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RAF Mountbatten in 1964
written by Ian Harding
 As a member of the Guard of Honour, standing in the pouring rain on a Saturday morning to `unofficially` welcome the Royal Yaught Brittania as it entered Plymouth Sound - on behalf of our CO.
After many hours of deliberating whether to call the whole thing off and let us all go home to dry out, he (the CO) decided to walk to the end of our pier which extended into the Sound to `sniff the sea weed` for an indication of improved weather conditions(an old mariners trick). He returned, shaking his head sadly, and reluctantly gave the order to stand us down.
Our unit was also home to a meteorological centre which was obviously not up to his seafairing skills.
I sometimes wonder if the world of IT could have benefitted from other examples of his local knowledge or could it be the world had somehow overlooked the wonderful gifts this man possessed. I remain baffled.
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