As A CI with No 1 Welsh Wing I found out very quickly after the event yesterday that we had lost 2 of our cadets and 2 of of our AEF instructors. To say it has shaken me to the core is an understatement. ( I should add not my squadron but one of our Wings squadrons however our CO went to help deal with the aftermath) I have been lucky to escort the cadets flying on occasions both to AEF and VGS and as you say the wide beams on the cadets faces after their flight is a joy to behold especially as you escort them from the aircraft and ask them how the flight was, I don't think we ever get less than an awesome.
Temporarily here at No 1 Welsh Wing flying is suspended I hope it will be very temporary but we have a lot of work to do now reassuring both the cadets and parents about flying. I have a class this weekend for our intake on Airmanship usually one of the favoured subjects, I guess there will be some hard questions to answer
My thoughts are with everyone involved in this utter tragedy