TWELVE members of the Buccaneer Aircrew Association retraced their steps this weekend at an emotional reunion.
They visited the Yorkshire Air Museum and then, in the evening, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, where they gained their pilots' wings 40 years ago in a ceremony on March 19, 1965.
The naval aviator's course lasted 11 months and included instruction on jet Provost aircraft by both Royal Air Force and Royal Navy qualified flying instructors.
It was more than 30 years since some of the Buccaneers had met, with one member flying in from Canada.
Almost all of those attending were associated with the Blackburn Buccaneer Strike Aircraft, which was developed and assembled at Holme on Spalding, with prototype testing taking place on Elvington airfield during the 1960s.
The party included Group Captain Tom Eeles, former Commanding Officer, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, who is vice-president of the Buccaneer Aircrew Association.
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