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1927 1957 1958
- January 1958 - To Jever on 15th, Boss Mortley flew to look at Scimitar in recce role.
- February 1958 - Wheels locked up problems, Wallis, Martin, Rimmington & Burton joined.
- March 1958 - 2 Swifts to Duke of Edinburgh, 2 Swifts to Norway.
- April 1958 - Prep for Sylt, S/L Mortley replaced by S/L Wade.
- May 1958 - To Sylt 14th, a/c 16th, 46th Sqn Birthday, AVM Opis reviewed, AOC's inspection
6May58, Open Day 10May58, Green solo aeros, dined out Kelly and Retief at Sylt.
- June 1958 - Sylt 22.9%, Lavender hyd. failure Grn Endorsement, low level aeros at Landsberg and Le
Bourget, from Sylt 25th, Bannard posted. - July 1958 - Ex Full House, Odiham Detachment, Karup RDAF detachment, Ex Guest, Battle Call
Swift airborne in 30 mins, CCF visit, Kelly, Boyer and Hoddinott dined out, Mr Banks Vickers rep dined out, made Hon Sqn Mem.
- August 1958 - Ex Full House, Bergh, Green and Newing for 2 Sqn, Ex Joker saw Bergh Green and Walpole
for 2TAF Royal Flush, Bergh in as B Flt Cdr, Watson and Adair from OCU.
- September 1958- Ex Royal Flush at Spangdahlen, Green, Bergh and Walpole rep 2ATAF, Won Guenther
Trophy, Green 3rd overall, RDAF Sqn visiting, Dale arrived from OCU.
- October 1958 - Highest monthly hours with Swift, Night flying, Lavender and Hugill end of tour, Dined out
invited GLOs McGregor and Tregear and Davies Fly Wg Int Off, Rimington broke leg at Mess
function.
- November 1958- Bad weather, 160 GCAs, HunterF6 evaluation, Watson nose-wheel up landing, Barcilon and
Sharp joined, 79 Sqn diverted to Jever, broken ankle at Guest Night.
- December 1958- 3 a/c to Aldergrove, Ibbett and Watson to St Dizier NATO Refuel Ex, Bad weather, no tower
contact, Securite diverted to Chaumaont, Newing IRE Co W Raynham, Xmas party down
town, skittles, 2 Sqn's Airmen's Block bar won.
1959
- January 1959 - 2 Ex Full House, Converted G/C Smith, 2 pilots Handling Sqn, Another Swift to Aldergrove,
Martin and Hagan on Survival Co., Ibbett A Flt Cdr, Green to ETPS dined out.
- February 1959 - 10 days fog, Ex Full Span and Amled in Denmark, cine, 3 new a/c from Aldergrove, Ex Round
Robin Twente, Ibbett wheels up landing on runway, Holden-Rushworth posted in.
- March 1959 - 2 Ex Full House, Bergh, Ibbett, Martin, Adair and St. Aubyn represented Sqn in Sasoon
Trophy, came 3rd to 79 and 81 Sqns, cine prep for Sylt, To Sylt 18th, Sharp and S/L
Griffiths road party, 11 Swifts air party, bad weather landed from GCAs, only cine this
month.Robin Twente, Ibbett wheels up landing on runway, Holden-Rushworth posted
in. S/l Minnis converted to Swift, Sqn Dinner at Haus de Getraun.
- April 1959 - Air-firing Sylt, Sqn Avg 16.4%, Stoppage Rate 480, Jever 23rd, Ex Topweight Gutersloh, 2
a/c and Rimington, Adair and Newing, St. Aubyn eng failure 6 mls off Sylt, glide back,
ejected 1,000 ft, dragged by helicopter to beach to untangle harness, to Sick Quarters,
Rimington at Gutersloh, tyre burst on ldg, main wheels collapsed, Cat 3, S/L Buchannon
converted to Swift at Sylt, taking over 79 Sqn.
- May 1959 - Ex Full House, Bergh, Martin and Newing for Joker IV, Martin chosen for 2ATAF rep at Ex
Royal Flush, 30 Headmasters visited Javer, Flypast and aeros, Rimington in Swift and Adair in
T.11, Gathercole took Swift to Ranstein for static display, 2 Mob. Field Photo Sect.,
under Hall to Eindhoven for Roayal Flush, Ex Northern Light Wallis and Rimmington at Solar
Norway, AOC's 29th, Butler converted to Swift, Sqn went to Spring Ball Gutersloh, Barcilon
married, Burton's son christened.
- June 1959 - Newing Boscombe Down trial Hunter6 for FR role, Ex Royal Flush 1-5th, Martin reserve, won
by 2ATAF, 2MFPS under Hall for 2ATAF, Jever Open Day 6th, Flypast, aeros by Rimmington
in Swift and Adair in T.11, Recce with German Navy, air-ground firing, Newing and Holden-
Rushworth to Chievres Belgium for Ex Round Robin, Rimington aeros at USAF Toul-Rosieres
Open Day, Barcilon back up a/c, Hrs target reached.
- July 1959 - Reached Tgt 310 hrs, no flying last week getting ready for woods dispersal, Rimington to
Coltishall for Royal Observer Corps Open Day aeros display 5Jul, Adair T.11 aeros display
Oldenburg GAF Open Day, sir-ground Strohen Range, Durward Stn Flt converted to Swift,
Hagan and Holden-Rushworth Ex Northen Light to Solar Norway, RDAF 4 pilots and 2 RF84Fs
detached to Jever, BBQ for all Sqn personnel in woods 3Jul.
- August 1959 - Reached Tgt 310 hrs, operating from dispersals for month, 12 pilots and 8 Swifts exchange
with RCAF at Gros Tonwuin, Bob Barcilon one wheel up landing, Ex Amled with 79 Sqn, Roy
Rimington ejected, harness came undone, hung by leg strap but landed in the River Weser
uninjired, Dave Ives and Roy Gathercole left the Squadron, Sqn hired a boat and threw a
party for station officers on board whilst cruising the Jade Basin.
- September 1959 Target hours raised to 340, achieved by end of month, 3 evenings night flying, air/ground
average 39.6%, Rimington aero displays at GAF Landsberg and RAF Cottesmore, Ex AMLED
with 79 Sqn detatchment, W/C Topp soloed on Swift.
- October 1959 - Target hours met, Exercises Pipoint, Round Robin, Conga and Amled, Al Martin ejection 600
on GCA, Rimington 3 displays Chivenor, West Malling and Little Rissington for ROC, new pilot
conversion training, old 2 sqn 1914 film Seaton Carew BE2C, top of soccer league, Hall OC
2MFPS, Al Ibbett and Capt Tregear GLO all dined out, Gunn new pilot, Holden-Rushworth on
Aviation Medice Course.
- November 1959-Target hours not met because of Hunter Search & rescue over the North Sea, Exercises Full
House and Round Robin to Florrennes, Al Ibbett posted replaced by Benjie Hives.
- December 1959-Target hours achieved, much I/F, Exercises Quick Train, Thunderbolt and Round Robin to
Chievres, Bill Sheppard converted to Swift from Sylt, Dave Gathercole attached for
Christmas, 2 barrels of beer for airmen for Christmas.
1960
- January 1960 - Only 166.45 hours due to snow and ice, Exercises Pipegreenand 2 Fullhouses, Hives, St
Aubyn, Hagan and Holden-Rushworth visited Soltau to watch Honest John missile
launches, German Army L,70 gun and Fledermaus radar unit visited Jever, Wg Cdr Ellis,
2ATAF Flt Safety staff converted to Swift.
- February 1960 - Target 280 hours reached, Exercises Fullhouse and Amled, Exercise training taken over by
grounded Al Martin, Crawshaw posted in, 3 pilots on Winter Survival Course at Bad
Kohlgrub, 11 pilots invited to lunch with Queens' Royal Irish Hussars and drove Centurion
tanks.
- March 1960 - Training for Sassoon compwtition postponed to 7Apr, Sasoon team, Newing, St. Aubyn,
Wallis, Rimington, Hagan and Holdem-Rushworth,reached target 340 hrs, ground trg films
and dinghgy drill, in finals of soccer league, 9th Plessey LAA Battery visited, ground crew
party 9th, Olaf Bergh promoted unexpectedly to command 93 Sqn, Bill Sheppard posted in
from Sylt, Gunn returned from FR OCU, Sheppard on Aviation Medicine Course, Martin trg
off until after Royal Flush.
- April 1960 - Quicktrain alert, 4th in Sassoon Trophy, St. Aubyn, Rimongton and Newing, Hagan and
Holdem-Rushworth, Ex Joker Rimington flew, Ex Pinpoint gaianst Honest John missiles
radar, Amled on 29th, 4 Swifts to Bruggen for NATO flypast on 8th, Rimington and Sheppard came 3rd and 4th in RAF Germany aeros compatition, Sheppard took a Swift to
Chievres air display, Pre-AOCs inspection, dinghy drill and recce for ground training, GLO
lectured on AFVs, 22nd visited Army firepower demo, sqn lost 4-2 in Inter-section league
soccer final, Bergh, Burton and Watson dined out, Crawshaw to Aviation Medicione Co.
- May 1960 - Royal Flush, Bruggen then Bremgarten, Rimington reserve, 4ATAF won, Ex Northern Lights,
engine trouble diverted to Skrydstrup, EX Amled, Cine for Sylt, Air/ground Strohen, Ex
Fullhouse, AOC' flypast and Annual Inspection, Headmasters' visit, cricket started, Gunn
on Aviation Med Co., Al Martin posted.
- June 1960 - Ex Gate, Ex Synthex Roundabout 6, Ex Fullhouse, Ex Round Robin, Husum Swift demo, cine
and air-to-air training, Dinghy Drill station pool, recce Ingelstadt for August detachment, cricket, skittles and darts, Al Newing dined out, Ladies Dining in, St Aubyn
IRE Course, Brooks posted in, Newing posted out.
- July 1960 - Sylt air-to-air firing detchment, bad weather only 7 shoots each, sqn average 14.7%,
lowst stoppage rate ever 782.
- August 1960 - Ex Ginger, Ex Amled, beack to recce trg, 2 Fullhouse Exs, air-to-grd Strohen, night flying,
Rimington displayed Swift at Coltishall and Duxford, films and recce grd trg, lost final
cricket by 50 runs, 1st soccer match, Barcilon to Dunsfold to discuss servicing Hunter
FR.10, Dined out S/L Wade, welcomed new CO S/L Macdonald, dined put Chief GLO Maj
McGregor, Vickers and Rolls Royce reps visited sqn, AM Cox visited, Wallis collected final
Swift from MU.
- September 1960-Ex Conquer, Ex Holdfast, 113 sorties, 90.20hrs, Ex Fullhouses, air-to-ground Strohen
range, night flying, Rimongton display Biggin Hill 17Sep, Sheppard static display,
Recognition and VR trg, finalist cricket medals, Adair on Rolls Royce Aero engine co.,
Summer posted in and Dale out.
- October 1960 - Ex Amled, Pairs recce trials, PFOs, Manual Ldgs, and Practice PANS, air-to-grd firing,
Holden-Rushworth, Swift to Bruggen for Stafff College visit statics display, Eject seat
lectures, dry dinghy drill, recce tests, modle AFVs and sand table, Offs Skittle team lost
to Eq Sect, Sumner and Brooks Aviation Medicoine Co., Hives and Sumner to Grostenquin
for pre-detachment recce, Bill Sheppard posted out.
- November 1960 -Ex Quick Train at Geilenkirchen, Ex Winterstorm 18Nov at Geilenkirchen 12 sorties on in
flight reporting and ACTs, Ex Long-Tom 24-25Nov 26 sorties, Ex Amled cancelled as they
were at Geilenkirchen, Ex Conquer as the sqm was returning from Geilenkirchen it was a
CPX, visits to Grostenquin GCA and ATC, 6 Off and 25 ORs exchanged with 421 Sqn RCAF
at Gristenquin, 14-28 detched to Geilenkirchen whilst Jever runway was repaired,
Rimington to Wg Ops, Whiteway in as Tech Off, 4 airmen in and 3 out.
- December 1960 -Preparing for Royal Flush.
1961
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