5 - Ouch !!
A bird strike on 1FTS XR668/45 - As well as being used to train students,
this aircraft was regularly used by Pete Jarvis ( Linton-on-Ouse Solo aerobatics representative from 1963 - 1966).
When Pete left the RAF in 1967 the frame was almost at the end of its fatigue life.
Pete doesn't remember this bird strike, so I assume a student was flying the aircraft at the time.
- Photo Courtesy of David Mulford