Back home, we found time to give our departing SENGO a Buccaneer [10] ride and then enjoyed celebrating his [11] survival!. We also said farewell to SENGO again! [12].
Then there was always Goose Bay where we could fly a lot of low level sorties and not annoy too many of the locals. Our AOC [13], AVM Mike Knight, came out to visit us and fly with us on a sortie. Back at Honington as the weather got better, so the social life moved outdoors and our lovely wives challenged 9 Squadron to a game of rounders. And all the training was to be focused on a trip to Cold Lake in Canada for a Maple Flag exercise [15] & [16]. Although we were disappointed that we were there in the high fire risk period which meant no dropping of live weapons, we nevertheless enjoyed pitching our wits against the USAF F15s and the Ground Defences. And when the range areas were closed through bad weather we persuaded the Canadians that a low level Buccaneer sight-seeing trip amongst The Rockies [17] was a good idea. And back at Honington, during the Families Days, 208 invariably flew demonstration 4 ship airfield attacks. You ought to be able to spot your Association Secretary, Treasurer, and Membership Secretary!
