Dennis Jackson
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"In fact this trip opened the way for ATC summer camps at Gib and Malta thanks to Sqn Ldr Dennis Jackson (a hugely influential figure on many of us, and who could have his own thread). "
Later Wing Commander as OC Kent Wing ATC whose motto was , when seeing an aircraft flying over his Kentish Home "Why aren't my cadets flying in that?" and then tried to ensure they did. As a result I flew in a DC3, HS125, Chinook, Wessex and Wasp.
He once arranged for two RN Sea Kings to come to Kent and fly cadets all day and then overnight in a Maidstone hotel for the Wing Dining In Night -one flown by his son - a Navy pilot.
I'm not sure HQ Air Cadets would credit him with Gib and Malta camps - they were long established