I was a member of Luton Flying Club on 22/9/`62,when someone said `Anyone want a trip in a `Viking`,around the area..? `Yes,says I`,`...Right ,,get yourself out to`RW`,and tell the Captain you are his passenger`, said the voice...So ,off I go and meet Captain Rowan and crew,and clamber aboard...`We`re doing an airtest,so don`t worry,we`ll be shutting the engine down and restarting it a couple of times,as it`s just had an engine changed`..!! So off we went,climbed up to about 5000ft,then flew around asymmetric for about 30 minutes,then back home for `tea and medals`....I`m sure ..? it was Autair operated at the time..
I did later in `65 get `stick-time` in RAF Valettas of 52 Sqdn in Borneo as a `co-opted `co-pilot on airdrops,and later on the Valetta of the Transport Flight at AAEE..Happy times...