Originally Posted by
Dan Winterland
I did mine at 662 VGS (Condor) in the Easter break in 1980. Sent solo by Lovat Fraser after 23 launches and I hour 34 minutes dual time.
I was amazed to find out recently that one of the Mk 3s that I flew at Arbroath in April 1969 survived there until at least 2012, supposedly "under restoration", and may even be still extant:
Aircraft Photo of BGA4033 / XE786 | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #56939