Grandad's RAF Days - Miscellaneous Dates
Nosher's late Grandad used to fly Lancasters during World War 2, and also flew in one of only two B24 Liberator squadrons - 214 Squadron, based at Blickling in Norfolk. Later on, Grandad (Joseph Wilkinson) led an ATC squadron in Christchurch, and most of these photos are from various ATC passings-out. Grandad's location in photos mentioned in brackets.
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Grandad (front, centre) in a wartime crew photo, complete with mascot cat. Crew would have contained Pilot (Grandad), Engineer, Navigator, Wireless operator, Bomb Aimer and the rest would be gunners. |
Grandad's sea survival training certificate, 1964 |
West Raynham, 2nd April 1981 (3rd from right, back row) |
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Unknown, 5th August 1968 (3rd from left, middle row) |
(left, middle row) |
(3rd from right, back row) |
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RAF Marham, 1978 (5th fr5om right, back row) |
(far right, possibly) probable location RAF St. Mawgan. The plane in the background is a Shackleton Mark 3, The antenna on top is possibly "Orange Harvest", used to list in on radio transmissions for tracking. |
(3rd from right, middle row) |
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RAF Conningsby, August 1980 (3rd from right). In the background is possibly a later-model Spitfire |
(right, standing) | |
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