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Old 11th Jan 2021, 10:58
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ShyTorque

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If it was end of course, it could be 21 course.

IIRC, The last course to be awarded flying badges after BFTS was 15 Cse, guest of honour being Sir Douglas Bader. After that, the “wings” parades were delayed until after AFTS. Apparently, the “chop rate” after BFTS was deemed to be too high.
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