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Kath started flying at 17 with a RAF Scholarship and gained her private pilots licence, PPL(A), at 18. Following university she joined the RAF as an Air Traffic Controller, then a change of career to Body Guarding and surveillance followed. Kath is currently a Tactical Flight Officer on the police helicopter based at MOD St Athan. Kath is passionate about all things aviation as well as fitness and being volunteer lifeboat crew.
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617 Squadron, The 617 Room and it’s Welsh connection

07/11/2016 4 minute read
Written by: Kath Fisher

617 Sqn. To anyone that claims to be an aviation enthusiast, let alone the more recently termed “Avgeek”, 617 Sqn will be known to them as the infamous “Dambusters Squadron”.  This Squadron was formed during the Second World War to carry out a single and especially dangerous task.  This task [read more]




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