Just like riding a bike – some things are never forgotten
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February 1954 – 60 years ago
The Golfer was finally old enough to join the airforce in a scheme that took young men, educated and trained them in a relevant trade ready for men’s service in the RAF.
Aircraft and their engines were to be his life for many years
Even after retirement there was still that pull
Coming home from Singapore last December, as we approached Australia I asked him to take a quick photo of the sunrise outside.
Guess what he actually took the photo of
Yes you’ve got it
Look carefully and you will see
no beautiful sunrise but a
A Rolls Royce (RR) aircraft engine lol
click photos to enlarge
Still Waters 
Sounds like you’re a very lucky lady!!!!!
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And I tell him I love him every day!
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G’day Cathy. Fabulous photo’s . It’s still a good pic looking out the window of the plane. Take care. Liz…
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It’s surprising how well the logo stands out on the engine isn’t it Liz
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Ha ha, that’s excellent. He doesn’t really notice the land beneath
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Head in the clouds lol
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We toured countless ships and have countless pictures of engine rooms that I can tell you nothing about and Ron could talk about forever. I mean who knew how much a person could say about this knob and that button and that lever?
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I bet you loved every minute Annie and go over them in your head every day. Its amazing the knowledge these ‘experts’ carry around with them – some of it might be out of date but there’s usually someone they can discuss it with.
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A happy story, I’m sure you wouldn’t want him to change.
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No way Jenny I like him the way he is!
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1954… I graduated HS, that year. -grin-
Great old pics. And newer ones.
I understand him wanting to take pic of, a fancy part of the airplane. My husband learned to fly, years ago, and we had a little airplane. He had to stop, when his eyes began to give out on him. But he still loves anything about flying. 🙂
But he would have taken a snap of the sun too. :-)))))
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Yes Tessa there was one of the sunrise as well – trouble was we were looking directly into the sun so it wasn’t the best. At least he tried tho lol
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Hello Cathy, so happy to have you visit my spot. It’s good to be back.
Loved this post of yours – what a handsome man, and aren’t those black and white photos so precious.
Lol, I just loved his version of the sunrise… and he looks so innocent too ;D)
Cheers for now
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Yes Susan, butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. I’ve seen that look lots of times lol
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Love old photos and hearing about the past, he sounds like my hubby. Cannot get into anything with a motor without diagnosing what wrong with it or telling me it sounds spot on lol
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At least he’s talking to you Angela – just look interested – it goes a long way.
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I was born in 1956….. Of course there was a plane engine in that photo… Lol
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I’ll give him credit tho’ he did take one of the sunrise next lol
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Fabulous!!!!
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It was funny when I saw the first picture!
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Great trip down memory lane for the Golfer. Love the old photos.
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How fortunate to have a career that’s in your blood like that.
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I can see you in years to come visiting ‘world famous’ libraries and revelling in their reading rooms and ogling their rare books section lol
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🙂
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