Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant David Wildridge, 22 November 2017

David Wildridge was a pilot in Phantom aircraft of 43 Squadron, served as an instructor in the Hawk at RAF Valley and RAF Chivenor and as a Tornado GR1 pilot.

David Wildridge remembers training as a Phantom pilot and operations with 43 Squadron, including Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) scrambles and interceptions of Soviet aircraft. He remembers armament practice camps in Cyprus, Exercise Red Flag in the United States and aspects of Phantom armament and operations. He was an instructor in Hawk aircraft at RAF Valley and Chivenor, and converted to the Tornado GR1 at the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE).