RAF Swinderby basic training from 29 June 1964 - July 1993
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RAF Swinderby Arrival & Departure Dates Group will help others to find and re-connect with those who joined up together. Group membership is only available for those who completed RAF basic training between 29 June 1964 - July 1993
21 Nov 2016 was the 49th Anniversary of 14 Flt 21 Nov 1967 - 17 Jan 1968 > RAF Swinderby Arrival & Departure Dates Group >
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21 Nov 2016 was the 49th Anniversary of 14 Flt 21 Nov 1967 - 17 Jan 1968 > Harry Reed, Allan Carford, Glendinning J Scott & Steve Crookes I'm now looking for other members for our 50th in 2017.
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We are two ex RAF recruits from RAF Swinderby that are looking for five of their room mates, the 50 anniversary will be October-November 2017 and we would like to re-enact the photo that was taken in 1967. They are, l/r standing Patrick Waterhouse, Roger Smith, Peter Dawes, Malcolm Batten(found) Seated Brian Tremayne(myself) Kamaljit Singh(Kelly) Richard (Dick) Poultney.
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I would like to meet up with 21 flight 1969 passed
Gair McNicol joined 27th August 1974 passed out 15th October 1974
Hello I arrived at Swinderby at around the beginning of October 1966 as a raw Geordie lad from Blyth /Newcastle, Moved on from there to RAF ST Athans for trade training.
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At swinderby June 1969 until September 1969.drill cpls Petrie, and malarkey.
I was at Swinderby in October 1964 --6 weeks of "fun!" Oh the bedpacks, bumpers, and the D.I,,s. I remember Cpl. Doyle. I was made a Leading Man, at the front -when the NAAFI Wagon arrived! Some good memories... Colin Tilley
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Can't remember flt no but arrived swinderby Jan 11 1968 / Feb 68 gdi was a Sgt Bill Burns. Some names can remember, spouse revell , Howard Sakie, John cascelles , Terry grifiths, Alan leech
Arrived 11-01 - 1968 it was a Thursday , can't remember intake or fl t no ,our DI SGT was a Bill Burns brilliant guy a jock RIP Bill, think pass out was around 21/22 Feb 68' then to st athens
Jan 1970 Cpl Petrie was the DI.
I renember sleeping on the floor after completing full kit for inspection and guarding aircraft buried up to its axle inconcrete
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I renember sleeping on the floor after completing full kit for inspection and guarding aircraft buried up to its axle inconcrete
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March 1965 was my intro to The R.A.F. It was a great 6 weeks , especially if , like me , you were into sport .
Sorry . Previous post is from Terry Casey
I joined in Feb 72 and I do remember spending 2 nights 'under canvas' in Sherwood forest on guard at midnight! Happy days
I was at Swinderby Jan/Feb 1989, don't remember many names, there was a big Scottish WO, spent 9 weeks there as I hurt myself at Luffenham, my 2nd Corporal was a female and so was my Flying Officer, and remember Cpl "Bastard" Levy, he was a little black RAF Regt corporal, he was unpopular even with his colleagues, I wish I could meet him again and get my own back!!!!
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I was at Swinderby 10th August till 25th September 1964 (12 Flt). DI's name if I remember rightly was Cpl Cherry. Had a great six weeks there. The guys in 11Flt, who were upstairs in our block had a sod of a DI. Two lads whose names I remember were Herman Dunkley and Andy Gordon.