Yes Treadders
Comper left Lands End (St Just) airfield in Dec 81,and landed past the snow drifts at Biggin.The Austrailia attempt finished with a forced landing at "Jask" in Iran with rotor arm failure.It gained many stickers en route including Iran.
I was not premitted to fly on into Pakistan so had to return to Dubai on a dubious single mag.
Managed to get a lift back to Gatwick in a 707 freighter.
Most expensive landing fee "Damascus" 300 dollars.
Second most expensive "Exeter"!!!
Lots of help from everyone including BA outposts,and Dubai.
Cobair and Biggin were great,and flight through "Bekka valley" very stimulating.
Came back to a bust Lakers,and the Falklands war.
Gatwick SATCO arranged escape out of officialdom and back to Redhill.
Stickers still there.
PC
Managed a quick visit to Kenley last week and whilst exploring the area near the Gym/Squash courts came across a complete gun emplacement "with stainless mount" that i had never seen before.Must have been for airfield ground defence aligned towards Whyteleafe Hill.
Left for Redhill after extracting second "brick" for rebuild !!