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Old 15th Dec 2008, 13:07
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Colin Woods was the Leader of the Poachers in '74,and the team included Eddie Danks and others that stayed into '75.John Barnet was the Manager,and occasional member was the Boss Mike Hughes(remembered for his good humour at "Run and Breaks" and an immaculate blue GT6).Colin was a good mate of mine ,and I was his Best Man on the second time around.Colin sadly died a couple of years ago,but should be rembered for the famous"Razzing" ATC Tape,and for leading Rothmans.Also it was under his leadership that on a Long Range Display Mission,entering Italian AirSpace,all hell let loose in foul weather with the 4 JP ships dispersing through controlled airspace,and landing anywhere and everywhere,much to the Italian Authorities displeasure!!.John Barnet went in and out via Britannia for a bit,before going back in on VC10s,Eddie Danks ia a current TRE/TRI on 146s.
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