Les,

I enjoyed viewing your photographs. They brought back memories of the times my wife and I flew my aircraft from the same old airfield. They were somewhat smaller and safer than yours and can be seen at: -

http://www.onstuis.co.uk/activities.html

Fortunately we didn't come across the mine!

It was suggested that I join a gliding club during our time in Aden but my wife wasn't too keen on the prospect having seen how many planes I managed to crash at the airfield.

Email: mail@onstuis.co.uk

Hi David

I recollect the aeromodellers flying at SO and enjoyed watching them. I dont know what operational arrangements we had. I was too junior to deal with such things.

One day an RC Model piled in vertically hard nose down. I thought very sad. I was in our launch tow car at the time. Sometime later perhap just a few minutes, a chap from the model club came over and gave me hell; somthing about our RT jamming his radio. I told him we did'nt use radio. Off he went End of story. Got it off his chest. I know how he felt though.

All the best

Les

Email: lessimpson24@blueyonder.co.uk