AA62 - Golfer story
Chris K is a very good friend of mine, though we were never on the same squadron - I did 48 & 30 and he was 47 & 24. We were neighbours in Alexander Drive, Cirencester, along with Jeff Berryman & Don Grange.
In fact he was at my son's wedding 5 weeks ago.
After the 'Golfer' he and his Flt Cdr, who had also been on the aircraft, had to go to Upavon for a boll*cking. Said Sqn Ldr, name rhymes with Parrot, gave Chris quite a hard time in the car on the way there, with comments like 'You've ruined my career'.
Chris was so pi55ed off with the whole affair that, despite being a child of the services - his dad had been a Wg Cdr and brother a Cranwell graduate - he resigned his commission! He had been committed to 38 point and did not have 8 & 12 options.
He spent 5 years with BA before joining Cathay in 1978. He was the most senior of the '49ers' sacked by Cathay ( pour encourager les autres! ) in 2001.
A top top bloke; I feel privileged to be counted as one of his mates.