Just for Jase – Happy Days!

RE: Just for Jase – Happy Days!

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 03-12-02 AT 08:07 PM (GMT)]Hi Steve, No we were never mad enough to do the Marches – that was for crazy people. Our connection was that we were on the Visiting Aircraft Section at Laarbruch which had the nearest NATO fixed wing runway. The Americans set up a helicopter taxi rank with us to ferry people from Laarbruch to Njmegen.

KeithMac

RE: Just for Jase – Happy Days!

There’s something distinctly odd about Nijmegen participants referring to the Marches as ‘Happy Days’. Probably the most excrutiating four days most of us would ever be able to put ourselves through, yet we keep going back for more. We must be nuts. KeithMac / Jase, if you’ve been doing Nijmegen over the years I’d guess you must have known Dave Green at some stage or another – he was my team leader when Brampton took part in 94 and 95. Blimey, I’m getting all nostalgic now…

Just out of interest, anyone else on here taken part over the years? And why on the first day does the bridge over the Maas always seem like it’s on wheels…? 😉

RE: Just for Jase – Happy Days!

Hi Jase, I never did fly with those folks, but I did clatter my way to Muskrat Falls and back in the Base Rescue Huey from Goose Bay. As to me being taller, well I think I must have started shrinking about then, perhaps too much water with the Whisky!!

Keith

RE: Just for Jase – Happy Days!

Thanks Keith,happy days indeed!I always thought you were taller!?How much ground equipment do you need for one plane!!!.The huey picture is flying down the taxiway towards 15sqn.
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