My very first flight was in ''U'' a 47 Sqn Beverley at Abingdon in 1964. I was 11 years old and on Scout Camp at Youlbury near Oxford. We were visiting the station and totally unexpectedly were offered a flight doing circuits. It got me hooked on what turned out to be my career. If anyone has a long forgotten photo of the 47 Sqn ''U'' I really would appreciate a copy.
Some years later but still before I became aircrew I was an Ops Clerk in the Group Ops Room at Upavon. Flt Lt Arthur Hyland was a flow controller and used to regale us on nights with old Beverley tales. The one that sicks in my memory was that he got airborne fro El Adam enroute to UK and 2 1/2 hours later was still in the overhead as the head winds were so strong.