Just dug my log book out - my first flight with Ed was:-
1970, Feb 19-21 Gyro trainer to Thule, Goose bay and Ottawa - then no again until:-
23/7/70 Drop at Watchfield
30/8/70 Fairford- Luqa- Akrotiri
10/9/70 Circuits
15/12/70 to 19/12/70 To Jo'burg via Lajes,Ascension, return via Accra and Lajes
the other captain was Chugalug2 who posts on PPRuNe
25/1/71 Circuits
16/2/71 to 24/2/71 Lyneham to Changi we were screening a new captain and nav'.
A few odd flights then we were both on the infamous Pisa detachment in Nov' '71 when a Herc we were following crashed into the sea. No3 in the formation crashed and Ed was in No4, I being in No5.
We led a formation together a week later.
Several odd flights together until we were the lead of 2 Hercs at the '72 Farnborough Air Show.
A few more flights and then Ed was the skipper on my last flight in the RAF in September '73 to Wildenrath and return twice.
He was certainly on 30 Sqn until then.