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From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:00:44 -0300
That photo must really be an excellent lasting memory of what started out to 
be a very satisfying career.

If only everyone could be so blessed.

jh

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 5:44 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Choice of photo, was Advice sought on ...


>
> Thanks, John.
>
> I'm supposed to be going up to Anglesey for a trip in a Hawk Mk1,
> how's that?
>
> And here's a photo taken of me and my squadron commander after my
> first solo in a Hawk, in 1977.
>
> http://web.mac.com/zuiko/work_photos/Hawk_Solo.html
>
> It was a brand new acquisition by the RAF and I was on the first
> course to be taught fast jet flying in the lovely little beast.  I was
> the first ab initio student (i.e. non-experienced pilot) to be cleared
> to fly solo on it.  The first solo trip was around Anglesey and it was
> unofficial, but traditional, for the pilot to fly it as fast as he
> could down the Menai Straits.
>
> I remember that there was a stop on the airspeed indicator at 500
> knots and my needle was hard up against the stop for the leg down the
> Straits ...
>
> Ah! Halcyon days!
>
> Chris
>
> On 1 Jun 2008, at 19:56, John Hudson wrote:
>
>> Nice photos Chris; Ms Richardson certainly looks a confident young
>> lady.
>>
>> Your next assignment Chris will be to haul out your Hawk Mk 128 and
>> both go
>> for a spin :-)
>
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