1960s. Dorothy Wilson, Women’s Royal Naval Service, stationed at Royal Naval Airstation Yeovilton

1960s. Dorothy Wilson, Women’s Royal Naval Service, stationed at Royal Naval Airstation Yeovilton
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There's a story you're not telling there Michael, I can sense it. Nice sketch of Dorothy, but......(-:

Great figure work again 😀

Lovely work Michael, could this be our Dorothy Wilson who shows her work here...………..

Doesn’t she look fine and proud in her uniform......excellent.

No Jim, no hidden story this time. Thanks Margaret, yes, my interpretation of Dorothy from a poster. Yes Fiona, those are the words I thought of using too - fine and proud. Thanks Linda.

Oh Shock! To see my name in lights!. Good attempt Michael but I was prettier! Ha ha. And by the way, we wore thick black stockings. Sailors weren't supposed to see our legs! Yes, I was proud to be a Wren and truth to tell, it was the happiest time of my life.

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Michael Mcmanus

I was born in 1946. In the 1960s and part of the 70s I was an airman in the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm. I joined Durham Constabulary in 1971. In 1999 I retired from policing and began teaching sociology and criminology at Durham University with emphasis on policing and researching crime. I am drawn…

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