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Gliding Mar 09, 6 Photos
Cadets Hannah Lees, Emily Walden, Ben Major and Jack Morris were taken to 644VGS at RAF Syerston for gliding experience flights by C/I Tony Wardle. Much to everyone’s disappointment, due to wind-speeds gusting over 30 knots, there was to be no flying. However, their journey was not wasted as members of 644 Squadron staff allowed them to get up close and personal with a variety of the aircraft in the hangar while demonstrating the various flying control surfaces and cockpit instruments. C/I Wardle’s favourite was the De Havilland Chipmunk, the type in which he had his first flight as an air cadet in 1957.
Photos are displayed from Flickr using vdh_flickr plugin courtesy Ralph von der Heyden.