Bob Tuxford’s Log

XM715 Sorties from Bob Tuxford’s Log BookBob Tuxford

Captain
No 57 Squadron, RAF Marham
No 55 Squadron, RAF Marham

XM715 Flights

Date Sortie Captain
28 October 1980 OCU Exercise 8 – Pilot training, AAR Jaguars & Harriers. Let down into Leuchars Alan Pringle
29 October 1980 OCU Exercise 9 – crew solo. AAR Area 5, Jaguar, F4s and Buccaneer Self
6 November 1980 OCU Exercise 9 – AAR Jaguars, F4s, Buccaneers Self
16 April 1981 Night currency check – approach and landings Paul Gausden
2 June 1982 Operation Corporate – Operation Cadbury 9 – C130 Air Drop “Vera”. 2 max on-loads, 1 fuel transfer 25k to C-130. 10Hrs 15mins Self
25 July 1982 Operation Corporate – Operation Cadbury 57 – Air Drop “Olivia”. Short outbound Wave 2. 1 fuel transfer 63k to C-130 Self