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Post by ridleyian on Dec 5, 2006 16:36:06 GMT
'all expense not spared at HMS Fisguard' I was there in 1963, but it was called H.M.S. FISGARD then.  |
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Post by John Lee on Dec 5, 2006 17:24:01 GMT
'all expense not spared at HMS Fisguard' I was there in 1963, but it was called H.M.S. FISGARD then. It was, and still was when I was there in 1976 (the hot summer); excuse my mispelling late on a night. Old days for me (and much older for you I see!), sadly undervalued in my youth. I wish I could do it again, without my mind waiting for the weekend and fun and beer over the chain ferry in Torpoint. Probably the best apprentice training available in the UK at the time, although I am open to correction. Regards, John (an Ellis east side wan*** ) |
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Post by ridleyian on Dec 5, 2006 18:28:50 GMT
'It was, and still was when I was there in 1976 (the hot summer); '
Ah, by then they had taken my tools away. I was flying the Wasp from the back end of HMS Berwick,you might have seen me doing the Plymouth Navy Days demonstration that year, lobbing smoke floats in the water and pretending they were depth charges or homing torpedoes!
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Post by John Lee on Dec 6, 2006 4:05:25 GMT
'It was, and still was when I was there in 1976 (the hot summer); ' Ah, by then they had taken my tools away. I was flying the Wasp from the back end of HMS Berwick,you might have seen me doing the Plymouth Navy Days demonstration that year, lobbing smoke floats in the water and pretending they were depth charges or homing torpedoes! Afraid not, on the Navy Days in 1976 we had a trip out to sea on HMS Tiger, impressing the press contingent by firing its big guns (impressed me too!! and they were popguns compared with what they used to have!!). They took my tools away as well  , swapped for the Wasp's replacement , the Lynx. Regards, John |
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, swapped for the Wasp's replacement , the Lynx.