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Post by efliernz on Sept 20, 2015 10:57:51 GMT 12
Hi team. An easy one for those that know!
My father-in-law has passed away and I'm trying to write the eulogy... and he spent 5 years (1952-57) as an ACR/ASST. What does that mean???
Thanks a heap, Pete
btw. He was Ernie Sands, who spent 24 years at Fieldair in Pamly Nth - he left us last Wednesday.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 20, 2015 11:44:41 GMT 12
Hi Pete, sorry to hear about your loss. I am not certain but I'd guess that abbreviation would mean Aircraft Assistant, perhaps like the RNZAF's 'Aircrafthand' trade.
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Post by efliernz on Sept 20, 2015 12:05:12 GMT 12
Thanks Dave.
trolling through his paperwork I'm only now appreciating the history of someone who never discussed his past... bloody typical!!!
Cheers Pete
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Post by errolmartyn on Sept 20, 2015 12:14:47 GMT 12
Hi team. An easy one for those that know! My father-in-law has passed away and I'm trying to write the eulogy... and he spent 5 years (1952-57) as an ACR/ASST. What does that mean??? Thanks a heap, Pete btw. He was Ernie Sands, who spent 24 years at Fieldair in Pamly Nth - he left us last Wednesday. Aircraftman Recruit/Assistant. Presumably he was enlisted as such but surely he would not have been so for five years. Errol |
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Post by efliernz on Sept 20, 2015 17:43:44 GMT 12
Thanks Errol, he did become a Senior Aircraftsman  Just in time before I print the eulogy... well done mate  Pete |
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Post by errolmartyn on Sept 20, 2015 22:34:25 GMT 12
Thanks Errol, he did become a Senior Aircraftsman Just in time before I print the eulogy... well done mate Pete You are welcome, Pete, but note that it's Aircraftman rather than Aircraftsman. Errol |
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Post by efliernz on Sept 22, 2015 19:01:15 GMT 12
Noted - and was pronounced correctly by me when required |
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Post by starlight on Sept 30, 2015 23:20:27 GMT 12
Pete,
Probably too late but ACR is Approach Control Room. As an SAC, he could only be an assistant. This would fit in. Do you know if he was an air traffic controller assistant?
Gus Currently in the RAF |
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