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25th Apr 2019, 13:51

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ex82watcher

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Brian,there was a guy on the cadet course before mine,with whom I shared the same digs,who was an ex FC (and I believe a 'chopped' pilot) .Prior to joining CAA,he had been at Maastricht,and we both ended up on the same watch at LATCC,though he on South Bank.

25th Apr 2019, 13:56

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Wander00

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A few 89 Entry faces recognisable........

25th Apr 2019, 14:38

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Brian 48nav

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Wander00 - I recognised Scottie R-----, on my Herc' Course in '67.

25th Apr 2019, 17:39

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Pontius Navigator

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Originally Posted by Ewan Whosearmy

Beagle's film narrator stated: "The RAF is trying to bury the image of a technical officer as a wingless wonder... if he wants to, he will not only fly, but also go solo".

Curious to know more about this. Did he get wings at the end of it, or was he still a wingless wonder!?

Engineers and doctors both did flying training as pilots, navigators I think, and AEO. They got the brevet, flying pay, and did a full flying tour. The aim was to enable doctors to better understand the conditions of high performance flight and engineers to be better informed later in their careers. I think largeky it died out by the 70s.