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Old 8th Oct 2015, 14:04
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I remember being given a talk in early 82 on UWAS by a Squadron Leader with a splendid moustache, who had come down from the TTTE @ Cottesmore to give all us bright eyed youngsters a first hand account of the new beast.

When explaining he had previously been the Boss of a UAS and went from Bulldogs on to the Tornado, with a refresher on the Hunter in between, it elicited a smirk and titter amongst the eager young studes.

He unfortunately didn't seem to see the funny side and looked at us rather dead pan and serious.

The next day with us nursing hangovers, the whole station came to a stop whilst the said Tornado was exercised around the airfield. Bit smokey if IIRC.
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