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ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><I><B>Abingdon - </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Akrotiri -</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Algiers</B></I></FONT><I><B> - Bassingbourn -  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Benson - </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Binbrook - Bramcote - </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Brize Norton - </B></I></FONT><I><B>Bushey -</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Changi -</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> Colerne - </B></I></FONT><I><B>Croydon</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>ABINGDON.</U></B></I></div> <div>     <IMG SRC="0b996c60.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> #######################################################################################################</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>AKROTIRI.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0bb93c80.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0bc80930.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="403" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Air Traffic Akrotiri lads gardening outside </B></div> <div> <B>the Air Traffic/Air Movements block, 1965. </B></div> <div> <B>L-R:-   John Nichols, John Snowball, Andy Handford, </B></div> <div> <B>Phil Crook, Mike Hennessy, Benjy Whelan</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0beb1c20.jpg" border=0 width="433" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Air Traffic 'best block bar' Akrotiri Christmas 1966 </B></div> <div> <B>L-R:- Roy Badham, Ralph Knott, Chris Pointon, ??, David Cooper, Phil Crook</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above two photos sent in by Phil Crook.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>#######################################################################################################</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>ALGIERS</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Does anyone know where these photos were taken, or and knew Sgt Ernest Walter Vann, otherwise known as Wally.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0bf6bc20.jpg" border=0 width="619" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0c17ec20.jpg" border=0 width="382" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0c345c20.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c52fc20.jpg" border=0 width="303" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above 4 sent in by Wally's Daughter Heather Barton, </B></div> <div> <B>she is trying to find out were these photos were taken.</B></div> <bR> <div> ########################################################################################################</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>BASSINGBOURN.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="0c796c70.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="199" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> #########################################################################################################</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>BENSON.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div>   <IMG SRC="0c990c80.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="0ca07410.jpg" border=0 width="519" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <div> <B>This one was taken in the Dinghy Section, Mike is the second on left.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0cbeed00.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="464" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0cceeda0.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="474" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Above 3 photos sent in by Mike Brice, 1956.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ############################################################################################################</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>BINBROOK</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> </B></I><I><B><U><IMG SRC="0ce96c30.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ############################################################################################################</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>BRAMCOTE.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>No Station Badge Authorized.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ############################################################################################################</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>BRIZE NORTON.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="0d091c80.jpg" border=0 width="145" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>The following item was sent in by Gordon March.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> I Joined Brize in January 1969 to start a conversion course on to the VC10, having just returned from RAF Changi. </div> <div> The other aircraft at Brize at this time was the Belfast, sharing the same Headquarters building, now 101 and 99 squadrons use these this buildings.</div> <div> The first three months of the course took place at BOAC’s training centre at Heathrow Airport, we were accommodated at RAF Uxbridge during this time. </div> <div> The next three months were back at Brize part Classroom training and then Flying training, including a Global training flight, eventually joining 10 Squadron to start work.</div> <div> Most of the work on the squadron was schedule flights to Singapore. A VC10 would leave Brize every day of the year except Christmas day taking familes and service personel calling at RAF Akrotiri, Bahrain, Gan and the RAF Changi</div> <div> We changed crews at each stop so it took a crew about 10 to 12 days to complete the schedule, followed by three days standown. </div> <div> By late 1972 RAF Changi closed down and we used the old RAF Tengah airfield for just a refuelling stop then back to Gan.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>###########################################################################################################</I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U>Queens visit to Brize Norton 1971.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="0d1f27b0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></I><I><B>   <IMG SRC="0d2f27b0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0d3f27b0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0d4f27b0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0d5f27b0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0d6f2710.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0d7f27b0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>Above photos sent in by Gordon March.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ########################################################################################################</div> <div> <I><B><U>BUSHEY.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>No Station Badge Authorized.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ##########################################################################################################</div> <div> <I><B><U>CHANGI.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0033FF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="0d996bd0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ##########################################################################################################</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>COLERNE.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0db8ec80.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>     </B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="0dca0650.png" border=0 width="160" height="101" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></I><B>  </B></div> <div> RAF Colerne, Hastings and crew.</div> <div> Photo sent in by Gordon March.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0dd39fd0.png" border=0 width="313" height="509" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Malcomb Blackman, 1963.</div> <div> Malcomb asked, Is this the first Colerne old boys photo?</div> <div> So far yes!!!</div> <bR> <div> ############################################################################################################</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>CROYDON.</U></B></I><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0033CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>(</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0033CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Satellite Station, no Badge).</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>############################################################################################################</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>