Page 27 - John George Blair

Rear of the Gold fish Membership card

Membership application forms continued to be submitted to P B Cow and it was obvious that the
spirit of the club was still very much alive. Robbie resigned from P B Cow in 1947 to start a
business in his own account. He retained all the club records so that he could continue the
administration at his own expense. In Jan 1951, Raymond Blunt, who was Editor of the RAFA
magazine `Airmail` contacted Robbie for news of the club and as a result he published a series of
articles on individual wartime ditching experiences. Many members wrote in and enquired about
the possibility of a reunion dinner. With this encouragement Robbie and Raymond Blunt organised
the first dinner at the `The White House Restaurant` in London on 26 May 1951. The dinner was a
great success and it was decided to organise the club on a permanent basis, managed by a
committee which was finally elected on 6 March 1953. The reunion dinners have been held
annually ever since at various locations with many distinguished guests. In the early days of the
formation of the Club, and by kind permission of the Royal Air Force Reserves Club (14 South
Street, W1) the Club was allowed to use their premises as a London address and Committee
Meetings were held there until that Club closed in 1970. Meetings were subsequently held in the
RNVR Club, the Pathfinder Club and finally the Sesame Club.