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Old 23rd Oct 2014, 17:06
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CFS

Danny I am sure you are correct re the location of CFS, but there certainly was a flying school of some sort at Little Risssie before that.

In August '48, while with the RAFVR at Woodley, I and several others flew to Rissie in our Tiger Moths to provide air experience for an ATC squadron's summer camp; we had been briefed that it was a busy airfield, there for the purpose of training the next generation of flying instructors - which surely was the main function of CFS?

Fortunately, having aircraft with tail skids rather than wheels, we were allocated a grass area well clear of the runway and had quite a busy day. I noticed one young lad trying to board my Tiger with his helmet on back to front, while there was the inevitable goon who (despite previous briefing) managed to knock off the ignition switches as he climbed in - but better then than later, I suppose!
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