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Just found this site couple of days ago, so just saying Hi

Ex--RAF teleg, achieved the dizzy heights of Corporal, so obviously not aircrew. However, spent some time on Flight Watch in Muharraq (great job, bloody awful place in 1967-68) and some in Cyprus in 1974.
Left after 12yrs and joined Shell working initially in the Telex room and when that closed moved to Shell IT. Made redundant/early retirement at 55 so full pension (probably as good as it gets).

So, all-in-all, no complaints; only ever had two jobs and never out of work.

Welcome, our paths crossed in Cyprus in 1974.

Welcome Geordie - a near neighbour! I'm just down the road, west of Stonehaven.

Welcome.

Nowt wrong being a Cpl, I was one twice. Either side of a spell as Cpl/Tech.

om15 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:41 pm

Welcome, our paths crossed in Cyprus in 1974.

My youngest son was born in RAFH Akrotiri but seems the Turks took exception and invaded. He was only a few days old when evacuated. Still, that early VC10 flight must have made an impression as he is into air racing now.

CharlieOneSix wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:18 pm

Welcome Geordie - a near neighbour! I'm just down the road, west of Stonehaven.

I should have had 'shire in my location as I live in Portlethen. Still, the way things are going, it will soon be part of Aberdeen.

Geordie_Expat wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:21 pm

Ex-RAF teleg, achieved the dizzy heights of Corporal, so obviously not aircrew. However, spent some time on Flight Watch in Muharraq

Welcome to Ops-Normal Geordie. Our paths must have crossed. I was in Muckrack end of '65 to get equipped with KD. Then on to Sharjah and other places down that way, for a year. Returning to Muckrack in February '67, enroute Changi and places East.

God did Muckrack smell when the tide went out and all the sewage used to steam in the midday sun. First day there woken by a cannon being fired to alert locals to start of the day during Ramadan. Fresh out of the UK, scared the sh1ts out of me. Happy daze's.

Alison

Thanks, Alison. Yeah, it was a sh1thole in the literal sense. Still, as I was told, good place for a first posting as everywhere else would seem good. As it was followed with AFCENT and a curtailed posting to Cyprus, could be true.

Geordie_Expat wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:03 pm

om15 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:41 pm

Welcome, our paths crossed in Cyprus in 1974.

My youngest son was born in RAFH Akrotiri but seems the Turks took exception and invaded. He was only a few days old when evacuated. Still, that early VC10 flight must have made an impression as he is into air racing now.

I was about to ask when you two met.


Welcome here and please feel as much as I felt welcome in Geordie land in mid 90s.