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Old 6th May 2013, 09:44
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FODPlod
 
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Originally Posted by GreenKnight121

FODPlod... he is the first to be accepted as a student.

The ones you refer to in your "link" helped create the course... therefore they were instructors, not students.
Granted so even more surprising that it has taken 50 years for a Brit to be invited on the course.

Originally Posted by SASless

...Is he related to Sharkey?
No, that's Kris. However, he is the son of retired Sqn Ldr Pete Collins, Flight International's UK test pilot, so he appears to be another 'chip off the old block':
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