Where is your spiritual RAF home?

[OldTimer_ksa]

I agree with you Boarderlyne, some of these guys have only just started their careers. I was 3Flt Swinderby in March 1970!!

 

[DeputySheriff]

I'm another Swinderbutlins 840 style Happy Camper, January 1989, 3Flt, intoduced to service life by Sgt Smith and Cpl Kenny. It was a real shock to my 18 year old system!
I particulaly enjoyed the gentle jogs around RAF North Luffenham...

iirc there was a Lightning in the "wet weather" pass out hanger.

 

[Rambling Sid]

Surprised there wasn't Cosford in the poll

 

[Tashy_Man]

Surprised there wasn't Cosford in the poll

Probably 'cause it was/is sh1te.......

Crack on..................DT_Xtremez_09:

 

[K9defence]

A Flt, Salmon Block, RAF Spitalgate 1970

 

[taz01]

Swinderby for me too, passed out in may ' 90 ( too many beers before the thor run). could never understand why during M.F.T we were based in a bloody hanger at luffers....DT_Xtremez_35:

 

[chard]

DT_Xtremez_28:

Where did you cut your teeth?

RAF BRIDGNORTH 3RD APRIL 1959

 

[Sospan]

DT_Xtremez_28:
RAF BRIDGNORTH 3RD APRIL 1959

5hit the bed!

Welcome to the goat old fella!!!

 

[euroboysie]

Hi Folks newbie here

Swinderby for me too, passed out in Nov '79 then on to Shawbury and beyond DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Bren]

Swinderby 6 FEB 79...... bloody cold and miserable is all I remember...

And when I though it could get no worse. RAF Police School at Newton... bull nights every night involving lots of brass and polished floors etc...

Oh yes and the RAF Regt NCO instructor covering GDT hated our guts and gave us sprogs s**t... bumpted into him some years later at Laarbruch and found he was a top bloke.

Spiritual home for me is Honnington (Dec 82 - May 86)

 

[Rigchick]

Ah the joys of being Young, Thick and Stupid! Hereford for me Sept-Nov 88 then on to Halton for Mech training.

Mr rigchick went to Swinderby Nov 84 and then Halton

But spiritual home for both of us must be Wattisham (Rugby Club!) on the mighty Fugly!!! Not forgetting Sunday lunch at Jim's and posher meals at the Farking Box.

DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[davewhit]

Swinderby Aug 1975

 

[Barch]

Swinderby. March 1976.

 

[Ogre]

Swinderby October to December 1981. We had one bloke left the day after he arrived, turns out the DI's parents lived in the same street as his Mum and Dad.

When it all comes down to it though I was most at home on the line at Lossie.......

 

[Perrin]

You need to add one to your list.

Hereford.

When I joined we still had YTS entrants. They conducted their basic training at Hereford. A few still remain in the RAF today.

I on the other hand did MY basics at Hereford. We were supposed to do our training at Swinderby but there was an outbreak of meningitus and swinderby was closed down essentially for somtime. I was not a YTS entrant though, let me make that clear. In those days there was no way anyone would have got me to work for £17.50 a week.

Hereford was great. I have fond memories of my basic training.

yh i was sent Hereford short notice in 1990 instead of going to swinderbutlins, i heard 2 people died of meningitus :/

 

[firestorm]

I went through Swinderby in '86 though I never thought of it as my spiritual RAF home. More of just a passing through place.
All in all I found the place unremarkable.

 

[Mightierthan]

I went through Swinderby in '86 though I never thought of it as my spiritual RAF home. More of just a passing through place.
All in all I found the place unremarkable.

Same here, although a couple of years earlier. Hard to make somewhere a spiritual home with only a 6-week stay.

For me, it has to be Hereford; 6 weeks basic admin training and a 13-week P&A course as well as various short courses such as typing, SAMA, GST1 and TMT1. A fantastic place for a short stay, although I never wanted to get posted there. A moment's silence for the original WOT Bar!

 

[ajay]

Stalag Swinderby 1971 Loved it, especially the german measles!DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[sgtkev]

Swinderby 1990.

On 2 MP 90, 1 Squadron, 1 Flt with Sgt Wilkinson (Wilkos Warriors).
Had a senior man who had real bad stinky feet!! Thank God he had his own room.

 

[Obi Wan]

Swinderby 1971. 9 Flight. Our DI was Cpl Knocker Ward.

(jesus I feel old)

:S