The 'Introduce yourself' Thread

Welcome to AiX nuuumannn. It's good to have a connection in the Antipodes.

A really nice WW2 vintage image you have posted.

Gidday nuuumannn!! Great to see you are on the forum, Thats a nice photo above, I will copy it to its thread in the overseas part if you don't mind. It will be good to add to that part of the forum.

Look forward to your posts

Richard

Hi, I found this site whilst perusing Google mapping and links relating to old airfields I have fond memories of whilst in HM Army and later the police service.

In September 1975 I joined the Royal Corps of Signals and travelled to Ouston Barracks , 11 Signal Regiment, near Newcastle upon Tyne where I completed my junior soldier training. The place was very bleak and the winters very unforgiving but the camaraderie was brilliant and as a young 16 year old the close friendships I formed certainly helped me through some tough times. One of our colleagues was a young black sportsman who went on to become a household name on TV and as an Olympian, Kris Akabusi!!
I have viewed the old airfield at Ouston using Google maps and viewing photographs from users of the airfield info exchange. It hasn't changed much and for old times sake I would love to revisit the place but I've heard it is now a privately owned property???

Upon leaving the Army in 1982 I joined West Yorkshire Police and my training for my new career was at another old RAF establishment at Dishforth, north Yorkshire. The RAF were still using the airfield for air training (would it have been in air provost aircraft?). Once again very happy memories and another trip down memory lane will see me taking a visit.

My last connection to an old airfield has been whilst serving with the West Mercia Constabulary / Police where we had offices at RAF Defford in Worcestershire. I have been told that the Falklands war was directed from there??

If anyone has similar experiences or recollections of those places please reply. Kind regards GJP1825

Hi. Unfortunately I had left for Catterick by June 76. It was the long hot summer if I recall. Tks for getting back to me tho Have you any idea what happened to Ousto n?

REF;95020 wrote:

Thats a nice photo above, I will copyy it to its on thread in the overseas part if you don't mind. It will be good to add to that part of the forum.

Thanks Richard; I hope to do a bit of history about Nelson airport and will be including the image with a description soon anyway.

Welcome to AiX GJP1985, do you have any photographs to share of 'your' airfields?

Thanks nuuumnnn, I will look forward to reading it

hi there from another West Midlands member