Fleet Air Arm Armourer's

'Bombheads'

Naval Air Mechanic (Ordnance) Branch of the Royal Navy

"Bombhead is an affectionate term for any member of the 'old' Naval Air Mechanic (Ordnance) Branch, (and reincarnations since 1970'ish), populated by big, strong Ugh men who seemed capable of bombing-up an aircraft by hand. They specialise in aircraft armament, ordnance(explosive) items, including ejection seats."

Fleet Air Arm Armourers Association website

o Contact details to Brian Gleeson. Email grumpy@unisonfree.net We look forward to hearing from you

o The 4x2 is the Magazine of the Fleet Air Arm Armourer's Association

800-804 Squadron Armourers 1942-45 Association

o Contact: Tom Brown, 27 Heatherset Gardens, Norbury, London.

SW16 3LS, UK

Also see the websites of:

o The RAF Armourers

o The unofficial page for Royal Air Force Armourers past and present

o The Canadian Airforce Armourers

o The RAAF Armourers "gunnies".

o The Aussie Armourers

Created: 3-04-2001, Last Modified 3-04-2005

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