Alber Ratman,
29-Jul-1977 XX148 226 OCU 2 seater both fatal
27-Apr-1978 XX149 226 OCU two seater both fatal
It is possible that the instructor in one of these accidents
was John Rigby. If I remember it was a bad weather pull-up
with subsequent loss of control (disorientation?).
Some time after I left the OCU a dear friend was also killed.
It was a low level ejection outside the envelope.
His name was Ian (Idi) Hill.
Also Dave Plumbe of 31 - he and we were at Nellis at the time.
JP (ex 226 OCU)