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Old 31st Jan 2012, 09:27
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Don't know about last RAF Meteor flight but my last flight in the RAF was ferrying WH 286 from Chivenor to St Mawgan on 06/06/69 as part of a formation consisting of four Hunters and two Queens of the Sky when the aircraft of 79 Sqn deployed prior to Chivenor runway resurfacing. I've a nice photo of the formation taken from above by an FR 10. Incidentally, in those days there was none of this fluffy naming of Meteors such as Gloria, Albert or even Winston. Whoever was the pillock who came up with that idea?

I first flew a Meteor on 11/07/51 (202 AFS Valley) then CFS Course, 205 AFS (M. St G), 210 AFS (Tarrant Rushton), 34 Sqn, and then managed to keep current at 229 OCU on three tours, Sylt on APC attachment and FEAF Target Facilities Flight Changi when on the staff at HQ224 Gp Seletar. Happy days!
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