skypilot

Very interesting - I spent about 12 month down there from june 57 - I put some info one the midlands Heritage site about a year agon = and a lady contacted me who makes documentaries for Ch.4 - I passed her some info about it - (I think I put me email address on there) - so, Taxi Ray, if You go there again - please post on here or M.H. site - Thanks - SKYPILOT,

ATTN Beefsteak - Mega-nostalgian - and advanced member - = - I remember the ROYAL OAK pub very well - although the lads at the base seemed to only frequent the -CONVERTED billett at the back of the pub - it was all done out in rustic furniture - made out of tree branches - may be thats why they called it The Log Cabin ? at the weekends there was nearly always an artist on - mostly on the Piano. I had my De-Mob party there on the 23 Jan 1959 so.- I am going back a bit. Just above the pub there was a little shop - handy for stamps and razor blades 3d each etc.. Just a few yards further up th

THANKS Beefcake for your advice - I'm still trying to find my way round this system - but, bit by bit.... Have been able to access some info about raf Watnall and the bunkers I worked down on my stay there in the late 50s - I am still hungry for a bit more - Cheers

Re; the Watnall Bunker. I did my N.S At R.A.F. Watnall - employed as a teleprinter op - Tape/relay op. there were 2 bunkers at Wtnall - the one down the Rd. from the camp - just above a bakery called Blanchards (where I did a few shifts - moonlighting, as did a few other RAF Bods 30 bob a night)) the bunker was reached from an unmade track off the main rd. you wouldnt know it was there - First time I went down from the rusty iron door built into a sort of brick porch - then at bottom of the stairs was another iron "AIR LOCK DOOR" - i THINK IT WAS IN CASE OF A GAS ATTACK -But they were never

very much like Christopher Dean (Skater) - but I could be wrong 'cos I saw him on telle last Sunday -