http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1504724/Squadron-Leader-Ray-Hanna.html
I was reading the telegraph online obituary for the late and much missed Ray Hanna and it details events around ferry flights to India, crossing Pakistani air space in Hunters.
The PAF intercepted and mock dog fights ensued, I thought it was an incredible tale for several reasons and wondered if anybody knew any more?
By: The"Eh"Team - 24th March 2010 at 21:33
Hi BSG-75….Look out for a book by J.T.Kingsley called “In the Red” with ISBN 1-85821-754-7.It details the life of the author as a pilot who served alongside Ray Hanna while in the RAF both in the ferry flight period when sales of hunters to India took place and also in the early days with the,” Red Arrows ” when Ray Hanna flew with them.
It not only gives an insight into life as a pilot in the 60/70s period of the RAF but the author gives some vivid and graphic accounts of his time flying the little Gnat at shows,in practice and some of the japes they used to get up to traveling with the “Reds”….CheersJB.:eek::):):rolleyes:
By: Postfade - 24th March 2010 at 21:11
The fairly new book ‘Lightning Up’ by AVM Alan Whittle has some pages about his involvement with a Hunter ferry flight to India-no ‘dog fights’ with the Pakistan Air Forrce though.
By: Speedy - 24th March 2010 at 01:33
My uncle flew one of the Hunter ferry missions to India. I have his log books for the flights somewhere, but I believe they went via Orange (France), Luqa, Alexandria, Aden, and ended up in Dehli. I will try to find the logs.
By: Red Hunter - 23rd March 2010 at 14:10
No, but I also enjoyed the story of his crash-landed Vampire near the railway track and persuading the train guard to give him a lift with his watch as deposit, although he had no money for the fare. It typifies the man.
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