Took this at Hucknall last weekend.

John

All telecommunications personel (Air and Ground, Radar and Wireless and Telegs) wore the “Spider” on their right arm, as indeed did I for too many years.

John

Bang on old boy, you get to light the blue touchpaper.

John

The term “Chiefy” was often used for the Flt Sgt in charge of a servicing team in the RAF.

John

I wish I’d known about this a couple of weeks ago as I too was visiting family in Ayrshire.

Is this in the large cemetery on the Dumfries road out of Ayr?

John

Just pure guess work but I would suggest Red. The middle thumbnail pic is probably taken on ortho film and Reds appear much darker. (A good example of this is that on many pictures of RAF types the roundel colours appear reversed. The film clip is taken on a different type of film where bright Reds appear much lighter.

As I said just my guess. Was there no trace of earlier colours on such parts as the struts?

John

🙁 Sorry I was wrong, the exhaust pipe is on the wrong side for a Guzzi (or Benelli) so I think now it’s a Gilera Sirio.

John