Buccaneer 1992 - 1994 (6)
At last, 31 March 94 was upon us. For those of you who can remember the Endex, well done (you obviously weren’t there or drinking enough). The final fly-past was worthy of the event, though Russ Hall’s time hack (sic: “hack, hack, now, hack”) retains the prize for most noteworthy (or was that, not worthy!) time check ever. The visitors from 234 Sqn, arriving in a C130, added massively to the event, with the new boss, Sqn Ldr Gary Brough, delivering a welcome change to the after dinner speeches. In the
days before Facebook, we have photographic evidence of much of the event, courtesy of Andy Brooks.
A small number of crews remained and after they finally sobered up, spent the first three days of April delivering the remaining aircraft to St Athan, via every conceivable RAF station, airport and landing strip. Both Ian 'Spoffer' Morrison and Carl 'PORG' Wilson deserve special mention for their roles in 'Departuregate'! It really was now the ‘End of a Buccanera’, though the Sqn got to live on with the reins being passed over to a different kind of boss, doing a different kind a job (pilot training), at a different kind of station (RAF Valley). Once again, this is another story.
Thanks to the Air Historical Branch for the timeline, the diarists (Woody, in particular) and you, the reader for forgiving my errors or omissions. Please feel free to write to the Webmaster with any corrections or additions: that way we keep the story going!
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