the mammoth task. First of all he needed to clarify in his mind who was in the flypast and who, if anyone, required to be added to the list for the deployment. He stood up and walked over to the whiteboard on the far wall, picked up a marker pen and began writing:
IDS - 619 Squadron
Flt Lt Stumpy Stokes / Wing Commander Todd Morrissey – Purple Lead Red 1
Major Klaus Jung / Flt Lt Jesse Green Red 2
Fg Off Moose Davis / Fg Off Hoppy Harris Red 3
K Kapitan Anton Fischer / Flt Lt Bill Earle Red 4
Even though Klaus was Dutch and Anton a German, they were permitted to go to Brindisi under NATO rules.
Air Defence Tornados (ADV) – XXX Squadron
Wing Commander Barclay Hunt / Flt Lt Ed Brown Blue 1
Squadron Leader John Hortin / Flt Lt Jon Holliday Blue 2
Capt Pat Proby USAF / Squadron Leader Rick Hill Blue 3
Flt Lt Dave Stewart / Fg Off Rocky Darren Blue 4
Reconnaissance Tornados (Recce) – XIII (PR) Squadron
Squadron Leader Al McDonald / Flt Lt Anwar Salim Green 1
Flt Lt Harry South / Fg Off Bob Walters Green 2
Canberra PR9 – Reconnaissance 39 (PR) Squadron
Squadron Leader Al Norman / Flt Lt Steve Hicks Yellow 1
Squadron Leader Phil Merry / Squadron Ldr Al Gibson Yellow 2
Canberra ECM (Electronic Counter Measures)360 Squadron
Fg Off Glen Friedman / Lt Mike Scarffe RN / Flt Lt Andy Gabriel
Yellow 3
VC-10 Tanker 10 Squadron
Squadron Leader Andy Faithfull / Fg Off Bob Garrett / Squadron Leader Nigel Howard / Squadron Leader Norman King / Flt Lt Ranjit Singh Yellow 4
C-130 Hercules Transport 47 Squadron
Flt Lt Phil Woods / Squadron Leader Julie Grant / Fg Off Dave Sussex / Flt Sergeant Don St John / Sgt Sol Cole Yellow 5
These were the basic crews that had been practising the flypast for the past few weeks. They were the certainties. But who else would need to be aboard for the flight to Brindisi. Todd had been requested to make sure that he got all of the support team on board the Hercules, as other transport could not be guaranteed. Therefore, he made a provisional list of extra personnel to be airborne on the
IDS - 619 Squadron
Flt Lt Stumpy Stokes / Wing Commander Todd Morrissey – Purple Lead Red 1
Major Klaus Jung / Flt Lt Jesse Green Red 2
Fg Off Moose Davis / Fg Off Hoppy Harris Red 3
K Kapitan Anton Fischer / Flt Lt Bill Earle Red 4
Even though Klaus was Dutch and Anton a German, they were permitted to go to Brindisi under NATO rules.
Air Defence Tornados (ADV) – XXX Squadron
Wing Commander Barclay Hunt / Flt Lt Ed Brown Blue 1
Squadron Leader John Hortin / Flt Lt Jon Holliday Blue 2
Capt Pat Proby USAF / Squadron Leader Rick Hill Blue 3
Flt Lt Dave Stewart / Fg Off Rocky Darren Blue 4
Reconnaissance Tornados (Recce) – XIII (PR) Squadron
Squadron Leader Al McDonald / Flt Lt Anwar Salim Green 1
Flt Lt Harry South / Fg Off Bob Walters Green 2
Canberra PR9 – Reconnaissance 39 (PR) Squadron
Squadron Leader Al Norman / Flt Lt Steve Hicks Yellow 1
Squadron Leader Phil Merry / Squadron Ldr Al Gibson Yellow 2
Canberra ECM (Electronic Counter Measures)360 Squadron
Fg Off Glen Friedman / Lt Mike Scarffe RN / Flt Lt Andy Gabriel
Yellow 3
VC-10 Tanker 10 Squadron
Squadron Leader Andy Faithfull / Fg Off Bob Garrett / Squadron Leader Nigel Howard / Squadron Leader Norman King / Flt Lt Ranjit Singh Yellow 4
C-130 Hercules Transport 47 Squadron
Flt Lt Phil Woods / Squadron Leader Julie Grant / Fg Off Dave Sussex / Flt Sergeant Don St John / Sgt Sol Cole Yellow 5
These were the basic crews that had been practising the flypast for the past few weeks. They were the certainties. But who else would need to be aboard for the flight to Brindisi. Todd had been requested to make sure that he got all of the support team on board the Hercules, as other transport could not be guaranteed. Therefore, he made a provisional list of extra personnel to be airborne on the
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