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Old 7th Aug 2017, 19:49
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Had an email from Al Pollock this morning so he is still around, though not too well.

I was prompted to look in my logbook to confirm my memory of the fiftieth anniversary, 01/04/1968, when the Chivenor Wing flew a formation of 32 Hunters and four Meteors plus a couple of airborne spares over Plymouth, Exeter and Barnstaple. ( I flew one of the Meteors on that occasion, there being very few current Meteor pilots there then) Happy days !

Did any other unit celebrate?

I guess the RAF would be pushed to get that number of aircraft in the sky together now and would find it difficult to get anyone to authorise the trip.
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