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Old 7th Nov 2018, 12:44
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teeteringhead

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At last I can give the detailed response promised. And I can claim a full house, having got all five in my log books.

Here goes:

XR 511 First flew her on 72 Sqn in April 1971, which was also my first ever sortie (of lots!) in Northern Ireland. On that tour flew 511 fairly regularly until June 1973, then again on 72 from May 1981 to August 1983.

XS 675 78 Sqn in Sharjah, I flew this one between September 1970 and February 1971. This included an operational sortie in the Mussandam Peninsula on Christmas Day 1971, the first of a few Christmas Day flights. Most memorably, a trip to Al Ayn in (now) the UAE, where we parked in the courtyard of Jahili Fort in January 1971.

XT 606 72 Sqn - for me - from April 1971 to March 1973, then again from May to July 1981. Finally at Shawbury - No 2 Sqn - between March and June 1989.

XT 680 Only seem to have flown this once! 78 Sqn Sharjah in June 1970.

XV 730 This one seems to have followed me a bit. Flew on 78 Sqn in Sharjah from October to December 1970, then on 72 Sqn in June 1981.

Hope this helps, or at least is of some interest.
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