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Old 25th Mar 2013, 21:35
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Wensleydale
 
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I flew on my first CCF AEF from Church Fenton in 1969. My first Bulldog solo was from there in 1975 (YUAS) and also my first JP solo in 1977 when CF was a satellite of Linton-on-Ouse. Needless to say, it carries fond memories.

(Also, my mother was born in one of the farms under the downwind leg in the main runway circuit - it used to have a distinctive yellow roof but that has now gone. It was always amusing to tell any unsuspecting QFI during a PFLWOP after take-off that my Grandfather used to own the field that we were heading for and I would charge landing fees. My great grandfather was landlord of the Blacksmiths' Arms in Biggin at the end of the nineteeth century).
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