RAF Form 414, Vol 12




Plane Tales show

Summary: Year two of Porridge… that’s an old term used by prisoners to describe their time inside jail but was very apt as many of my fellow flying instructors and I had not volunteered for this particular job and it was a long one.  As I leaf through the pages of my log book I recall memories from my flying career.<br> <br> <br> Flying with the Air Officer Commanding<br> <br>  <br> <br> The badge of No 4 Flying Training School, palm tree and all!<br> <br>  <br> <br> Lining up for breaks to the right when someone decided to go LEFT instead!<br> <br>  <br> <br> The fabled MON formation<br> <br>  <br> <br> How the English might have read it!<br> <br>  <br> <br> 10 Hawks in echelon<br> <br>  <br> <br> Fishing!<br> <br>  <br> <br> The F4 FIRE Drill<br> <br>  <br> <br> If FIRE confirmed - EJECT<br> <br>  <br> <br>  <br> <br>  <br> <br> Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the RAF, BAe, MOD and Mr Geoff Lee of Plane Focus.