11 JP Course Church Fenton 1964/5

[DGAC]

OK. 13 Course started a thread, quickly followed by 15, so let's add the other bracket and see who's around from 11?

[lightningmate]

So many Courses, all those Numbers to recall; however, the dates look right so guess I am still around - after a fashion

lm

[DGAC]

Lightningmate, the 11 Course graduates were: Dave Featherstone, Alan Londesborough, Alan Curtis, Mike Schofield, Marcus Maclean, John Barnett, Dave Lawrence, Roger Morton, John Leeming, Tony Alcock, Neil Evans, Terry Adcock, Mike Titterton, Tom Taylor, Phil Boreham, Keith Monkhouse, Bob Frith, Geoff Brindle, Dave Gill, Neil Wharton and John Darby.

[lightningmate]

Aha, I was right. Familiar names, I know at least 3 are no longer with us.

Regards
lm

[Fly380]

Would you care to elaborate lightningmate? I know Roger Morton was killed in a midair collision but the other 2

[lightningmate]

John Leeming - Harrier Mid-Air

Alan Curtis - Sea Harrier Mid-Air (Assumed)

lm

[Fly380]

That's sad. I knew them all as we shared the same Squadron at Fenton. Thanks for the info.

[bonajet]

Bob Frith was instructing at Valley on the Gnat in 1973. Neal Wharton was Hunters, Harriers, Red Arrows, Hawks then airlines, now retired.

[Fly380]

Mike Schofield was in The Queen's Flight maybe even head of it. I met him when he was in BA on the 747-400. I seem to remember he was cherrypicked to run Brymon Airways in Plymouth after BA aquired it in the 90's.

[john darby]

Gill and Titterton did some helo basic but moved onto Hercs; Tom Taylor stayed helo after 230 in Borneo and ended up with CFS(H) and is now retired in Shropshire. I am still working, 24 years RAF, 11 years Bristows on 212's, North Sea and Nigeria. The past 12 years in Cornwall free lance on Agusta Mk1's through to the Grand as corporate pilot to local grandees.