Yes, John was on my Basic JP course at Leeming in 69-70. He was desperate to get to FJ but just scraped every check and was eventually sent to Varsitys. After one tour he was delighted to be given Gnat QFI but was wiped out when his stude pulled too hard around finals at Shawbury, on a practice div. A great shame, as he was one of the most pleasant and enthusiastic guys I have ever met.
His father was ATC at Topcliffe whilst we were at Leeming and hosted many a good PU during the course.
mog