Landing at Westcott
Late 50's as a Brat, Wednesday afternoon gliding out of Bicester on only my second X-country in Anita Schmidts Grunau Baby, planned to thermal up to Halton, all went pear shaped & landed out at Westcott , on landing surrounded by RAF plods, who couldn't comprehend that an Apprentice had flown in a glider, was told that "only Officers fly aeroplanes" I tried to get them to help pull Grunau off the runway & secure etc it before being arrested with threats of being locked up etc, fortunately was rescued by Dick Stratton (working there on the SR53 Spectre motor) he had seen me land & came over initially for a chat, he intervened & put the plods in there place & got me to safety & able to make phone calls back to Bicester for a retrieve, I now live in Bicester across from the airfield & pass Westcott on a regular basis & believe the old wood rocket test tower although still standing is due for demolition soon, ah happy days, Paul H.