Just heard the terrible news from Heather. He had a brilliant life, but taken far too soon. I first met Dick at Lossie when he passed thro as a Jaguar student. Later he chose me (& others) to join him when he formed 151(F) Sqn at Chivenor in the early 80s. He was the first Officer Commanding in the Hawk period. We remained firm friends and I stayed with him in Cyprus (Kirenia), a place we both knew well from our Akrotiri days; Dick on 56 Sqn and me on 73 Sqn. I have hundreds of tales to tell about Dick, but I'll probably save them until his funeral which I most certainly will attend. Dick was a larger than life character and a brilliant pilot. He will be sorely missed.
Last edited by sharpend; 21st Feb 2019 at 08:38.