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Canberra Man
22nd January 2011, 10:51
Hi.
Lived through the war as a schoolboy. Met jerries secret weapon, the Butterfly bomb. Worked as a Naval Messenger at the Grimsby naval base HMS Beaver. National Service in the Royal Artillery on 3.7 ack ack. Not long after demob, I signed on in the Royal Air Force. Worked on Lincolns and Canberra's with 617 Squadron (The Dam Busters) Worked in the food industry as elect supervisor. Served thirty years as a Warrant Officer in Air Cadets, they gave me a Medal to go with my Malayan GSM. Put a bit of time in at the local aviation museum and do a bit of caravanning.

Ken

Ian
22nd January 2011, 11:39
Welcome to the forum Ken, please join in with photos and comments most of all Enjoy!

Ian

G6 UXU
22nd January 2011, 15:18
Hello Ken and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

P.S. when I get the chance I fish the trout lakes at Moffat.

G-CPTN
22nd January 2011, 18:09
Wow - what impressive experience.
I hope you will share some of your stories with us.
Welcome.

I occasionally drive up to Biggar and have chosen the Moffat A701 route for the scenery . . .