May 2022
We went up to Curborough a day earlier to avoid the Friday traffic and visited the
Great British Car Journey in Ambergate, Derbyshire.
We also visited Tatenhill Airfield in Needwood, Burton-upon-Trent where they have a Blackburn Buccaneer which was
one of the largest aircraft
The aircrew for this particular Buccaneer were Sqn Ldr M Scarffe and Flt Lt R P Catterall. One interesting
story regarding Sqn Ldr Scarffe was as follows:
The aircrews walking back from a mission were understandably much happier and relaxed than those
walking out. Some youngsters were perplexed to meet Sqn Ldr Mike Scarffe walking in looking quite
dejected. On asking him why, he said 'I have been tasked with bombing a disused airfield.' After a few
seconds to let that sink in, he broke into a mischievous grin and added: 'Well it is now!'
to operate from British aircraft carriers and last took part in combat
operations during the 1991 Gulf War.
