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28right
 
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Llanbedr

In 1966 i did 4 months in ATC at Llanbedr. North Wales, In addition to providing Jindivik pilotless target aircraft to the off shore range for the RAF. The range was also used by Canberras from Tarrant Rushton with towed targets, often on a 45,000 foot tow with a flare and lights equipped target for missile shooting. We also had some pilotless Meteor 7’s which were not shot down, but the Jindiviks were expendable. The target aircraft were ‘flown’ by Qualified RAF pilots sitting alongside the civil Contollers who also did the talkdown to landings using PAR equipment.


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