Alek Tarwid
I met Alek when in 1963 as a very new SAC I arrived on 225 Sqn at Odiham. About day 2 he came into the crew room said ' Airtest I need ballast ..... You!'
That was my first and most exciting ride LHS in a Whirlwind, and as I recall he spent a lot of the time swearing in Polish!
He was always known as 'Jock', and maintained that he was more English than any of us as he'd been in the country since 1940 and most of us weren't born then.
He was truly one of the greats and his stories are legion.
It really was an honour to have known him.
Last edited by Bill4a; 24th Aug 2017 at 10:09.
Reason: Brain failure and I forgot something!