Beware of Falling Rocks |
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Photos & short stories on the following pages are from the memories of one Jock Cruickshank ex 33 wing Catterick and 3 wing Akrotiri between 1966 and discharge in 1973 |
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS view...I DO, I SEEN IT MANY TIMES FROM MY JANKERS PARADES AT THE GUARDROOM |
The barbed wire is new but the view is the same as in the late 60's |
.RAF CATTERICK,(yorks.England) RAF KHORMAKSAR,aden Saudia Arabia) RAF LEEMING,yorks England. RAF SELETAR,Singapore (Jungle Survival Kota Tinghi Malaya),RAF GAN, out there,RAF CATTERICK, RAF St ATHAN barry South Wales(Driver Training),RAF COLERNE, 2 para( 2 tuff 4 me) RAF MUHARRAQ,Bahrain(Desert Survival), DUNGANNON - N.IRELAND (Peace keeping forces) RAF CATTERICK, RAF AKROTIRI, Cyprus RAF CATTERICK, PLUS the many RAF Stations I had the good fortune to visit over the course of my service career of which there are too many to list here RAF INNSWORTH Gloucester EnglandIN 1973 CIVVY STREET. .. Rock On ~ Rock Out ~~~~~~~~ |
MY UNFORGETABLE SERVICE DAYS |
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MORE ROCKS |
KLIK ROADSIGN FOR |
These Road signs introduced in the late sixties,used to vanish around the Roads ofYorkshire, only to be found later attached to the rear of our Blue Regiment 3 Tonners, much to the annoyance of the Snowdrops ~~~~~~~~~~~(hence the saying and the chosen name for this site) |
PLEASE BE PATIENT ON PAGES LOADING UNTIL I CAN FIND THE TIME TO THUMBNAIL THE PICS THEY WILL BE KIND OF SLOW I CAN ASSURE YOU THE 15 PAGES LISTED SO FAR WILL HAVE NOSTALGIC INTEREST TO MANY OLD ROCKS |
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THIS SITE HAS SOUND |
VISITORS TO THIS SITE SINCE 23rd April 2003 |
Would all visitors to this site please sign the Visitors Book on the next page. TA! Many Rocks who served may be LOOKING for you, all contact is free - use it! If enuff rocks or families sign, i'll put up a bulletin board, for contact with other sites |
RAF SWINDERBY,Notts, RAF COSFORD Wolverhampton,and with a quick re-muster i'm outa there |
pic by Greefie |
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37 F |
SQDN |
BUT MOST OF ALL THEY TAUGHT ME DISCIPLINE & GAVE ME COMRADESHIP |
WHILST HERE THEY TAUGHT ME TO SHOOT , THEY TAUGHT ME TO SIGNAL, THEY TAUGHT ME TO READ A MAP, AND HOW TO DRIVE A SCOUT CAR,.THEY SHOWED ME THE WATERING HOLES OF CATTERICK VILLAGE AND THE NIGHTLIFE OF DARLINGTON TOWN WITH BOXING LESSONS ON THE HIGH ROW, AND THE DANCING TRIPS TO RAF MIDDLETON ST GEORGE, THEY TAUGHT ME KEEP FIT ON THE YORKSHIRE MOORS,IN THE COLD AND THE RAIN AND THE WINTER SNOWS,THEY TAUGHT US TO RISE EARLY SO THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO DOUBLE ROUND THE AIRFIELD |
STAND PROUD ALL YOU MEN ~ FOR YOU ARE THE BEST NATO HAS TO OFFER |
FROM 1942 BUILDING OUR REPUTATION TO THE PRESENT DAYS CONFLICTS |
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