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Old 23rd Jul 2006, 19:10
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JW411
 
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JENKINS:

Sorry for the delay but I actually had to work this weekend.

In my time at Ternhill (1960) we only used Chetwynd for low approaches and I never did actually land there. It might have had something to do with winter time and soft grass?

I did my first solo on the Piston Provost at High Ercall which was our main relief landing ground.

We also used the disused airfields at Hinstock and Peplow for PFLs (practice forced landings) without actually landing of course.

Curiously enough I never went to Sleap which was the relief landing ground for the ATC School at Shawbury (Provosts and Vampires).
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