Swallowing the anchor ! On resigning from Marconi's seagoing staff I was offered employment within the company as a shore based Technician. As an alternative to unemployment whilst looking for a job it seemed to be a good option and I duly accepted this offer. I was offered a choice of locations
Seafaring Days I finished working for the bank early in January 1964 and went direct from Wellington in Shropshire to Colwyn Bay in North Wales and enrolled immediately on the Radio course. I was given an outline of the syllabus and examination requirements to obtain the mandatory certification and started training the
The man from the bank ! On release from the RAF I needed to do some soul searching as to what I wanted to do with my life. I was subject to a certain amount of parental pressure to go into a socially acceptable job after my service life and, at their suggestion and with no
RAF Days As a boy I had always wanted to follow my father's footsteps and join the RAF as a pilot. It came as a shock to find out that this was not going to happen as my application to join as a pilot was rejected. The Officers and Aircrew
My brother Martin and the Imp This was taken in Cottingham, near Hull, shortly after I bought my first car, a Sunbeam Imp. The callow youth is my brother Martin who would have been 16 then
Featured Memories of childhood Earliest picture of yours truly, aged around 2? My earliest memories are of R.A.F Horsham St Faith ( now known as Norwich Airport ). My parents lived in the married quarters there as dad was a serving pilot with 695 squadron, based there. Dad was based there after returning from
