Friday, 15 January 2010

IMPORTANT NOTICE

WOULD ALL ASSOCIATION MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE THAT I CANNOT ACCEPT ANY MORE RE UNION BOOKINGS! 'THE FLIGHT IS FULL' I'M AFRAID. IT IS WONDERFUL THAT SO MANY OF YOU RESPONDED BUT I AM SADDENED THERE MAY BE THOSE WHO COULD NOT BOOK YET. I WILL HOWEVER, OPERATE A 'STAND BY' SYSTEM FOR THOSE WHO WOULD WANT TO BE CONTACTED SHOULD A CANCELLATION OCCUR.
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH BY THE USUAL EMAIL ADDRESS.
MALCOLM

Sunday, 10 January 2010

HELP NEEDED

CL44 ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN AND ASSN MEMBER AND AVIATION WRITER (USA BASED) MARGY BLOOM ARE SOLICITING PERSONAL STORIES FROM ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, FOR A PROPOSED BOOK ON WHAT IT WAS REALLY LIKE TO FLY CARGO (DEAD OR ALIVE) DURING THE YEARS 1950 TO THE EIGHTIES. PHOTOS OF CREWS, CARGO'S OR FLIGHT MANIFESTS LOG BOOK ENTRIES, NARRATIONS OF THE MORE 'HAIRY' KIND. WE ARE NOT RESTRICTING OUR TALES TO JUST THE FORTY FOUR. DC-4'S, 6'S 7'S, BUT TO THE INTRODUCTION OF 707'S AND DC-8'S WITH OF COURSE, THOSE LINES THAT FLEW THE ELECTRA, THE VISCOUNT, THE BELFAST, THE ARGOSY AND THE 727 IN FREIGHT MODE.
DO PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME -ALL MATERIAL WILL BE RETURNED WHEREVER REQUESTED.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

THE 2010 RE-UNION

WOULD ALL MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO ROOMS LEFT AT THE RAF CLUB-ALTHOUGH WE DO CONTINUE TO ACCEPT BOOKINGS FOR DINNER (PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE LESS THAN 10 PLACES LEFT) SHOULD YOU WISH TO ATTEND, I REGRET THAT HOTAC WILL BE NEED TO BE 'SELF SOUGHT'. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB, THEN YOU MAY RESERVE YOUR OWN ROOM THERE BY WAY OF THAT MEMBERSHIP.
HOPE YOUR WEATHER IS A DARN SIGHT BETTER THAN OUR VARIETY!