Willie Robertson
@willie862.bsky.social
Former RAF mechanical genius (TG5) with a thing for military history. Proud dad and grandad. Volunteer for CWGC and TBAG.
Cheers Paul, have a great weekend. 🍻
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Cheers Paul, have a great weekend. 🍻
Good day out, guiding the lad around Ramsbury and the surrounding areas looking at where 3rd Bn 506 PIR and the 437th TCG were located.
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Good day out, guiding the lad around Ramsbury and the surrounding areas looking at where 3rd Bn 506 PIR and the 437th TCG were located.
Bit of a stoll along the Ridgeway with the lad this morning. No WW2 concrete to be found, but did find something from a bit earlier!
October 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Bit of a stoll along the Ridgeway with the lad this morning. No WW2 concrete to be found, but did find something from a bit earlier!
My 1st cousin twice removed lost his life on this ship.
John Tinline Noble.
John Tinline Noble.
September 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My 1st cousin twice removed lost his life on this ship.
John Tinline Noble.
John Tinline Noble.
Our sincere condolences to you all.
There is nothing better than beers, war waffle and laughs with great peeps.
I will always treasure our few times together.
There is nothing better than beers, war waffle and laughs with great peeps.
I will always treasure our few times together.
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Our sincere condolences to you all.
There is nothing better than beers, war waffle and laughs with great peeps.
I will always treasure our few times together.
There is nothing better than beers, war waffle and laughs with great peeps.
I will always treasure our few times together.
August 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Today's reading (as I do every year!)
August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Today's reading (as I do every year!)
John Mills for me. Mind you, Harold Goodwin saw his fair share of action!
July 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
John Mills for me. Mind you, Harold Goodwin saw his fair share of action!
I spoke with a villager who lives there a couple of years ago, he said it was hell during that battle.
June 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I spoke with a villager who lives there a couple of years ago, he said it was hell during that battle.
Any budding photographers interested?
Tickets available from either threshold.aero or the-buccaneer-aviation-group.com
Tickets available from either threshold.aero or the-buccaneer-aviation-group.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Any budding photographers interested?
Tickets available from either threshold.aero or the-buccaneer-aviation-group.com
Tickets available from either threshold.aero or the-buccaneer-aviation-group.com
OK, technically, it's 3 tanks.
But 2 of them are in the floor scrubber 🤣
But 2 of them are in the floor scrubber 🤣
June 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
OK, technically, it's 3 tanks.
But 2 of them are in the floor scrubber 🤣
But 2 of them are in the floor scrubber 🤣
The last time I was up there, I noticed these around the edge of the hillfort. Think they may be the tanks for the fire sites.
May 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The last time I was up there, I noticed these around the edge of the hillfort. Think they may be the tanks for the fire sites.
The good lady @nikkierobertson73.bsky.social has returned from her holibobs bearing gifts to add to the ever growing pile of books. 📚
May 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The good lady @nikkierobertson73.bsky.social has returned from her holibobs bearing gifts to add to the ever growing pile of books. 📚
A stained glass window in All Saints Church pays homage to its wartime service and to Flt Lt David Lord VC DFC for his actions on 19th Sept 1944 during Operation Market Garden.
May 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A stained glass window in All Saints Church pays homage to its wartime service and to Flt Lt David Lord VC DFC for his actions on 19th Sept 1944 during Operation Market Garden.
Foundations of what may possibly be barrack huts, ablutions, and a blast shelter.
May 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Foundations of what may possibly be barrack huts, ablutions, and a blast shelter.
A visit to the former RAF Down Ampney looking for WW2 concrete. The airfield was pivotal in many British airborne operations and the returning of wounded back from the war in Europe during 1944-45. The airfield has returned to agricultural use once more, and there are little reminders of its past.
May 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A visit to the former RAF Down Ampney looking for WW2 concrete. The airfield was pivotal in many British airborne operations and the returning of wounded back from the war in Europe during 1944-45. The airfield has returned to agricultural use once more, and there are little reminders of its past.
Same to you Paul 🍷
April 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Same to you Paul 🍷
April 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Around the Cotswolds next weekend (19th Apr)?
Want to see some fabulous aircraft up close?
Come visit us, only a handful of tickets remain.
#avgeek #buccaneer
Want to see some fabulous aircraft up close?
Come visit us, only a handful of tickets remain.
#avgeek #buccaneer
April 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Around the Cotswolds next weekend (19th Apr)?
Want to see some fabulous aircraft up close?
Come visit us, only a handful of tickets remain.
#avgeek #buccaneer
Want to see some fabulous aircraft up close?
Come visit us, only a handful of tickets remain.
#avgeek #buccaneer
Happy Friday from across the pond. 🏉
February 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Happy Friday from across the pond. 🏉
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I can't believe it's been 20 years. You are always remembered.
#XV179 #Hilton22 #LestWeForget #perarduaadastra
#XV179 #Hilton22 #LestWeForget #perarduaadastra
January 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I can't believe it's been 20 years. You are always remembered.
#XV179 #Hilton22 #LestWeForget #perarduaadastra
#XV179 #Hilton22 #LestWeForget #perarduaadastra
It's fun, apparently 🤨
January 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's fun, apparently 🤨