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Old 22nd Feb 2011, 19:37
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Jeff Glasser
 
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I was lucky enough to scrounge a back seat ride in a Hawk with 151 (F) Sqdn. in the very early '90's. (I was flying for the R.N. and R.M. parachute school at Dunkeswell at the time) Flt Lt. Steve Hunt was the pilot.
I thought it a superb place to have been stationed at and had the impression that everyone could'nt believe their luck at being posted there.

I wonder what happened to the Squadron stuff that was displayed, e,g. the large stuffed owl in a glass case etc. A couple of years ago I found the case sans owl in a junk shop in Wells, Somerset. I would have thought all these things would be safely stored somewhere.

In gratitude for my flight etc. I gave the Sqdn. a D.H. Venom N.F. model in a case, recieving a very nice letter of thanks, from the boss I think.
I would like to think it still exists somewhere.

I still have some excellent pics of the aircraft etc. from that day.

Jeff
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