What Year was this?

Michael Alexander · June 18, 2008, 11:12:08 AM

What year was this? Who of you were there?

Diana Rudd (Boehme) · June 18, 2008, 12:49:31 PM

I do remember parachutist's at one of the Christmas Trees, so must have been late 60's or very early 70's. If this is the same thing (Cricket fields)

Jeremy Dixon · June 18, 2008, 12:52:38 PM

I remember my dad telling me about when he organised the parachutists to come to town they were taking off from alexander bay for their shows secrity coldnt understand it because they exited town about 6 times but only entered town once!

Michael Alexander · June 18, 2008, 12:56:54 PM

Jay, this might have been the crowd from your old mans time...

Jeremy Dixon · June 18, 2008, 01:01:04 PM

Could be! He told me I was about 5 or 6 and the guys wanted to take me for a ride in their plane at first my dad was fine with this untill he saw the state of their plane apparently there was no door and the plane looked like Mcguiver had fixed it with his pocket knife and some bubble gum!

Bertie Horak · June 18, 2008, 01:35:18 PM

You're right Jeremy. The year Santa came to town with the parachute! Will post a few more pics in next hour if my reception is better. Must be between '68-71.

Diana Rudd (Boehme) · June 18, 2008, 01:40:54 PM

Quote from: Bertie Horak on June 18, 2008, 01:35:18 PM
. Must be between '68-71.

Thats what I said.

Jeremy Dixon · June 18, 2008, 02:12:10 PM

Ok well that before my time I was born in 85 and we movd to omund in 86 so this was probably 89-90s

Bertie Horak · June 18, 2008, 03:17:05 PM

Some pics of Santa dropping in for the Christmas tree!

Bertie Horak · June 18, 2008, 03:20:50 PM

@ Diana - Sorry, didn't see your post! Our parachutists (+Santa) must be different ones to Jeremy's then.

mavis(smith) · June 18, 2008, 04:06:15 PM

I think it was in 1968, I remember the helicopter going over with santa in it.

Bertie Horak · June 18, 2008, 04:21:58 PM

Yes Mavis - here's the helicopter to refresh the memories!

Michael Alexander · June 18, 2008, 07:20:46 PM

Nice pics Bertie, the chopper is the same one that serviced the mdc boats ...

Malcolm Bertoni · June 19, 2008, 03:34:15 AM

Yep, that chopper looks like the one based at Affenrucken for a while.

Went up in it a few times.....

John Creedy · July 18, 2008, 09:34:28 PM

It was around 1966 to 1968. I was in the radio shop at the time and actually did some of the commentating as the aircraft was dropping markers to test the wind drift. I have (blush blush) 8 mm movies of some of that event. Flew a few times to some radio outposts - Tsaikop near Luderitz and to the off shore barge 'Pamona". Some video f that. The pilot was Claude Berteau (sp) which I have some movies of him flying that huge helicopter. Just a memory. I love the flying.

John