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Back in the early 80's while I was in the Air Training Corps I'd go flying as often as possible. In this picture, me and two fellow cadets (from 2473 Sqn ATC) are waiting for an air experience flight in a Chipmunk at RAF Abingdon. I was a Flight Sergeant at this stage and also doing my glider pilot training, gaining my solo glider pilot wings shortly after this powered flight.

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In this picture a cadet deposits the contents of his stomach, secured in a bag into a bin. The bag was filled due to aerobatic manoeuvres which disagreed with the greasy food the cadet had eaten for lunch

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We went on regular camping trips, here somewhere in Wales, Crickhowell or Llangattock I think

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The Brecon Beacons and The Black Mountains were our regular haunts, not far from Hereford

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Annual Camp, I went on this every year, so about 8 of them, it was a long time ago and I do not remember which one this was

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Annual Camp, at RAF Locking

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My first light aicraft flying experiences were gained with the Air Training Corps. I took this shot at RAF Abingdon as a cadet waddled out to a waiting Chipmunk for an air experience flight (the emergency use parachutes made walking very difficult). If he was lucky he would have done some aerobatics while airborne. In the background you can see some VC-10s awaiting their tanker conversion. The RAF had just acquired these aircraft from British Airways

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An early glider a Kirkby Kadet, open canopy, wind in your face, real gliding, I gained my wings in one of these. Later these were replaced by modern ASK21s

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If in doubt, build a tripod! We did a lot of fieldcraft training, survival etc and always, I mean always you would have to build a tripod. This one was for practice only (no river to cross)

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Annual camp, at RAF DoNotRemember 1979

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Annual camp, at RAF Halton, 1983

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Annual camp, at RAF Manston

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Annual camp, at RAF Wittering, 1982

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1985 and we, 2473, for the first time, won the Middlesex Wing Drill Competition held at RAF Uxbridge, I was right marker, a proud moment for all of us. We repeated this the following year

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We went on regular camping trips, here somewhere in Wales, Crickhowell or Llangattock I think

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The Brecon Beacons and The Black Mountains were our regular haunts, not far from Hereford