February 7, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Having to make reference to my logbooks, I hit on this page for June 1953. My 21st birthday occurred on 18th June 1953, the last three entries on the page refer. You can see I had an interesting month, which continues for another 6 entries.

For those unfamiliar with some terminology
P.I. s were Practice Interceptions
Whitecat was the callsign of G(round) (Control) I(Interception), the ground radar which led us to our targets.
Rats were dummy low level attacks.
Also we did a flypast round a few stations in the Canal Zone for the Queens Coronation
By: BSG-75 - 31st March 2025 at 12:11
I got drunk in “The Comedy” just off Leicester Square and stuck in a revolving door of an office building in Pall Mall East…..
I think you had more fun (and less of a hang over) than me !
By: Fouga23 - 31st March 2025 at 12:11
I got l*id:D
By: Red Hunter - 31st March 2025 at 12:10
I got plastered with some mates in a club in Sunderland and fell off the balcony onto the stage where Hylda Baker was in full flow with “Cynthia”. Needless to say we were all ejected ( not Hylda and Cynthia ) and I remember little of it except the severe bruising!
By: Nic - 31st March 2025 at 12:10
I was working at Port Stanley airfield recovering Phantoms and Hercs on their return from CAP in the exclusion zone. Best Birthday I ever had:D
By: daveg4otu - 31st March 2025 at 12:10
Got married (still am to the same one after 46 yrs).
🙂
By: G-ORDY - 31st March 2025 at 12:10
Lincoln Festival at Tupholme Manor Park near Bardney
24 July 1971
Here’s the list of Artists:
Ralph McTell
Steeleye Span
Tim Hardin
Pentangle
Dion
Incredible String Band
Buffy Sainte Marie
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
Tom Paxton
The Byrds
Sandy Denny
James Taylor
Dave Swarbrick and Martin Carthy
£2 a ticket!
By: G-ASEA - 31st March 2025 at 12:10
I was in the Isle of Man at the TT race’s and had to much pop!
When we had our museum at Bletchley Park I met a B24 pilot who was shot down over Germany on his 21st birthday.
Dave
By: Peter - 31st March 2025 at 12:10
Had my first introduction to a Lancaster bomber little did I know it would eat up the next 16 years but I wouldn’t have missed it for the world! Met some absolutely fascinating people including many veterans.
By: Moggy C - 31st March 2025 at 12:10
Watched man walking on the moon.
Moggy
By: Tin Triangle - 31st March 2025 at 12:09
Haven’t decided yet. I’ll be able to say for sure in about a year’s time…when I actually get to it!
:p
By: ZRX61 - 31st March 2025 at 12:09
Got drunk/laid.. somewhere in London…
By: FLYING SAUCER - 31st March 2025 at 12:09
Nothing…………………………………….
By: tfctops - 31st March 2025 at 12:09
Hi Guys
Drove down to the Brandon Park Hotel nr Thetford to meet a det from Aldergrove (2 Wessex and crew) doing pre N.I training with the army at Stanford.
Was a long drive with a bad hangover March 31st 1991.
Jon
By: TwinOtter23 - 31st March 2025 at 12:09
Went to Nostell Priory to fetch the Skeeter helicopter (XL764) that I’d purchased for loan to NAM – by coincidence it was their 21st exhibit!! 😀
Subsequently sold on, but still on loan at NAM.
Managed to get back to Winthorpe in time for last orders at the Lord Nelson pub and I drank my pint sat in the cockpit whilst it was still loaded on the trailer!
By: wl745 - 31st March 2025 at 12:08
21st
spent all day in the rift valley,returned to RAF Eastliegh for wash and brush up and attended my party in the Nurses home in Nairobi!Splendid day!
By: David Burke - 31st March 2025 at 12:08
Moggy -many are still convinced it was a backlot at Burbank you watched!
By: MerlinPete - 31st March 2025 at 12:08
Moggy -many are still convinced it was a backlot at Burbank you watched!
Well, he has certainly shattered my illusions. . . . . I assumed that was a current photo on his avatar (if that`s what its called?)
Pete
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st March 2025 at 12:08
Went to the pub, drank some beer, ate some Chinese.
Blimey…..what did they taste like? Bet it spoilt their day somewhat.
By: DazDaMan - 31st March 2025 at 12:08
Went to the pub, drank some beer, ate some Chinese.
By: Nighthawk - 31st March 2025 at 12:08
Well i went for a flight with Mark Jefferies in a Yak-52, very nice it was too.:cool::cool::cool: