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Date Posted: 28/09/04 19:57:46
Author: John Todd
Subject: Re: Sunderland Flying Boats
In reply to: John Cooper 's message, "Re: Sunderland Flying Boats" on 24/06/04 9:25:00

Rather confused about a web site.Are you ex205/209 squadron?

My reason for asking is that I am ex 81PR squadron at Seletar until we were transferred to Tengah,but for some strange reason some of us were billited with 205/209 and I got to know a lot of the blokes and I have just seen on a re union list at Duxford a name I remember quite well. Graham Patrick was in the same Block as me and if I remember rightly he came cycling with me and "Polly" Pollard and "Pancho" Holt,who was on the Boat squadron. Very fond memories of my time there quite a life of luxury really compared to life at home in Croydon in the 1950's,which I had left for the first time to travel all the way to Singapore as had of course most of my contempories.

I would very much like to make contact with anyone who was at Seletar during that time and who may remember me or the old Squadron a couple of remarks on the site have already brought back memories of Bugis Street and late night dining al fresco,knocking back too much Tiger or Anchor and on one occasion crashing our pool car into the second part of the guardroom.

I dont suppose many of us ever stayed in a place with a yacht club,swimming pool and golf course.

Time on my hands now as for the past year I have been retired in this very lovely part of North Devon,having previously lived in Bromley and Beckenham.Again would love to hear from anyone interested in conversing

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[> [> [> [> Re: Sunderland Flying Boats -- John Cooper, 26/03/05 8:50:29

It is proposed that a reunion take place regarding the last squadron that operated flying boats in the RAF marking the 50th anniversary disbandment of 205/209 Sunderland (FB) at RAF Seletar in May 1959 and that the reunion be held in May 2009.



There are two such exhibits in the UK at the RAF Museum at Hendon and the IWM at Duxford. I will not be organising this reunion but I am prepared to host a thread well in advance to canvass opinion as to where the reunion should take place and to see whether there will be enough interest. I feel pretty sure that both Hendon and Duxford would be delighted to host this event with the publicity this could generate


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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Sunderland Flying Boats -- roy, 11/04/06 21:08:02

is there a reunion organised before 2009


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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Sunderland Flying Boats -- John Cooper, 11/04/06 21:26:25

Roy

A probable reunion yes but nothing has been fixed yet, are you ex 'boats'?


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