Just found this on eBay and it took me back to the early days of the Squadron North Weald, all the flight crews had these on their overalls and jackets.
>>>>PATCH US MILITARY THE SQUADRON NORTH WEALD<<<<
American patch, I thought this was designed by Gary Numans girlfriend Tracie at the time?
How time flies, this must be from late 80s?
I first saw that patch in 88 when the old man came home with it but it was put out in march 89 the squadron opened
Been away and came home to this sad news
Sir take your seat at the table of the truly greats
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Douglas Bader climbs in a Spit at RAF North Weald to lead a fly past over London
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Norwegian spits 1943
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Siskin’s 1931
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Main Gate
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111 sqn 1957/58
we can thank Ray for them will post some more tomorrow
here are some more
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DB powered 109 one of two at fighter meet 95
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G-DAKS running up on the grass outside hangar 4 1991
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RNHF Firefly folds her wing before shutting down outside Hangar 4
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Rob’s real and fake Spits on the Aces High ramp 1988
Here are some more maybe not as good
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PM sent
sorry I don’t understand
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Dolly on the grass at Duxford
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109 and P-51 from the B-25
Pete and Gary 89 ish
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And me 22 years ago cleaning the Grace Spit pre 94 fighter meet
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some photos I dug out taken from the B-25 by Ray
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Just some photos I had
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I was working at Wittering at the time of the move to Cotts and the station commander was going nuts that this spit had gone
Is that the old RAF Wittering gate guard that 1 Sqn walk off with when they moved to Cotts
Could that crane be mounted on top of a telescopic hangar looking at the hight of the structure it is on now it looks to be about 3 m if it could be lifted so a hangar for a wildcat could be fitted that it job done best of both worlds