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Old 1st Feb 2017, 14:41
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Wander00
 
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I as lucky in the 80s, ex GD and posted to Command Accounts at Brampton. Command Accountant (first non GD winner of the Sword at the Towers) not known for sense of humour. Nevertheless I suggested that as I had the budgie on my jumper I should inspect flying stations. The WO who did the programme agreed and so I visited all the Support Command flying stations. Flew in something at nearly all of the, Valley managed to get me Hawk (with Stn Cdr who had been my QFI for Ex 1 as Gnat stude) and rotary. I did Bedford-Farnborough-Boscombe Down by air then flew in the Harvard. It was one way of assessing the relationship of usually a first tour OC Accounts with the waterfront, I did the accounting stuff in the evening, and a good time was had by all, especially me. Thanks to all who fixed it 30 years ago, but bet it would not happen now. When I got back after the Harvard flight my wife said I had the widest grin on my face she had ever seen.
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