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Old 16th Jun 2014, 13:08
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Brian 48nav
 
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AA62 - you're right Graham had a British Racing Green TD - mine was red and I sold it to an Indian guy down town when I left. Ed Viney, a co-pilot, had a TF and another co, Norman Hartnell, had a grey MGA which he sold on to Jim Clark. Jim brought it back to UK and used to keep it at the house he shared with MisMike ( Mike Wood the pilot RIP ) at Monk's Park, Malmesbury.


Graham's pilot story was quite interesting IIRC. After FTS he was posted to the FAA to fly either Phantoms or Buccs', the former I think, but was chopped cos' he couldn't hack deck landings. Their Airships in their wisdom told him he would have to revert back to navigator ( probably cos' he was too good-looking to be a driver ) .


Graham quite rightly appealed and then got his MP on the case, and rejoined the Herc' fleet as a co-pilot. That sort of thing was so typical of the RAF.
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