Robin Vince (poss Kenley)
615 had a VRT 'import' from a local Squadron (near Croydon) called RV.I was not aware he had prev gliding experience or had been a s/cdt, but he became a categorised instructor with 615,and i bought his old AC Greyhound (1947) two litre saloon off him for £20.
May be a different person,but that old AC could carry all the staff cadets in one go which meant we could afford to fill it up with fuel for trips to London and the West Country.
This aluminium bodied machine was finished in a rather tatty black,so one non flying (weather) w/end there was a mass rubbing down with the help of the course cadets and then hand painted in fetching wedgewood blue enamel coach finish, and christened COBRA EATER (on the front wings)
The 'triple' SU carb engine had a vast 'hatch' that swung open on the rocker cover to allow copious quantities of OMD110 to be administered with a gallon at a time.
When the starter failed we just used the handle all the time,and when the generator packed up we found a large 'surplus' battery and added it to the system that got charged once a week.
Its finest hour was probably its run from Kenley to Dishforth (Yorks) where it towed a dead beetle back using a shock absorber rope tied to the bumper.The sight of this beetle upside down in the hangar (1917 Belfast) being stripped by the ever helpful course cadets took some explaining to the 'powers to be',but by then we had what we wanted and the empty carcase was lifted by many willing hands onto a glider retrieve trolley and secreted in the O-Mess woods.(its probably still there).
Come on Farns where is the picture !!!
Said AC was sold for £15 to someone in Cornwall who took it home and who's father 'exploded' on seeing it.