![]() ![]() ![]() 234 Squadron based at RAF Chivenor, SW England, where he graduated from the Pilot Attack Instructors Course. II(AC) Squadron based at RAF Gutersloh, Germany (1969–71) and No. 8 Squadron based at RAF Muharraq, Bahrain (1968–69), No. On completion of his flying instructors tour he started his succession of fighter squadron tours commencing in January 1968. At the European Championships just prior to the Olympics he won bronze in the event. Thorn represented Great Britain in the bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics, Grenoble, France. ![]() In May 1966, Thorn ejected from his aircraft following a mid-air collision with 4 other aircraft in which two aircraft crashed onto the outskirts of Nottingham. Thorn represented the RAF at Rugby and played for Blackheath Rugby Club. He graduated with his pilot wings in 1964 and on completion of the Advanced Flying Training he was selected to become a flying instructor straight out of training. He entered the Royal Air Force College Cranwell as a flight cadet in September 1961. Just after leaving school he represented Suffolk in the Minor Counties cricket competition as an 'opening' fast bowler. Thorn was born in Atbara, Sudan during the Second World War and attended Ipswich School from 1953 to 1961. Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the AirĪir Commodore Timothy Gane Thorn, AFC, FRAeS (born 21 September 1942), often known as Tim Thorn and nicknamed "Tiger", is a retired Royal Air Force officer and up to January 2010 was a pilot and flying instructor at 6 Air Experience Flight at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire. ![]()
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