I flew XJ823 only once, on 21 Oct 1977 during EX OCEAN SAFARI. 3:25 day and 1:05 night. Despite the title, this was not an MRR task.
35 Sqn used its own aircraft for the tedious chore of MRR ('boat-spotting') rather than those of 27 Sqn.
Last edited by BEagle; 9th Sep 2018 at 21:43.