Hello Coff,
Thanks for giving me an insight into the kindly AEF pilot who gave me my first ever trip in a RAF ac. The fact that I can still remember his name (spoken over the intercom) when I only ever saw the back of his bone dome, shows how inspirational those 20 mins of GH were! I hope that he would be pleased to know that he set me off on a good course in life.
The tables were turned in the mid-90s; I flew the Chippy again as a part-timer for a couple of years, this time as a 10 AEF pilot at Woodvale. Hopefully, I managed to encourage some youngsters into the Service myself.
I have really enjoyed this thread - just goes to show how we all loved the Chippy!
Banana Boy