My sojourn
through the echelons of the Royal Air Force
went as follows


1961 - 1964
     No 1 Radio School Royal Air Force Locking, Somerset.


1964 - 1966
     RAF Leeming, Yorkshire.  Maintenance of airfield landing aids, VHF & UHF radio systems.

 
1966 - 1967
RAF Khormaksa, Aden, Yemen.  Deployment and maintenance of air transportable radar and radio system.
The only time during my career that I was live-armed and fired a weapon anywhere
other than in the rifle range - but that's another story.


1967 - 1969
RAF North Luffenham, Rutland.  Depot level maintenance of radar and radio system sub assemblies.
Married in the family church, Cornwall, September 1967.


1969 - 1973
RAF West Drayton, Middlesex.  Installation and commissioning of the military element of the
London air traffic control centre. 


1973 - 1974
Royal Air Force College Cranwell


1974 - 1976
RAF Staxton Wold, Yorkshire.  Shift officer in charge of electrical engineering maintenance team.
First daughter born Beverley, Yorkshire April 1975.


1976 - 1979
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment Malvern, Worcestershire.  Project officer for the introduction
of new radio and radar systems into the RAF. 

1979 - 1981
RAF Saxa Vord, Shetland Isles.  Officer in charge of electrical and mechanical engineering maintenance.
  Second daughter born Lerwick, Shetland December 1979.
On balance, probably the best tour of duty in my RAF career - fantastic place, fantastic people, fantastic job.
RAF Saxa Vord was 80% volunteer manned when I was there - says everything. 


1981 - 1983
RAF Neatishead, Norwich.  Officer in charge of radio and radar maintenance squadron.


1983 - 1987

RAF Gatow, Berlin, Germany.  Signals intelligence duties .


1987 - 1989
RAF Signals Engineering Establishment, Henlow, Bedfordshire.
  Management of secure communications systems.


1989 - 1994
Ministry of Defence London.  Staff officer for electronic security and the distribution, installation and
maintenance of secure communications systems in the RAF.


Retired December 1994