Ah, the dusty old log book reveals a dual and solo sector recce with Beags in 552 in May 91, and plenty of fun stuff (spinning & aeros) with 'Cool Col' in 553. Flown both solo as well - so a minor miracle that either survives…Like the Gazelle, the Bulldog was just a perfect confection of an aircraft for its task, and what a thrill as a student to be given the keys for an hour and told to 'go off, have fun, do loads of aeros - but absolutely no dogfighting near Didcot….'. Well, in fairness, the latter was more like 'don't get CAUGHT dogfighting near Dicot…'. ULAS, Bulldogs, Abingdon were some very, very happy times….and friendships formed that endure to this very day. Had lunch with the Senior Student from my first year only a couple of weeks ago.