Originally Posted by
GICASI2
No - he was Air Cdre Rocks after being the best stn cdr that Cranwell has seen. He was a desert Hunter man, Jags and BALO with the paras, surviving the infamous Keil Canal jump: his parachute failed, he bounced off the canopy of the man ahead and was caught by the said man (who broke both legs when landing!). A larger than life bloke who was an inspirational Boss.
He was my line manager as SASO [Met was Air Staff] . ISTR that TT had a spectacular accident involving a bicycle and a happy hour or whatever. For a few days there was not a lot of SASO visible under the bandages and gismos.