Originally Posted by
GotTheTshirt
The ATC was great in getting youg lads into the air. All Free as well ! I learnt Glide at Spittalgate - which didnt seem to get a mention in the earlier items!!
Free train pass from Derby to Grantham Friday night, two days free board and lodging, great tuition -what more is there!!
Memories in winter of the big V8 wiches that were started by the RAF chaps ! by dipping a rag in petrol and putting over the carb intake !!
Er wasn't Spitalgate the WRAF depot too?
I think it was No 2 Gliding Centre(No 1 being Swanton Morley) until the pongos moved in and wrecked the airfield.
And of course, Catterick airfield has also been wrecked by the Army; would you believe they landed a Victor on that runway once destined for the fire ground?