Squires Gate was my home airport too. Many happy memories from the 60s and early 70s – Autair Ambassadors, etc…
Once blagged a freebie round the Tower in a Cherokee 6 – pilot took pity on me I think!
I remember Clive Hodgson well – pretty sure he’s still around. He was called Clive but some people called him Cliff. He always drove particularly dreadful cars – three-wheeler Reliants, rear-engined Skodas etc!
Mark