Operation Sky Watch
Hi,
I actually took part in Operation Sky Watch in 1974. My squadron (No.6 Squadron) sent two Phantoms from RAF Coningsby down to RAF Wittering for the week long film shoot rehearsal. We did what was known as an operational turnaround i.e. both aircraft were re- armed, refuelled and serviced in a time span of 10 minutes and were then scrambled to fly again. We did a final recording on the Friday morning; this was originally going to be shown. In the early evening we did a live shoot which was actually put on air instead. People back at base that saw the programme said I was personally on camera for at least two minutes (quite a long time). I never did see the programme but it was shown again in 1975 when I was stationed at RAF Brawdy, South Wales……it was an honour and privilege to have such an opportunity to represent my squadron.
Kind regards
Colin Dunford