-e UK, up to Scotland, and back down to Wales where the Squadron's history finished, 3 months short of a hundred years, which was a bit sad, but hey-
The President reflected on the theme that had been introduced to the Reunion dinners where Chapter members were asked to give 10-the Reunion. He recalled 'Twinkle' Storey of the Meteor Chapter, who came into work one morning and 'A' Flight were flying with 4 Meteors doing aerobatics. He asked: '"What's going on?" They said: "Well, 'A' Flight Commander's just got airborne with 4 Meteors doing aerobatics." He said: "Right, 'B' Flight, let's go," and they did the same thing. That was the spirit on the Squadron at the time.
The President had served for only 2 years on 208 Squadron, but they had been two memorable years. He had been privileged, having come back from America, to join the Buccaneers, and was then told that his Boss was to be a Navigator (Graham Pitchfork), the first fast-which wasn't bad, for a suitcase!). So they walked into the bar, laid back and cool about the whole thing, and there were about 300 aircrew in the bar and, all around the walls, there were cartoon pictures of him in a Buccaneer with his head sticking out of the cockpit, and suitcases falling out onto the Cowden Range.
Then, Sandy Wilson, who was the Station Commander at Lossiemouth at the time, came in with a flight bag that was dripping with water and he announced (in an obviously low-
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