On May 26 1960 the popular and highly respected Blount handed over command of 45 Squadron to his successor. That year he chose to leave the RAF and joined Hambros Bank, becoming a director in 1973 ...
The air force confirmed the canopy of the Typhoon, from XI (F) Sqn at RAF Coningsby, had been "jettisoned by the pilot" during a flight which took it over the North Sea. A spokesperson for the RAF ...