Dont know if it was one of my pics you saw the other day Beefyboy but have added two more of the same J.P I caught at the last Waddo show, its just good hear that someone likes the photos and they mean something.One bloke who could really fly a J.P for me and left a lasting memory was a Flt/Lt Jarvis who I first saw in 1965 doing stall turns very low and bringing his J.P inverted what seemed like only a few feet from the top of the hangars.

So I can understand how the photos bring back memories and I bet youve got loads if you were travelling around with the “Poachers”(circus)Team.:) :):):rolleyes: .Arabest.

Cranwell

Hi again beefyboy and thanks for putting up your photos.I was only able to include this lineup at Cranwell of a mix of J.Ps and Tucanos kindly supplied by support command in a press pack.
Sadly some of my better slides and prints disappeared in an abysmal attempt of an article I forwarded in a nicely packaged brown envelope to some magazine that was not a “Model”of good ethics but was a master of Tommy Cooper magic in creating small areas of the Bermuda Triangle in certain offices,”just like that”.Ha,ha.:):):eek:.

Lesson being dont ever send in any good material as you have a two to one chance of ever seeing it again.As you will know just looking at the brilliant photos of yours from the past they would make a good study for the ,Elfs and Safety” merchants of today.It also made me laugh to see who I think is the chap behind you look as if he’s making a call on his mobile.Thanks again for sending photos. :rolleyes:

Hazy days

Thanks again George for a quick glimpse into the unseen efforts of life behind the the lineups as a “Cranwell Liney”.It puts into context the need for pre flight walk arounds after the life size jigsaw puzzle is pulled apart from the cramped plane parks inside the hangars amidst smoke and some blue humour.

I’ve just been reading a book called “Jet Provost”,The Little plane with the Big history,written by ,”Bob Clarke” someone who worked in the same job as yours at 3 FTS Leeming in the 80s and here is the ISBN.No if you want to get the book.ISBN 978 1 84868 097 5.Anyway it really gives a good insight into the world of yours and many other lineys who work to get the planes out.So I’m sure the word “Lineys” will become a more frequently used term in the plane spotters small dictionary such as my own,so its not before time you blokes are going to get some exposure in a world of aviation dominated by aircrews.

Looks like the people at North Weald will be putting some J.Ps out on the weekend of the 25/4/ where there will be a bit of a get together of WW2 aircraft and some of the people that took part in the biggest event of the last century,to my mind anyway.

Sadly I missed the hot Summer of 76 in England as I was trying to emulate the life of “Jack Kerowack”or “Che Gevara”with a beat up old triumph tiger travelling around europe doing dish washing in some of europes finest hotels(cheap board and lodgings).Good that you had those type of chaps who had served in Burma and could relate to your work in the extreme heat otherwise it could have been a lot worse.Thanks for taking the time anyway to give us an insight into your past working life and look forward to anything else interesting you may recall from the 70s.:):):cool:

Nice shots Anna.Like the A380, and the last Frecce shot..;)

A pity you had such a short visit.
I wonder if the jacks in question looked like these ones.
Taken last year at Saxon.
better luck next trip..:)