First Solo, Scratch another one for the Mk III, WT917, 614VGS, RAF Wethersfield 14/08/83 (first week long course by the school after the move from Carver Barracks (former RAF Debden)). 11,000 foot runway with a 1000 ft of gravel overshoot and after a poor launch with only 600 ft off the cable, I ended up in the gravel after a very short circuit. Got my wings presented by the base commander (USAF Col).
First single seater. ASK18 (R39) around the same era as Smudge (if memory serves you were at Waddo at the time on a later cancelled AEW project). Even have a photo of it (abet from a very dust covered slide) and one taken from the cockpit of it in flight of the A46 and part of the airfield.
