Base for Lightnings and Hunters

[DispatchDragon]

Seems there were a couple of Pembrokes at Tegel with the ASC unit there in the early 70s

Leif

[Techy111]

Scanned in a couple of shots of me at RAF Gatow in the late eighties

Me in an Army Air Corp Gazelle looking down to the Brandenburg Gate...


Also me in another Gazelle taking a piccie of another Gazelle


Standing in front of an East German Air Force Mi-8 just after the fall of the wall (Goodwill visit) Me on far right Refueller....


Techy (ahhh the good old days.....)

[Trev Clark]

Good grief, white overalls for the VAF, what a special occasion (normally only royals or the AOC got those)! As a 'refueller' were you one of that great under appreciated band of FLM's techy? Or did you drive the bowser, hence the lack of that 'OMO' effect of dazzling white.

[Techy111]

Yeah hands up Bowser driver through and through but a proud RAF MT Driver

Flight Line Mech.....Pah |-)
Techy

[nazca_steve]

Great pics, Techy, just saw these. Got any more from your RAF days to share?

[Techy111]

Yeah i got loads but need to scan them in I also got pics of my present day job





Techy

[TSR2]

Do you fly that.... or drive the one below? ;-)

[Techy111]

Ben i wish....... nah i usually drive the merc but am driving these at the moment......FRU Fast Response Unit



Techy

[nazca_steve]

Good stuff Techy - nice to see how Virgin have weighed in on the London Air Ambulance. FRU sounds good doesn't it, kind of like QRA Good work mate, and next time I'm in London I will indeed feel in safe hands. Looking forward to the scanned pics.

[Patron7]

Although no decision will be made between RAF Geilkirchen and RAF Gutersloh until Bob Hinckley decides to take it on as a definite project, I have located ample material online to show that while Gutersloh had more squadrons (at various times) of Hunter F.6's, Canberra B.2's and Lightning F2/F2A's - Geilenkirchen had a lessor number of squadrons of Sabre F.4's, Hunter F.4's, Canberra B(I)8's and a Lightning F.2. Squadron (92 Squadron: which was stationed at both airbases,and had ties to RAF Leconfield). I suspect that Bob's decision might turn on which airfield he can acquire more of the necessary data for.

I call your attention to his current excellent NATO RCAF airfield at Baden - Solellingen (edsb_fsx.zip at AvSim). This is applicable for RCAF Sabres, CF-104's and CF-18's. Bob has also done RCAF Lahr (EDAN). His most recent released airfield is the Luftwaffe Airbase at Pedersfield (EDSP). It can be used for Luftwaffe Sabres, G-91's as well as visiting F-104's. All these airfields can be found at AvSIm, and would be the host of RAF fighters visits on occasion - so you can justify their use.

Bob's current project is the Italian NATO airbase at Decimomannu (LIED) in southern Sardinia, where the NATO squadrons went (and currently go) to for 6 weeks at a crack to practice gunnery, bombing and air to air.

With a (projected) RAF airbase, it will be possible replicate the Cold War status of the RAF, RCAF and the Luftwaffe. Perhaps the USAF might follow?

Have heart you Cold Warriors!! I'll keep you posted.

Bill