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My beautiful picture
My beautiful picture
Not 100% sure if I’ve spelt the names right but – Back row, 1st from left: Alex Humphrey; 8th from left, Pete Symcock; 9th from left, Dave Stevens; 10th from left, Bill Breeton. Front row, 8th from left, Graham Drudge-Coates.
Names top to bottom, L to R: Dave Ambrose, Ian Ferguson, Gideon Robertson, Andy Gray, Pete Endersby (Elec), John Gray, Mo Roberts, Tony Greenhalgh, Paul Brownlee, Ian Walker, Rick Guthrey, Keith Franklin, John Plimmer.
The sergeant in charge of the Photography Section at Bétheniville, France, glazing aerial reconnaissance prints inside a Mobile Darkrooms tender.
This is really going back in time: 46 Basic, Wellesbourne Mountford 1962. Still in touch with Dave Hart, Dave Coaker and Brian Richards (who’s not in the photo). We passed out in January 1963, a terrible winter you oldies will remember. Dave Hart transferred to the Army and ended up as an RE regimental sergeant major, Brian Richards lives in Perth and worked for National Geographic, Dave Coaker lives in Plymton, Plymouth and in his 80s now. I last heard of Terry Burgon living in Portugal. I know Shiela married a Cpl photog, John somebody on 16 Sqn at Laarbruch, but I don’t know what happened to rest of the course. Mike Speake
No 1 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Wahn Germany 1956
1 2 Ian Ferguson 40th course B/E 3 Dave Julian 4 5 6 7 Mo Roberts 8 9 Stewart Grant or Paddy Gold 10 Dave Males 11 Rick Guttery. 12 13
Dave Archdale on the right
RIC RAFLuqa , L – R Al Brown , Bob Gomes, Alan Saunders, Dave Males, Stephen Allsopp
Film Process training
Two legends: Howard Lees with Jack Eggleston pictured in the JSOP Museum, 1996
Dave Humphrey, Major General Patrick Cordingly, Caroline Carey (NMA), Mal Price, John Freestone. Photo: Ian Dunning
DCF 1.0
Chris Vaughan right CyYardley centre Rick Rickwood SAC to Sq Ldr not bad going left far left plotter unknown
PRU JHQ 1977-78
R to L Don Lambert, Alan Chandler, Joe Fricker, Dave Garrod, ??, Norman Hiles, Mick “Paddy” Dewes (clerk) and Bob Jones
In this photograph, Lt S.C. Thynne RFC demonstrates the use of a hand-held camera for photographic reconnaissance in the back seat of a Nieuport aircraft. Lieutenant-Colonel J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon designed the first effective aerial camera in 1915.
Joint Forces Pajama party 1978
Any shots of 543Sqdn at Wyton?
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Hi Don, Sadly I don’t have any shots of 543 Sqn at Wyton, if you come across any I’ll display them here
Regards
Kris
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Came across the site by chance. I was wondering where you obtained the photographs. There are a few in there that I took, and wondered where you obtained them. Two you do not have names for, I know I took them but for the life of me I cannot put names to the faces. Also in one of the shots of a group from Germany I recognised one of the guys. Interesting though. I’m sure there are some photos of ex RAF photographers I have where I can remember the names!
B Young
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My Dad is Peter Croydon. He graduated from the RAF School of Photography in 1941, I think. He was 17. He graduated with 100 percent mark, which I think was quite unusual. He apparently was entitled to be given a higher rank, but because he was so young, it didn’t happen. Does anyone have any photos, memories of him? Many thanks. Monika Croydon
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Hi Monika,
I’ve put your request out to the RAF Photographers if any one has any photographs I am sure they will be in touch.
Kind regards
Chris
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Thanks, Chris. I’ve sent Dad a message, asking him if he can recall any details that might help – group numbers, other peoples’ names, etc. At 93, his memory is still remarkable, so he will likely come up with something!
Cheers,
Monika
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I was a Nat Serv photographer, went to Wellesbourne in 1957, then to Wittering. I still have a few pics from then.
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Would be good to have them on site
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