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One work day one of our lady mechanics name of Seaman came into the gatehouse at Ord complaining she lost her hat. Naturally we asked her how would we know it was her hat if we found it. To which she relied," that's easy its got Seaman all over it! True story!

Thanks, interesting, still applies.

If you keep doing the same thing over and over and getting the same results its past time to do something different.

There is a bridge outside Goxhill that you have to cross, walking, to get to the pub if you want a Stout. Dad said you could always tell the new guys because on the return walk by the time they got to the bridge they were running!

Hello, I did 75-85 sfo, 85-95 ord, 95-97 ind, and 97-12 pdx. thanks.

Hello, and thanks for your replies. The Control Tower from Goxhill, England is at the military aviation museum in Virgina. My father probable walked it floors. He had a lot of stories, some funny, some not.

25 hours, that is how long he said Allison p38 engines lasted. Pulled that bolts right out of the manifold.So all were shipped to North Africa. Goxhill was an AirSea Rescue/ Fighter trn. base.My dad was a Tech sargent/ aircraft mechanic.Stationed at Goxhill 2 years 10 months. He worked all...