I was born in the village of Kegworth in Leicestershire and left school at the age of fifteen and a half.  I joined the Royal Air Force as a Boy Entrant in 1954 and started my training in number 22 entry as an Airframe mechanic at RAF Cosford. In 1955 my entry was posted to RAF St Athan and I completed my training there in 1956.  
Listed below are some of the RAF stations I served at during my career.

1956        RAF Swinderby Vampire ASF

1957         656 Sqdn at Kuala Lumpur (RAF Noblefield)  
                 RNAS Sembawang Singapore on 1911 flight of 656 Squadron

1958         656 Squadron light Aircraft Workshops RAF Kuala Lumpur.

1958/9      RAF Seletar Singapore, ASF (Land) also Sunderland ASF.

1960         RAF Wattisham  Station flight

1965         RAF Akrotiri  13 Squadron
                 and RAF Luqa Malta 13 Squadron

1968         RAF Watton   115 Squadron

1969         RAF Cottesmore  115 Squadron, and Canberra ASF

1972         RAF  Marham  214 Squadron

1976         RAF Marham Canberra ASF

1978         RAF Swanton Morley  SSMW  UKLSA team

1983         RAF Marham  Tornado Aircraft Servicing Flight

1987         RAF Swanton Morley Base Projects Flight  

1993         Retired from the service

My main hobbies are :

Amateur radio, Photography, Painting, reading, computing and Music.

(Ham callsign G8JAN. Currently active on all bands from top band to 2.3 Ghz Amateur Television. Licenced since 1974).