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Re: Tony as they say in Grease Tell me more tell me more. pls NT

Posted by Tony on Mon Dec 09, 2002 05:26:37 AM

In reply top Tony as they say in Grease Tell me more tell me more. pls NT posted by Paul McMillan on Mon Dec 09, 2002 04:38:38 AM

We had a massive clear out of ATC stores, and the surrounding area, in preparation for a new drill hut to be added.

We had some bods from 328(Kingston) Squadron come and help. They were interesting themselves, a Link trainer (complete) and the original dambusters briefing model in their care.

We spent a week clearing up, ander Graham grist and Mike Wiggins. Christ, some of the stuff.. Revi Gunsights from the BoB, bits of propellor, old instruments etc. The Hawker Fuselage, had been an instructional frame during the war, but had been dumped out the back, then neglected, by the time we came to sort it out (1982)
I didtinctly remember, myself and Andy gent (Now a senior Tornado bod I believe) picking it up, and heaving it into the stream, because we couldn't get it round the building

NB bloody hell, the huts still there!

http://www.atc1034.org.uk/images/camp0401/exercise.jpg

The whole frame was there, from firewall back to rudder post, and that area was very overgrown, Whether or not it's been taken away in the interim, I have no idea.

Might be worth a look Paul? Certainly worth running a metal detector over the ground there..

Tony :0)

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