Just checked my logbook for a look through 1974.
Two detachments to Luqa, two to Akrotiri, one to Gutersloh, one to Nellis to take the then new Jaguar for hot dry trials (weekend in Las Vegas - someone had to do it!) plus several bread and butter trips to Leuchars on Dragonflies - even they were enlivened by runs ashore to Dundee. On a routine basis, refuelled all of the FJ types seen in the programme.
Oh yes and I'd recently bought my first house, started a family, and the sun did shine all summer! I wonder if I realised how good life was - probably not!
Al R - a nav running? Such ungentlemanly behaviour would never have been seen on tankers
