Bicester and the reference by Chugalug.
As you might have read ,my first RAF posting was to Bicester and I took to the air for the very first time from it's grass field. It is there that ,a bit like Admiral Joseph Porter from "HMS Pinafore", I polished up the lavatries (sic) so carefully that soon I was the leader of the.. no not the Queen's Navee, but I didn't do too badly. Bicester was 13 OTU with Blenheim 1's (Short nose) and 1V's (Long nose) and I have very fond memories of Ramsey, the lovely little village with , I think, The Red Lion, our favourite watering place. It also has an excellent Golf Course nearby and is where I used to play with the 51 Sqdn. Association against the serving 51 Sqdn team in the happier days when I could walk a golf course which, alas, is beyond me now. Those were the days, my friend....Reg