Air Engineer Airborne Instruction
1967 – 1973 AE&AES RAF Topcliffe
1973 – 1977 No 6 FTS RAF Finningley
Airborne instruction of Air Engineers was carried out on the Varsity with each student flying around 50 hours. Normal crew composition was Pilot, Screen Engineer and 2 u/t Engineers. One u/t Engineer would be in the RHS with the other “down the back” gaining experience.
Al Humphries Log Book Varsity June 1970 Al Humphries Log Book Varsity July 1970

I’ve got this very airframe in my log book. April 4th 1974 Finningley-St Mawgan – Porto- Gibraltar. Flying time 8hrs 40 min.
This was the final handling check at the end of course. I can still remember some of the ‘mouth music’
Throttles………..Movement checked, friction set. Closed. Turning, priming No 1 give me nine blades.



