Air Loadmaster Reminiscence Session, 15 April 2025

Recording in which Ann Bihan, David Lester, John Watson, Bob Danes, Les Weston and Howard Jones discuss various aspects of service as RAF air loadmasters in transport aircraft and helicopters.

Ann Bihan, David Lester, John Watson, Bob Danes, Les Weston and Howard Jones discuss their routes to becoming RAF loadmasters, training and experience of transport aircraft and helicopters. They discuss the use of the J-knife by helicopter crews, the development of helicopter crewman as a specialisation and the career prospects for loadmasters. They discuss their experience of food, safety straps, combat-ready status and the Zambian oil lift of the 1960s.