Personnel Index - Detail
Name
PARKER
First Names
John Henry
Rank
SAC
Service
RAF
Service Number
1926797
Crew Position
Groundcrew 'B' Flight Armourer
Served in the RAF between 1952-1965.
Image courtesy of Debs Needham
Known (for possibly two reasons) as "Titch".
The Valiant years and a member of The Megaton Club.
Further information (with our thanks) from his daughter Debs Needham:
John joined the RAF at Cosford in October 1952 to train as an Armourer/Mechanic.
RAF Millon 13/11/1954
No:2 School Technical Training 25/06/1953
RAF Marham 10/05/1954
RAF Binbrook 01/11/1954
RAF Wittering 10/04/1956
49 SQN 11/07/1956
RAF Akrotiri 26/11/1959
73 SQN 04/07/1960
RAF Binbrook 23/05/1962
Service ended 30/10/1965
John Parker was 5' 7"......we can therefore speculate which version of "Titch" applies!!