pr00ne
You are right of course, it was a long time ago and my memories are fading! I'm sure the first ex-JP trained course arrived at Swinderby towards the end of 1956 or early in 57. Our nine month Vampire course was extended several weeks as a result of grounding the clapped out Vampire FBV & IX's which tended to go out of control when pushed too fast in a dive. The fact thatwe all saw the film "Sound Barrier" might have had something to do with the loss of two aircraft. Then as a result of Duncan Sandy's axe my Hunter course was taken by over by the Indian Air Force and I finished up on Hastings.