RAF Ground Crew Forum 1955-1970

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RAF Ground Crew Forum 1955-1970
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Re: RAF Gan

We can read about the floods in Mali, but what about those poor people in Gan has anyone heard anything as to whether the island is still there??
Jim
ex Rockape 1962/63

Re: RAF Gan

The only thing I have heard is that Male is/was underwater, that 200 islands have communication problems and 15 or more islands of the 1192 have been washed away according to reports. I did read where they were asking people with dhoni boats on Willingili to help fellow islanders in Addu Atoll. Sad state of affairs all round

Re: RAF Gan

This website covers a lot of the islands that make up the Maldives Chain, it reported on Wednesday that Equator Village (ex RAF Gan) was unaffected by the tsunami

http://www.minivannews.com/news/news.php?id=142

Re: RAF Gan

Difficult without names and trade etc but who knows , hens eggs have turned up before!JC

Hello John,

I hope you can help me. I am looking for an ex-RAF type that I knew at Finningley [230OCU Vulcans] around 1961-63, whom I remember was posted to Gan around early-1963. I believe he was, then, an airmech or similar, posted as a Cpl.

FYI - I served in the RAF from 1957-66 mostly with BC & CC, latterly with 224 SQN Gibraltar [the beautiful Shackleton] then finished at HQCC Northwood before leaving on transfer to the RAAF. I served a further 22 years in Intel with the Aussie mob before retiring here on the Indian Ocean coast north of Perth.

Look forward to your comments.

Chris