. 1 Sqn No. 2 Flt...I think....

Can remember most of it. Was a good laugh thinking back. MFT at Luffenham. Freezing!!!!:PDT_Xtremez_42:

I still have the literature given to me at the then CIO!
 
Swinderby Nov 85 (19 Flt)

Then back to Lincolnshire to Cranwell 1989 (118, A Sqn, 12 Flt)

Voting machine thingy won't let be click both.
 
Swinderby May 79 service number started with J8182, then onto Halton and up to Finningley with stints in Chindet Kelly's Garden in 82, Pumas in Belize in 84 and Wyton to 86 - Happy Days
 
Swinderby March 79 Service no started F8181

Then down to Halton for my education in the pubs of Wendover, sorry I meant being bussed to the airfield for 8 weeks then off to Lossie to Jag school, Happy days indeed
 
Swinderby, August 28th '90. I remember being met at Newark train station by a right old battleaxe Cpl
 
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