Visit: RAF Linton On Ouse

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

the Wing Commander had been there since 1977 and certainly knew his stuff.

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.

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