The
inaugural meeting of the Old Dux Association took place at the I.W.M.
Duxford in May 1995, 32 ex personnel attended with their wives and
friends, a total of nineteen guests....but let us start at the very
beginning ! It was in 1958 when 'Bob' Hope said his goodbyes to
R.A.F. Duxford, he travelled extensively abroad with his family but
over the years still kept in touch with his old friend Jim Lynn. It was
mid December 1993, six years after his return to this country when Bob
decided to send Christmas cards to all his old contacts and wait to see
what happened. An unexpected response came from another
old friend, 'Jim' Garlinge who thought at that time Bob was still
in Australia. They arranged to meet again at Duxford during Easter of
'94 where after hours of, "I wonder what happened to old so and so
?" and "remember that time when we...?." that
they decided that it must not end there. At a later date
Bob, Jim and Don Chappel, whom Jim had managed to contact, arranged a
meeting with Steven Woolford of the I.W.M. Duxford. The ensuing three
hour conversation was recorded and Bob, Jim and Don donated a carefully
prepared album of photographs of their time at Duxford to the museum.
If you would like to join us or seek further information contact:
Anne Gange: annegange@aol.com
Jim Garlinge: jfgarlinge@aol.com
