Originally Posted by
huntaluvva
It looks like 12 Squadron should be added to the list of units that 573 served with, or were the Lossie Hunters all pooled on to OCU charge- does anyone know?
12(B) Sqn had three Hunters on strength in the eighties (whilst I was there) tail codes were X, Y and Z.
IIRC XL573 was Z, and was the only Hunter I flew in, with Cas Capewell as the Pilot, smashing trip down the Lecht ski run, even if we were upside down at the time. 4 minutes from Aviemore to shutdown at Lossie.
The sqn was on a detachment at the time, so minimum manning left at Lossie, Cas volunteered to act as brakeman whilst the aircraft was pushed back into the HAS, one of the gentlemen aircrew out there.