R.A.F. TRANSPORT COMMAND VETERANS ASSOCIATION.

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TRANSPORT COMMAND VETERANS ASSOCIATION.</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#888888" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2d03.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2484b320.gif" border=0 width="75" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>This website is Hosted by:-</B></div> <div> <B>Easy</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><B>space</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> W</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>EBMASTER:-    </B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="42a96a30.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> LES HAINES ,</B></div> <div> <B> E mail:-</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://les.haines@btinternet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://les.haines@btinternet.com"><B>les.haines@btinternet.com</B></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>or send to the following address</B></div> <div> <B>8 Northwood</B></div> <div> <B>New Park</B></div> <div> <B>Bovey Tracey</B></div> <div> <B>Devon TQ13 9LP</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="22564830.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>No. 1 P.T.S</B></div> <div> <B>R.A.F. 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I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE PHOTOS AND STORIES OUT THERE FOR YOU TO SUBMIT FROM YOUR TIME IN TRANSPORT COMMAND???</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Click on</B></FONT><B> </B><B><U>MAXIMISE</U></B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>for best viewing of this site.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>  </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  We were originally known as the RAF Lyneham Old Boys Association and have been established for the past fourteen years, over that period many ex RAF bods who were in Transport Command have mentioned that they wished their station had an association, this would have given them the chance to contact old friends, and so the L.O.B.A. committee decided that L.O.B.A. would become R.A.F. TRANSPORT COMMAND VETERANS ASSOCIATION. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>We are now up and running. To date we have had over 120 enquiries and 108 have joined us.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>(Membership now stands at almost 300, does go over and then back down again)</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>If you would like to join this happy band, go to the </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Membership Application page</B></FONT><B>, print off and please forward a cheque for £10.00 for subscriptions cheque made payable to </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>R.A.F TRANSPORT </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#33CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>COMMAND VETERANS ASSOCIATION</B></FONT><B>, to the address on the form.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Membership year is from 1st January until the 31st December.</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="24d57560.gif" border=0 width="87" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>                       </B><B><IMG SRC="24d57560.gif" border=0 width="87" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>                      <IMG SRC="24d57560.gif" border=0 width="87" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>*******************************************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS, STORIES, AND ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON THE RELEVANT PAGES BELOW, PLEASE E MAIL ME WITH ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE ADDED TO THIS WEBSITE, OR TO THE ADDRESS ON THE LEFT.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>“</B><B><U>R.A.F.TRANSPORT  COMMAND  STATIONS”</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  ABINGDON,     </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#548DD4" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  AKROTIRI,     </B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><I><B>R.A.F. BASSINGBOURNE,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#92D050" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  BENSON,    </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#365F91" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  BINBROOK,     </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  BRAMCOTE,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F.  BRIZE NORTON,    </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#B2A1C7" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  BUSHEY PARK,    </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. BUCKEBURG,    </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#4A442A" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. CHANGI,     </B></I></FONT><I><B>R.A.F.  COLERNE,   </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. COSFORD, </B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#A6A6A6" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  CROYDON,</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#A6A6A6" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#002060" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  DISHFORTH,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#8DB3E2" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  DOWN AMPNEY,    </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#C0504D" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. EASTLEIGH,      </B></I></FONT><I><B>R.A.F.  FAYID,   </B></I><I><B>R.A.F.GATOW,  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F. GIBRALTAR,  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#92D050" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> R.A.F.GUTERSLOH,   </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#404040" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  HABBANYIA,   </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  HENDON,     </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F.  HOMESLY SOUTH,    </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#548DD4" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. IDRIS,   R.A.F.  ISMALIA,    </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  KAI TAK,   </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F.  KHARTOUM,     </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#92D050" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  KHORMAKSAR,     R.A.F. LUBECK,     </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#17365D" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  LUQA,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F.  LYNEHAM,    </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#C00000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  MANSTON,  </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> R.A.F. MASIRAH, </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  MELLE, </B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  R.A.F.  MERRYFIELD,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00B050" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  NASSAU,    </B></I></FONT><I><B>R.A.F. NEGOMBO,    </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. NICOSIA,    </B></I></FONT><I><B> R.A.F.  NORTHOLT,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F.  STEAMER POINT,    </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#548DD4" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  STONEY CROSS,   </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  SYERSTON,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F. THORNEY ISLAND,   R.A.F.  TOPCLIFFE,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F. UPPER HEYFORD,    </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#4A442A" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F.  UPAVON,    </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#E36C0A" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. UXBRIDGE,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>R.A.F.  WELLSBOURNE -   </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>R.A.F. WILDENRATH.</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U>We Have Members from all the above stations,</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>and Ex Pat's from the following countries :- </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Australia - Belgium - Canada - Cyprus - France - </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Germany - Malta - Portugal - Spain - </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Turks & Caicos Islands - U.A.E.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>#######################################################################################################</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>We still need input from  R.A.F. Transport Command Stations, as follows:-</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>ABINGDON  -  BASSINGBOURN - BINBROOK - BRAMCOTE - BUSHEY PARK -</B></div> <div> <B>CHANGI - CROYDON - DISHFORTH - DOWN AMPNEY - EASTLEIGH -</B></div> <div> <B> EL  ADEM  -  GATOW - HABBANYIA - HENDON - IDRIS -</B></div> <div> <B>ISMALIA - KHARTOUM - LUQA  -  MANSTON - MASIRAH - MERRYFIELD -</B></div> <div> <B>NASSAU - NEGOMBO -   PERSHORE  -  SHAWBURY  - </B></div> <div> <B> STEAMER POINT - STONEY CROSS - SYERSTON - THORNEY  ISLAND  -  </B></div> <div> <B>TOPCLIFFE - UXBRIDGE - WELLSBOURNE.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>So lets be having them. Please send any photos to me,</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Les Haines, to either address in the left column.</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>I am pleased to say the following have items on them:-</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> AKROTIRI - BENSON - BRIZE NORTON - BUCKEBURG - COLERNE - COSFORD - FASSBERG - </B></div> <div> <B>FAYID - GAN - GIBRALTAR - GUTERSLOH - HEREFORD - HORMSLEY SOUTH -  ISTRES - </B></div> <div> <B> KAI TAK -</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>KHORMASAR - LUBECK - LYNEHAM - MAURIPUR -  MELLE - NICOSIA</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>- </B></div> <div> <B>NORTHOLT - </B><B>UPAVON  - UPPER HEYFORD - WADI HALFA - WILDENRATH.</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B> If you have any photos, ideas for what you would like to see on</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>your </U></B></FONT><B>Website, or anything at all, please click on the E mail address on the left., </B></div> <div> <B>or send it by snail mail.</B></div> <div> <B>To:- Les Haines, Webmaster.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Many thanks to all of you have submitted photos, for the different Stations,</B></div> <div> <B>And for the photos on the PATRAF page sent in by Norman Munslow </B></div> <div> <B>and Den Drysdale, to start it of. Both in responce to Jim Semples request.</B></div> <div> <B>If you have a photo of you on your own in uniform plus the postings, </B></div> <div> <B>it would be </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>GREAT. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Les Haines, Webmaster.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>This Website was published to the Internet on 31 July 2010.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>And modified on the 2nd February 2011.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Again modified on the 11th December 2011.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I have changed the page headings, to access them just go to the one with the first letter of the station you require. The stations in </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Black</B></FONT><B> mean's there is no  information on that page only the Station Badge, any in this blue, it has some information, once the page gets information that warrants a whole page, it will have a page of it's own.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>*********************************************************************</B></div> <div> <B>*********************************************************************</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>