SAC Powell was a Mechanical Transport Driver attached to 5131 Bomb Disposal Squadron. He was posted to RAF Goldsborough (East Barnby camp) in 1961. He travelled by train from his home in Leicestershire to York, York to Malton, then Malton to Whitby, via Pickering. He was collected at Whitby station and taken to RAF Goldsborough. Geoffrey was struck by the beauty of our countryside. Ian Terry tells us: ”I was an Armourer and joined 6217 BD flight at Goldsborough directly after my Christmas leave in January 1962. where I was reunited with my mate Mick Hodge. I remained on Bomb Disposal until September 1964. In September 64 I was posted to No 31 squadron RAF Laarbruch.” Terry also tell us: ”When we were at Goldsborough there were actually two flights. 6217 and 6226.” Dennis Carlton told us: “6226 was also at RAF Goldsborough from 1959 until 1962. I wonder if anyone caught Cancer as the workers at Fylindales used to chuck asbestos sheets on the dump. Whats ‘elf and safety’? The flight also worked at Lastingham.”
Image and information courtesy of Geoffrey Powell, also many thanks to Ian Terry and Dennis Carlton for the updates.
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