Taking friends up for a joy ride
I've been meaning to seek opinions on this story from my dim and distant yoof. Many years ago a (then) teenage friend of mine was woken early one morning by his father and bundled into a car with a family friend who was an officer in the RAF. I'm not sure exactly where he was taken but he was treated to a private flight up the coast in the back seat of a Hawk, I seem to recall him mentioning that they overflew Blackpool Tower (so Valley then ?).
I was of course immensely envious, especially as he wasn't even interested in aviation, while it was all I ever thought or talked about.
So the question is - did the RAF allow such things, or would this have been one of those under the radar deals perhaps due to the officer's seniority ?