Originally Posted by
doodledog
First ever Valley landaway was 23 July 1985 in an RAFC Cranwell JP5 XW290.
Later, I spent a week on MPC at Valley with IX Sqn from 5-11 Jul 89 (mostly hanging around Bardsey Island.as the airborne spare!). Finally got my chance to loose off an AIM-9G at a flare pack that was being towed unfeasibly close behind the Jindy - fortunately, the rocket did the job and took the flare pack clean off the wire, much to my relief. Jets noted in my logbook from the detachment were: ZD793 CA, ZD745 AA and ZD792 CF. There was also a guesting 20 Sqn jet (GB) for which I don't have the serial.
In a later life as a Valley QFI, I also flew quite a few missile chases for STCAAME, highlight being watching an AA-11 firing from a German MiG 29 in July 1993.
Many thanks for the info Doodledog, I fired mine a couple of weeks later, your serials are confirmed and you're correct, there was a 20 Sqn jet present too. As you mentioned over the Years there were the Fulcrums and also later Gripens & Viggens. Best wishes, Taff