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Photo Gallery

Welcome to our gallery of past and present members and their antics (not in any particular order, just to make things more interesting) Please feel free to email us any pictures you may have of your time at The Crusaders, we would love to here from you. Use our visitors page so people can contact you.


Meet "Charlie" our Full-Cat, (usually full of mice) he looks after the club house and helps with the bacon sandwich's.

max.jpg (215280 bytes) Max Mallinson and a young Brownrigg 1979 yvonne.jpg (147193 bytes) Max's daughter Yvonne Mallinson, pole bending at Kolossi Castle
dickson1.jpg (61283 bytes) My Dad Bill Dickson was a member of Crusaders from 1965 to 1968 and CFI JSATC instructor from 1973-75. I spent most of my weekends at  Kingsfield playing in the dirt and
dickson2.jpg (92133 bytes) getting the occasional flight. I still glide now at Portmoak after 16 years in the RAFGSA. I've attached a few photos that you may wish to put on your photo gallery.   Mark Dickson
dickson3.jpg (68959 bytes) Say Keo!!!

 

dickson.mark1@sky.com

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JSATC about 1973/75.  Bill Dickson far left with course members.

 

dickson5.jpg (67539 bytes) Me, going for a flight sitting on my Mums Knee (Anne) with my dad (BIll) at the controls. Taken about 1966/67. Wouldn't be allowed now, probably wasn't allowed then. dickson6.jpg (53739 bytes) The Oly and the Swallow.
dickson7.jpg (50352 bytes) The control caravan c1974 dickson8.jpg (65502 bytes) Control caravan about 1966.  Me with my Mum
spicknbic.JPG (72303 bytes) Bic and Spick prepping a 29 Sqn Typhoon for aero-tows. Thanks for the hard work and professional approach to our club. spick.JPG (58645 bytes) Spick on his first solo (without the Burners on)
Well Done, now you start learning.

astir1.jpg (86333 bytes) "Then"

Bill over Pergamos in Astair 1981

barge.JPG (93112 bytes) "Now"

Bill in the Barge with Eddie 2007


56.jpg (72443 bytes) Pat and Eli doing a Waltz to celebrate Pat getting his first Bronze Leg on only his second solo. 57.jpg (18607 bytes) Anne took this sunning photo of the K13 landing without its lights on.

45.jpg (38328 bytes) The ghostly shadow of an Astair passes one of the hangers. 46.jpg (43263 bytes) Standing side by side the old and new club houses.

47.jpg (44469 bytes) "Bet your club house ain't got its own grape vine" 48.jpg (61455 bytes) Going through the aerobatic routine before take off.

49.jpg (47508 bytes) Come on you lot its going dark. 50.jpg (73311 bytes) Banter at the bus.

51.jpg (57074 bytes) Tractor drivers first solo. 52.jpg (57459 bytes) Pat on the ducking stool.

54.jpg (32274 bytes) Hanger fright. 55.jpg (61596 bytes) Moehecans do it in gliders.

01.jpg (65319 bytes) The old bus served food and was just the place for a kipp after a heavy Saturday night. 21.jpg (57400 bytes) Paul Cox and Geoff Speak preparing Olympia 2b.

02.jpg (74708 bytes) Chrissie Sagar-Fenton, Alan Mackay and his mum, Angela (the Duchess). Don't know the other.                 (Webby) 25.jpg (51034 bytes) Avo learning the ropes, nice to see a vintage pilot and a vintage glider.

03.jpg (63028 bytes) Paul Jackson, Jane Sherrif and Beatte (Batty) holding the canopy.

(Webby)
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Costas Costakis. Unfortunarely died from a heart attack aged about 22.
 
(Webby)

Greg Gordon is at the end of the table, talking to Alan Greg Gordon is at the end of the table, talking to Alan (I can't remember his surname!) 27.jpg (56701 bytes) Avo in ground school mode.

 Michelle Hardy, of the infamous Hardy clan Michelle Hardy, of the infamous Hardy clan Jo and Guy Davidson at the bar, Mike Webb behind the bar Jo and Guy Davidson at the bar, Mike Webb behind the bar.

06.jpg (37738 bytes) Front end of a K13 gets airborne. 29.jpg (65235 bytes) "What are they doing on the deck?"

Gibbo (a Postie) and Andy King (Kings Infantry) Gibbo (a Postie) and Andy King (Kings Infantry) 30.jpg (83329 bytes) The old club house, before electric was invented and you had to blow on your beer to cool it down.

08.jpg (75857 bytes) ??? Tell us who you are! 31.jpg (64556 bytes) ??? Tell us who you are!

09.jpg (75254 bytes) Avo getting his sleeve's up ready for action. 32.jpg (84530 bytes)
L to R; Geoff Bradley, Jill, Webby, Eileen Bradley, Batty and Reg who I sold my Corvette to!    (Webby)
 

10.jpg (55023 bytes) ??? Tell us who you are! 33.jpg (67441 bytes) These members are usually seen working for Santa.

11.jpg (58032 bytes) Chrissie Sagar-Fenton getting of the tractor.


(Webby)
Ain't that pretty! Rincewind fresh out of the paint shop, Steve Kent driving, Mike Webb gesturing, Chas riding in the back Ain't that pretty! Rincewind fresh out of the paint shop, Steve Kent driving, Mike Webb gesturing, Chas riding in the back

12.jpg (67976 bytes) Nigel Grant with Beate Hoffman/Webb in the front.  It looks like Andy Stenton in the back seat,  I don't know who Andy Stenton & club President & CBFC AVM "Sandy" Hunter.

13.jpg (48091 bytes) Whoooooops! 37.jpg (63032 bytes) Arthur Watt and Peter Brownrigg.

 


14.jpg (67001 bytes) Slop Jockeys for the day Barbra, Geoff and Steve. Please get in touch with us. 38.jpg (70314 bytes) Dragging them out to the flight line.

15.jpg (49603 bytes) Bill Cundall in the Astair over Pergamos area. 39.jpg (64023 bytes) Avo cooking his bacon on the "spam cans" manifold.

16.jpg (40319 bytes) Aero towing the Astair over Larnaca Bay. 40.jpg (101728 bytes) Crusaders arrive at Akrotiri for "big A's" open day.

17.jpg (63366 bytes) Sue, Bill and Viv waiting for a cable. 18.jpg (59773 bytes) Ray Brownrigg lines up to trim the grass (again).

20.jpg (54123 bytes) Launching the Astair 19.jpg (77212 bytes) Suzzy Bradbrook, Paul and Elsie Mallinson.

41.jpg (75644 bytes) You fill it Bill we'll watch. 42.jpg (67294 bytes) Bill flying the kids on Holiday of a lifetime 1980.

43.jpg (76630 bytes) Veron Bradbrook and passenger,
Vernon was one special person and a fine pilot. 
panties.JPG (66685 bytes) Avo makes many wonderful concoctions, here he is making Flaming Panties.
(Anyone got a match?)

22v.jpg (70029 bytes) Cobb doing a crossword with Elsie 23v.jpg (46825 bytes) Max and Elsie's daughter Yvonnne who got her 5 hours at the crusaders.
Please contact us Yvonnne

24v.jpg (37393 bytes) God you are ugly!! but we like you. 36v.jpg (60221 bytes) Rubber legs (Di Cox) helping a student to fit a parachute.

44.jpg (62663 bytes) Rubber legs and Nigel helping a passenger prior to a flight. ( Which did he like best?) 53v.jpg (42112 bytes) Pat wearing leaderhosen.

astir2.jpg (91788 bytes) Bill's Burn-up