https://worldwarwings.com/battle-of-britai...rAzRNzUybs

Puts thing in perspective

At 21 I was just starting my second tour in Northern Ireland. 3 years prior to this I had been fighting in the Falklands War.....

Jim

At 21 I was on my first (of 3) tour in Northen Ireland. I had a 16v Golf and paying £1021 as it was inner London rates

Steve.

Working for a cable tv company, right from the start to commissioning and customer installs. Oh and clubbing when it was way better Es were £30 when I were a lad .

Assistant Manager at Bradford & Bingley Golders Green!

Starting my career as a marine biologist....about to take finals in Marine Biology/Zoology at Bangor Uni  Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Fortunately failed the medical for Vietnam a couple of years earlier so I was on duty as a Senior Technician Grade 1A at Moree Satellite Earth Station on the day of the launch of Apollo 11 (we provided the comms from Australia to the USA).

My signature is on this envelope signed by all the staff on duty on the day of the launch (the date looks wrong because we were a day ahead of the USA).

apollo11.jpg by Ron Beckett, on Flickr

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I was failing the second year of my degree course, wondering if I really wanted to follow a career in property, which itself was a second choice after I discovered at 19 I would never pass the medical for pilot training in the Fleet Air Arm. Had wanted to be a pilot since I was at junior school, influenced in no small measure by those men who had fought in the air during WW2, like the subject of the link in the OP. Doing all that at 21, just awe inspiring.

Working down a coal mine in Germany.

Driving around Germany in an old Bedford RL without a care in the world

Ground Crew on Harriers at RAF Gutersloh keeping the Russians from invading. Oh and trying to drink Germany dry lol .

Starting my 2nd posting on a windy Lincolnshire Bomber airfield and becoming the sqn favourite for running everyone to the pub at the end of the day in my Ford Zodiac Mk4. What a tank that was ... great fun tho fully loaded (with bodies that is not tech!) [/i]

Herforder rules , yellow carrier bag
Never touched the stuff myself