Comments on: Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account A Site About Everything and Nothing Fri, 24 May 2013 21:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20520 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:10:37 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20520 Jamie, couldn't agree more, a great day for all concerned, even more so for those who met old friends and comrades. The parade was telling, watching very old men marching with every generation down to teenagers was compelling, we've hardly known a time when we haven't lost men and women from the services nor does it look likely we will any day soon. Regards, Rod Jamie,
couldn’t agree more, a great day for all concerned, even more so for those who met old friends and comrades.
The parade was telling, watching very old men marching with every generation down to teenagers was compelling, we’ve hardly known a time when we haven’t lost men and women from the services nor does it look likely we will any day soon.
Regards,
Rod

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: jamie bemrose http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20517 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:57:09 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20517 i missed it rod as i was working but..a few lads who i work with said it was an excellent day alot of them served in the royal navy and said they never seen a reunion of old sea chums for quite some years ..and as you would expect i think alot of alcohol was consumed while talking over old salty sea tales....apparently the army and RAF was just as popular in theirs clubs....its great to see so much intrest in our armed forces these days and all them young men and women who serve in them...just a shame about a certain tabloid newspaper who think they would have something to gain about hacking into relatives of dead servicemens telephones...but hey ho thats a different topic for discussion altogether...just nice to see they have turned the countrys back on them and definately shot themsleves in both feet on this one...(pardon the pun)...but anyway great pics shame about the weather later on for you..keep up the good work i missed it rod as i was working but..a few lads who i work with said it was an excellent day alot of them served in the royal navy and said they never seen a reunion of old sea chums for quite some years ..and as you would expect i think alot of alcohol was consumed while talking over old salty sea tales….apparently the army and RAF was just as popular in theirs clubs….its great to see so much intrest in our armed forces these days and all them young men and women who serve in them…just a shame about a certain tabloid newspaper who think they would have something to gain about hacking into relatives of dead servicemens telephones…but hey ho thats a different topic for discussion altogether…just nice to see they have turned the countrys back on them and definately shot themsleves in both feet on this one…(pardon the pun)…but anyway great pics shame about the weather later on for you..keep up the good work

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: Chris Keyworth http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20429 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:58:21 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20429 yes the hook shaped object.. regards chris... yes the hook shaped object..

regards
chris…

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20426 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:09:42 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20426 Chris, was that on the ground on that piece of white paper ? Chris,
was that on the ground on that piece of white paper ?

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: Chris Keyworth http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20424 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:28:06 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20424 heres a mystery object for you rod remember that thing you photoed when we was at kirmond le mire, it took me years to identifie it perhaps somone else may want a try ... regards chris.. heres a mystery object for you rod remember that thing you photoed when we was at kirmond le mire, it took me years to identifie it perhaps somone else may want a try …

regards
chris..

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: History Hunter http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20334 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:34:06 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20334 I would certainly have been out there looking, as would nearly everyone else who was working there today. Mind you HUY was, and always is, the standby airfield for the Waddington Show so should any of the planes need to land for any reason including faults, refuelling or flight delays etc then they would drop in on us, so the potential to have some 'different' planes on the tarmac is an exciting prospect, should it ever happen! Needless to say if anything interesting was to drop in at any time and I was on shift, i would endeavour to get piccies of it. Mind you we did have two AH-64 Apache Helicopter's in last week, but they are regular visitors and there is an occasional Chinook or two that come in for refuelling. The excitement has passed when they come in now as we see the so often now! In fact i seem to remember i have some photos i took on a Chinook a while back. I would certainly have been out there looking, as would nearly everyone else who was working there today. Mind you HUY was, and always is, the standby airfield for the Waddington Show so should any of the planes need to land for any reason including faults, refuelling or flight delays etc then they would drop in on us, so the potential to have some ‘different’ planes on the tarmac is an exciting prospect, should it ever happen!

Needless to say if anything interesting was to drop in at any time and I was on shift, i would endeavour to get piccies of it. Mind you we did have two AH-64 Apache Helicopter’s in last week, but they are regular visitors and there is an occasional Chinook or two that come in for refuelling. The excitement has passed when they come in now as we see the so often now! In fact i seem to remember i have some photos i took on a Chinook a while back.

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20332 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:04:41 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20332 HH, you're our man on the spot as regards these things, if it had landed I'd have half expected you to cadge a lift in it ;) Best, Rod HH,
you’re our man on the spot as regards these things, if it had landed I’d have half expected you to cadge a lift in it ;)
Best,
Rod

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20331 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:03:31 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20331 Graham M, yourself and everybody else involved deserve a great deal of credit for the event, I actually remarked on the day to somebody that organizing such an event must be a nightmare, not just logistically but in todays worls . . . the paperwork :( In appreciation, Rod Graham M,
yourself and everybody else involved deserve a great deal of credit for the event, I actually remarked on the day to somebody that organizing such an event must be a nightmare, not just logistically but in todays worls . . . the paperwork :(

In appreciation,
Rod

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20330 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:01:30 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20330 Graham H, it was indeed encouraging and I imagine had the weather been like it is today even more people would have turned out. Regards, Rod Graham H,
it was indeed encouraging and I imagine had the weather been like it is today even more people would have turned out.
Regards,
Rod

]]> Comment on Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day ~ A Visitors Account by: history hunter http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20327 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:15:35 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/cleethorpes-armed-forces-day-a-visitors-account#comment-20327 Well, you may not have seen the lancaster yesterday, but we have just had our very own flypast at the airport. came along the line of the runway about 100 foot up and then banked away towards grimsby/cleethorpes we dont get many perks but when we do, its well worth it. Well, you may
not have seen the lancaster yesterday, but we have just had our very own flypast at the airport. came along the line of the runway about 100 foot up and then banked away towards grimsby/cleethorpes

we dont get many perks but when we do, its well worth it.

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