Originally Posted by
uuoret
I guess there will be a lot of ex ATC cadets who will remember this.
I do indeed, though I was CCF rather than ATC, and my course was a bit farther north (Arbroath, 662 VGS).
HMS Condor (as was) had several other advantages over Kirknewton - a bar that would serve 16-year-olds
, and hangars stuffed with assorted Seahawks, Scimitars, Hunters and Westland's finest, reflecting Condor's FAA engineering role.
Bit I also knew the area around Kirknewton and Ratho well, as I lived only a few miles away - the quiet roads around there were a favourite spot for bike rides and, later, for driving lessons