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Old 19th Sep 2009, 14:21
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Chivenor

Those who flew out of Chivenor on the Hunter, might be interested in a very enjoyable article written by Nigel Walpole, entitled "Devon's Fast-Jet Cradle", to be found in the first issue of a magazine called Royal Air Force Salute. Having trained there in '64, under Nigel Walpole ( who can forget his marrow exploding in his room in the E-Lines), and returned on the staff in '70 to serve on 234 and 79 Sqns my memories of Chivenor remain very bright.
Very sad to see it go - for all the wrong reasons !
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