May 2020

Darky

Darky

‘Darky’ … When I joined the R.O.C. post at Loddon, sometimes at meetings wartime members would recall some of their wartime roles when Loddon was ‘Tare Three’ of 16 Group Norwich.  It was the only ‘Darky’ post in the group. Darky equipment included two poles 100 foot apart with the post in the middle, with […]

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The Defector

Memories of a Posting

The Defector In January 1976 as a brand new Corporal, I was posted to RAF Gatow in Berlin.  The aircraft maintenance team there was only 11 strong and our main job was to maintain the two DH Chipmunk aircraft used by the station operations officer and station commander.  The purpose of the Chipmunks was to

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Flying on the ground Part 1

Flying on the Ground Part 1

Flying on the Ground Part 1 Background In the late 1920s, Edwin Link decided that with flying taking off so to speak there was an opportunity. His father owned the Link Piano and Organ Company so he used his expertise to create a simulator that responded to the pilot’s input by moving the trainer, and

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