Date Posted:14/06/05 20:27:51 Author:Don Jones Subject: Re: Sunderland Flying Boats In reply to:
Denis Williams
's message, "Re: Sunderland Flying Boats" on 12/05/04 16:19:31
Hello you riggers. At the time you mention 1956 myself, don (taff) jones and bob grinham (he with the glasses) were the two corporal riggers residing in our little hut by the yacht club. I would arrive every day on a blue triumph thunderbird as I lived in payar lebar. I came back to blighty july 1957. Very sorry to hear about alan sangster. Father time has got his eye on all of us I'm afraid. It is barely a week since I discovered the existnce of the last sunderland group and that by the merest chance.Anyway got to meet some of the old brigade at newark 12 june so that was enjoyable.
All the best to you
Don Jones >Just to inform you webfooters, of a reunion at the Old
>Coach House Motel North Kyme on Thursday "20th May
>2004. Terry Ball, Ivan Weller Graham Pattrick and
>myself will be opening a few hanger doors, wallowing
>in nostalgia and drinking to absent friends.
>For the un-enlightened, the above four along with
>Brian Davis, Alan Sangster(god bless him) Norman
>Callister and Barry Collin, where the last of the
>Pembroke Dock Trained Riggers Flying Boat, serving on
>205/209 from mid 1956 until 1959. Brian and Barry, if
>you are out there, get in touch, your old buddies
>would like to hear from you.
>
>Cheers and Yam Seng
