VX303 Memories
First trip in XV303 Aug 1989, the Decci schedule going via Wittering to Decci flying through the night. I was flying with a Staneval/OCU instructor crew as the planned Nav was Ill, I was a Junior Sqn Nav with 200hrs on the C130. I woke up over middle of France at around 0400 with everyone else fast asleep in the cockpit - an early case of I must watch fatigue in my colleagues, little did I know, but good practice for Granby in the future.
Last flight on XV303 9 years later on a SKE lead trip out of Calvi in Sardinia to Evreux. This in the early days with SCNS, which went u/s so I had to use Doppler G/S and stopwatch to lead the trip - but we stayed on track and time.
Great memories and a great aircraft.