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Tornado GR4 display crew for 2005 is Flt Lt Pete Griffiths and Flt
Lt Matt Bressani from XV(R) Squadron.
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Tornado F3 display crew for 2005 is Flt Lt Richard 'Dicko' Moyes
and Flt Lt Gareth 'Gaz' Littlechild.
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Harrier
GR7 display pilot for 2005 is yet to be announced.
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Jaguar
GR3A display pilot for 2005 is Flt Lt Derek Sington from 41 Squadron.
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Squadron Hawk display pilot for 2005 is once again Flt Lt Dave Harvey,
a veteran of several seasons.
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Typhoon
display pilot for 2005 is Sqn Ldr Matt Elliot.
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Flight
Lieutenant Pete Griffiths's current post involves the training of
student pilots and navigators for the Tornado GR4 in all aspects
of flying, weaponry and tactics. He has accrued over 1,800 flying
hours, of which over 750 hours are on the Tornado GR1/4.
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'Dicko'
instructs ab-initio pilots and navigators, as well as newly arrived
staff. Whilst serving on 56(R) Squadron, he has also graduated from
the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP). Dicko has over 1,500
flying hours, with over 1,200 being on Tornado F3.
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The
display was unable to be validated at Coningsby due to a malfunction
of the nozzle rotation mechanism, causing the display to be abandoned
and an emergency landing swiftly made. It will probably now be concluded
at Wittering.
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Derek
is a dual-qualified QFI/QWI with the Training Flight on 41(F), and
only the second such dual-qualified instructor in the Jaguar fleet's
history.
This may be the last full year for a Jaguar on the display circuit,
as the force will be reduced to a single squadron in early 2006.
Hopefully the top brass will see sense and commission another display
pilot for a further year.
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Dave
will be sharing Hawk duties with Flt Lt Chris Docherty from 4 FTS
at Valley, who has a striking new paint scheme for his particular
Hawk.
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Matt
is responsible for standards and evulation of performance with 29(R)
Squadron, the Typhoon OCU. Recently promoted, Matt was previously
with the Typhoon OEU, 17(R) Squadron.
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Flight Lieutenant Matt Bressani is responsible for training ab-initio
and refresher student pilots and navigators in all aspects of Tornado
GR4 weaponeering and tactical flying. Matt has accrued over 950
flying hours of which over 700 hours are on the Tornado GR1/GR4.
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Unusually
for the display team Gaz is to remain operational with 43(F) Squadron
whilst being the display navigator with 56(R) Squadron. Gaz has
accrued over 2,000 flying hours, of which, over 1,300 hours are
on the Tornado F3.
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Also
on the airshow circuit this year will be four Sea Harriers
from 801 Squadron, making a final curtain call for this last all-British
design.
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