RAF Form 414, Vol 29
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Stories from my logbook continue with the last few weeks of my service career, which were a blur of form signing, return of equipment, formal dinners, informal parties, speeches and gifts, all accompanied by feelings of regret and excitement at to what my future held. I flew my last flight in an F3 leading a 3 ship out over the Scottish highlands and then, after everyone had landed, I beat up the squadron low and fast. I then planned to do a low, slow pass with a full burner pull-up into the vertical...   My full burner climb ended ignominiously when one reheat failed to light!   The mecca of all things truckie! Brize Norton.   The horrors of learning Morse Code!   The Campaign Against Aviation   The PA34 of British Aerospace which I flew at Prestwick   Finally, the proud holder of an ATPL   At last, the sniff of a job!   Images shown under creative commons licence with thanks to the MOD, the RAF, the CAA, Chris Lofting and BAe Systems.
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