Wyvernfan, I will have a close look at all the Bucc pics I took during the 80’s and 90’s.

I had the privelege of working with 12 Sqdn during Exercises and spent 2 years on 208 Sqdn. Sadly I was more often a hinderence than a help. Took lots of pics both from withiin Lossie’s airfield, and from the viewing points at each end.

I can’t promise anything, but I’ll give it a try.

cabbage

Wiggly Amps and electric string (or spaghetti) can always cause a few problems.

I’ve tried to follow many wiring diagrams (including torpedoes). I can understand why the wire has to go from A to B, but had trouble understanding why it had to go through the rest of the alphabet to get there.

Clearlyyou need some BRIGHT SPARK (sparky/electrician in service pallance) to help out 🙂 .

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D-Day striped Dakota flew very low over my head, twice, at Bottesford Airfield. !st flyover at 11:00 and the 2nd 1 hour later. On both ocasions it was heading in the same direction towards Lincoln.

I was working near Bottesford Airfield today and saw i believe an A400 flying more or less south-west. I’m fairly sure of the aircraft type as it appeared to have a ‘T’ tail and the engines had an unusual sound (turbprop).

Interesting the claim that a Liberator with airborne lifeboat was seen. Surely they must have meant a similarly equiped Shackleton.

I doubt there were any B-24’s flying around that part of the world in the 50’s.

My father’s pictures are original prints, taken by him. He self published his autobiography detailing his service career, and included scans of the photos in it.

He does still have the originals, but as he lives in Scotland, and I live in Lincoln, getting hold of them is a bit difficult.

i will try and scan the pics from his book,when I have the time, but cannot say how good they ‘ll turn out.

Cabbage