Hello Pontius.
Quote : #15. >What's recent?
I did a couple of IRT practice, land Bedford, pick up IRE, do test, lunch, fly second test, RTB to Bedford and home.
Met Sqn Boss, said just done some more resettlement training. No No he bristled they are not PVRing.
He got back to his office to find the papers on his desk. And that was 17 years ago.< unquote.
Actually a bit longer even than that, P me old ! - 1963 in fact.
FAA mates on 32 Sqn.Comms unit at Northolt used to borrow the Devon, take it up to Stansted etc etc etc. ---SOP. As you say, normal resettlement practice even then.
Rgds, Sleeve.
PS. Just thought of another example, ...... 1972, BZ, '103', (complete with CAA), Park Corner, BHD, St.M. RTB.