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Graduation Reviewing Officer

Commandant

Blockey John (A)

Chaplin Anthony (A)

Cliff Patrick (A)

Cohu Jeremy (C)

Cottingham Tony (B)

Coulcher Colin (B)

Delap Timothy (C)

Gibson Alexander 1B)

Harrington Mike (B)

Heron John (B)

Ingoldby Anthony (C)

Kerr Robert (C)

Le Brocq Richard (C)

Martin Peter (A)

Nance Edward (B)

Nelson Robert (C)

Ploszek Henryk (B)

Ryan Michael (B)

Scott David (C)

Scullard John (A)

Steel Noel (C)

Stoker William (B)

Tiffin Alan A)

Williams Graham (B)

Youd Norman (A)

Back: T. H. F. Delap, N. G. Steel, N. B. Youd, P. J. Cliff, J. D. Heron, E. J. Nance, M. A. F. Ryan

Middle: J. A. Tiffen, D. H. Scott, A. J. Gibson, J. H. Scullard, C. P. J. Coulcher, M. V. P. Harrington, G. C. Williams, G. C. Kerr, M. R. Ploszek

Front: A. J. Chaplin, J. W. Blockey, J. J. R. Cohu, R. H. B. Le Brocq, P. S. Martin, A. S. Cottingham, W. I. C. Stoker, A. P. Ingoldby, R. B. Nelson

71 Entry - Arrived Jan 55 - 36 souls. Graduated Dec 57 - 25 souls, one lost in a Vampire

Trained on Piston Provost flying from Cranwell North airfield, later Barkston Heath with Spitalgate as satellite and Vampire T11 and FB9 flying from Cranwell South airfield with circuits at Fulbeck and occasionally Swinderby.

Graduated to fly Hunter, Canberra, Valiant, Victor, Vulcan.

Achievements - 1 x AVM, 5 x Gp Capts, 2 x OBEs, 1 x DFC, 3 x AFCs;

A sort of "unexceptional" entry but eight served on exchange duties with the USAF, including one who ruined the RAF's safety record with the USAF by ejecting twice from Phantoms.

Notable events –

One flew a Harrier in Transatlantic air race, earning a Harmon Trophy

Another was CO of the Strikemaster operation in Oman at the dramatic relief of Mirbat fort, awarded an Omani decoration.

July 2015 - .

Tony Cottingham July 2015