Haha when was this and what country?

Irish Pilots.
 

The instructor I flew with most at basic (56 course Leeming) was from Tipparary. I am from Belfast.
We became good friends. T.C. loved his practical jokes and he got me a hum dinger one day.
The trip was dual general handling in JP 3 XM453 and he hammered me from start to finish. At the end of an hour he called a full stop landing after a few rollers and so we landed.
As I turned off the active I received yet another thump on the right arm followed by the words "Happy 12th of July you protestant bastard". Our laughter had to be brought under control so that I could see to taxi back to the pan.
I hadn't noticed the date but it was of course the 12th.
Beer was consumed at 1700 sharp that evening.;)

Kintyred

The officer of whom you speak retired recently with the rank of General (one * I think) in the RNlAF; his background was Jaguars, and that exchange you mentioned on F16. I took over from him on the Recce desk at 2 ATAF in 1992 (having formerly been a neighbour at Chivenor in 81/82) from where he left to become a Cloggie and join their air force; had to take up nationality to do so - and happily remains so.:ok:

Mister B

HTB,

I bumped into him the other day and he is still loving life....who wouldn't when you get to fly a Spitfire from time to time?!