Swinderby Part 5

[@lawomega1]

I was stationed at Swinderby 61-62 ,and the current aircraft then was Vampires for fast jet training .I then went on to RAF Gibraltar ,RAF Bassingbourn ,RAAF Edinburgh Field ,South Australia,and then RAF Straderfield and then used my RAF training to BEA and then British Airways , happy days

[@MichaelSaunders-y2m]

We had .303 Lee Enfield Rifles plus the drill for them,had to convert to SLRs with different drill in 1967,seems strange that the first music played is American?

[@robyoungs9511]

From 9.52 minutes, the chap I joined up with gets his award and eventually ended up at Wattisham where I was also stationed. He was from Clacton on sea.

[@Mountainlions69]

Last pass-out of 87, 23rd Dec, 3Sqn 17Flt.

[@alancalvert4651]

I was there in April 1989 what a great sixes weeks it was miss then days I was it 16 flight number 3 squ

[@howardsix9708]

i did not know they had done away with the eagles top of arms..............mind you, that was the 60's......................h6...................ukvet

[@robyoungs9511]

At the 3.00 minute point, thats me at the front closest left.

[@exbritishforcespatriotscha7723]

Awards meant nothing.