Originally Posted by spectre150
A much more interesting task was acting as targets for the Bloodhound SAM sites around the UK. This was our one chance to do some low level flying. A significant part of the sqn was young pilots and navs who had not quite made the fast jet slots through training and needed some flying hours, airmanship and experience before stepping up to fast jets for their second tours. Fat dumb and happy in a large slow jet, with no RWR, we happily tooled around the Bloodhound sites having a bit of fun.
Certainly brightened-up a summer camp at West Raynham for this cadet when, out on a forced-march around the local area, a Canberra appeared from behind a row of trees.