Originally Posted by
gzornenplatz
FB, not strictly true. It was 1975, not 1979 and during the three months we were at Kinloss we had the assistance of crews from the southern squadrons. They arrived current and understood that they would get the bare minimum of flying, just enough to maintain currency. I think they did a week at a time but I'm prepared to be corrected. They were known as Q slaves (very non-PC).
Gzorn
gzomenplatz,
I trust you were on 43 and I won't argue that you deployed to Kinloss for three months in 1975, I bow to your better recollection. However, Leuchars went on Bolthole from the end of 1978 to the end of 1979. 43 to Kinloss, as before, and 111, with their Phantoms, to Coningsby. My own personal recollection. 1975, 43 were operating alongside 23's Lightnings and 892's Phantoms and the PTF's Phantoms. Am I correct sir?
FB