The attached photo is of three Varsity nav trainers from 1ANS Topcliffe at Idris airfield in Libya in October 1958. Four had set out on an end-of-course overseas navex but one had to divert to Cagliari after almost ditching due to engine failure. The aircraft I was in had to have a complete sparkplug change at Orange which gave us trainee navs plenty of time for sunbaking. As you can see the weather improved markedly the farther one got from Yorkshire. Despite these hiccups, the Varsity was a great leap forward from the Marathons and Valettas we started out on.
TW
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