From: Tom & Flavia Lawson - Email Lawson at bribieisland.net
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 6:13 AM

My name is Tom (or Jock) Lawson and based, a looooong time ago at RAF Bentwaters. There may be some obscure possibility that a very good old buddy could be on your lists. I was at Bentwaters around 1948-49-50 and was attached to the Transport section under the control of W/O Connery. My job was feeding the new Vampires with kerosine.
My best mate was Paddy (John) MacCrudden a fiery Irishman who signed on for a further 3 years. Swede Shelley was another mate. We used to have a beer or two at the pub near the MT Section and being the young tearaway that I was then, dated a lass named Dorothy Crittenden whilst meeting the Land Army girls at the Pub on occasions.
We used the Jeep on the odd nite to shoot rabbits, avoiding W/O Connery on his way home from the Pub. Bad lads we were !!! We slept in the old Nissan Huts with I think, 20 guys to the billet, they were great days.
Paddy and I were once locked in the Land Army premises and had to spend a cold nite before the lady(?) in charge let us out.
My wife and I visited Bentwaters in 1982, then an American station, but barely recognised the place. I came to Oz in 1952 and, of course have heard no more from any RAF mates.
Would love to hear from anyone from those days,

Tommy Lawson
71 Endeavour Drive,
Banksia Beach, 4507
Bribie Island(a paradise)
Queensland,
Australia
E Mail lawson at bribieisland.net       Best wishes to all

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Date: Tuesday 24th of January 2006
Name: Tom Lokken
Email: tbones_1952 at yahoo.com
TwinBase job: Air Traffic Control(GCA) - A2C-SSgt - AACS
Twin Base years: Aug 54 - Aug 57
Located now:Retired Gwinn, MI (May-Dec) Lehigh Acres, FL (Dec-Apr)
Message: Great years. Met and married my wife, Daphne Harper of Leiston. She was one of five daughters who all married GI's stationed at BW. Unfortunately she passed away in Oct 2005 after 48.5 wonderful years. One hilight - CES and AACS plated a benefit softball game in Lowestowe for the Fishermens Widows and Orphans Assoc. The Brits treated us just great as they usually did.Will stop now.
Runnin

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Date: Wednesday 25th of January 2006
Name: Andy (Scotty) Coulter
Email: carkuke at optonline.net
TwinBase job: a/c svc. unit a/1c 81 supply bentwaters
Twin Base years: FEB 1958/MAR 1961
Located now:west islip ny
Message: bentwaters was a good posting, being a scot.i was close to home.still keep in touch with sean dunne, Gary Fondren and Jerry Murphy. trying to locate a Pete Fitzpatrick .

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