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Originally Posted by jimbuna
the Wing Commander had been there since 1977 and certainly knew his stuff.
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More than that, I do believe he's been mentioned on these boards before...let me rummage...can't find it but I'm sure it was brought up.
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In early November 2008 Wing Commander Paul Gerrard, who is based at the station, was involved in an unusual mid-air rescue. Sixty-five-year-old Jim O'Neill was flying a four seater Cessna 182 from Scotland to Essex after a family holiday, when he had a stroke which caused temporary blindness. Gerrard was on a training flight, and after being alerted to the situation, located O'Neill's aircraft and over a 45 minute period, guided O'Neill to a safe landing at Linton
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