My dad, Norman Buckle, was eighteen and a half when he joined the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm in October 1942. He was trained as a Radio Mechanic and was promoted to the rank of Petty Officer (Acting) in June 1944.
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| Ordinary Telegrapher Norman Buckle aged 18 in 1942 |
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| Leading Radio Mechanic Norman Buckle aged 19 in 1943 |
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| Leading Radio Mechanic Norman Buckle aged 20 in 1944 |
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| Acting Petty Officer Norman Buckle aged twenty one in 1945 |