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WELCOME TO AIRSHAW. YOUR PILOT TODAY IS ROBBIE SHAW FIRST BITTEN BY AIRCRAFT BUG AT AGE 12& 3/4 @ RNAS ABBOTSINCH, THEN ONE OF THE LARGEST FLEET AIR ARM BASES IN THE COUNTRY. NOW KNOWN AS GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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WELCOME TO AIRSHAW • YOUR PILOT TODAY IS ROBBIE SHAW • FIRST BITTEN BY AIRCRAFT BUG AT AGE 12&3/4 @ • RNAS ABBOTSINCH, THEN ONE OF THE LARGEST FLEET AIR ARM BASES IN THE COUNTRY. NOW KNOWN AS GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. • 22 YEARS ROYAL AIR FORCE CAREER IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. • TOURS OF DUTY IN SUCH EXOTIC LOCATIONS AS EAST ANGLIA, BAHRAIN, EAST ANGLIA, GERMANY, EAST ANGLIA, HONG KONG, EAST ANGLIA & PEMBROKESHIRE. • I HAVE FLOWN IN MOST OF THE R.A.F. INVENTORY EXCEPT THE BUCCANEER AND LIGHTNING. • FAVOURITE AIRCRAFT, IN THE VORTICES OF CONCORDE, ARE THE LIGHTNING, VOODOO & PHANTOM - TO HAVE FLOWN IN 3 OF THE 4 WAS A GREAT PRIVILEGE. • LAST R.A.F. FLIGHT - THE VENERABLE VICTOR. • WITH THE DEMISE OF THESE CLASSIC AIRCRAFT MY INTEREST IN MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY WANED. MY MEMORIES OF EXHILARATING AIR-TO-AIR SORTIES ARE PRESERVED ON THOUSANDS OF SLIDES. • NOWADAYS THE COLOURFUL AIRLINERS CATCH MY EYES AND LENSES. • MY CAMERA HAS BEEEN MY CONSTANT COMPANION TRAVELLING EVERY CONTINENT, INCLUDING ANTARCTICA. • ENJOY THE FRUITS OF MY TRAVELS - GUTE REISE - BON VOYAGE Y BUEN VIAJE.