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WITH THE SERVICES
In November 2018, Senior Aircraftman
(Technician) Rob Goldsmith (R10-15) wrote in an
email to Chris Essex, Chairman of SOF Trustees:
I’ve finished my first posting as a mechanic at RAF
Benson on Puma HC2’s, where I was deployed to
Afghanistan for 3 and a half months, also taking part
in NATO exercises in Scotland and Wales. Currently
back at RAF Cosford finishing my Technician training
to become a fully qualified aircraft technician within
the air force, of which I have about 3 months left!
Later, in April 2019, Rob wrote to me:
Spent most of the last year as an engineer on Puma
helicopters, with 100 days in Kabul, Afghanistan on
Op Toral. After I got back, I finished my technician
training at RAF Cosford and I’ve now been posted
to RAF Lossiemouth on Typhoons as an avionics
technician, fully qualified! Looking forward to Op
Shader in Cyprus, Red Flag, Baltic Policing and
Falklands at some point!
Attached is a photo of me towards the end of my
Afghan tour, about to board the Puma to take some
supplies over to Jalalabad!
Rob, it is great to hear from you.
Congratulations on successfully completing
your technician training. I hope that you enjoy
working with the Typhoons and seeing the world
on deployed operations and exercises. We look
forward to receiving an update with some more
images next year!
I welcome news from any Service OF by email or letter at any time
during the year. I will contact all Service OFs, (who have provided
me with contact details) each year seeking news for this column.
If any Service OFs circumstances have changed or if their details
are no longer correct or are not listed below, I would welcome a
message or a call with a correction.
Cdre
R
Bellfield
RN
Lt Cdr
PHG
Moore
RN
Lt Cdr
SM
Kontek
USN
Mne
L
Ives
RM
Col
JC
Campbell
L/RA
Lt Col
JRC
Bunce
R Sig
Lt Col
AG
Fryatt
ALS
Lt Col
TD
How
RTR
Lt Col
PC
Moxey MBE
Royal Anglian
Maj
MPD
Massey
REME
Maj
BM
Kendall
Coldstream Guards
Gp
Capt
AA
McCord
RAF
Gp
Capt
H
Edwards
RAF
Flt Lt
JK
Owen
RAF
Flt Lt
D
Rose
RAF
Plt Off
D
Moran
RAF
SAC(T)
R
Goldsmith
RAF
Goldsmith
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