Flying instructor retires from RAF Wittering after 35 years of service
A flying instructor has retired from regular duties at RAF Wittering after 35 years of service.
Sqn Ldr Andy Tagg began his career in 1986 when he joined up as non-commissioned aircrew, but the RAF was in his DNA long before he chose to apply.
His dad had joined as a national serviceman in 1954 and chose to remain until 1966, working first as an air traffic controller and then as a photographer.
Flt Lt Andy Tagg at the controls of a Harrier GR7 in 1994 (supplied image)
Sqn Ldr Tagg s ambition was to become a pilot and in 1990 he began initial officer training at RAF College Cranwell. At the time, he did not consider the Harrier as a possibility, but it was the aircraft he was destined for.