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Ray Coates |
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Name : Ray Coates |
Ray Coates was awarded an RAF Flying Scholarship and subsequently joined the RAF in 1974. Following flying training he was selected to become a first tour Flying Instructor and during that time he won the coveted Wright Jubilee Competition - the youngest pilot to do so. In 1980 he joined No 3(F) SQN flying the Harrier in RAF Germany, becoming the Squadrons Qualified Flying Instructor and Instrument Rating Examiner and flying operationally in Germany, Sardinia, Belize and the Falklands. He was then posted to the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit (233 OCU) as an Instructor and was the Harrier display pilot during 1986/7. After completing his RAF career he joined British Airways, and retired as a Captain on the Boeing 747-400. |
| Aircraft for : Ray Coates | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Ray Coates. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Boeing 747 
| Boeing 747 Full profile not yet available. | |
Harrier 
Manufacturer : Hawker Siddeley Production Began : 1969 | Harrier The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Vertical Take off Royal Air Force and Royal Navy ground attack fighter. with a maximum speed of 737mph and a ceiling of over 50,000 feet. range of 260 miles. The Harriers armament consisted of two 30mm Aden guns and up to 5000 lb of bombs, Rockets or other armaments under the wings. The Worlds First vertical take off and landing combat aircraft the Hawker Siddeley Harriers first arrived with No. 1 squadron Royal Air Force in July 1969. and with a variety of modifications and changes (Harrier GR 1, Harrier T2, Harrier GR3 and finally the British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRG1) The Sea Harrier commenced trials in 1977. The Fleet Air Arm received their first harriers just in time for the Falklands Conflict. | |
| Squadrons for : Ray Coates | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Ray Coates. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.3 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 13th May 1912 Tertius primus erit - The Third shall be first | No.3 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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