S E A R C H A N D R E SC U E Glen Clova rescue My experience as an SAR pilot By Clive Roberts, Log Board member was a very long time ago, but mental imagery never vanishes; some of it can be recalled with pride, some with varying degrees of embarrassment, depending on how many people were aware of the dbcle. After two months as a search and rescue (SAR) pilot at RAF Leuchars, I was beginning to settle in. My complacency was dispelled on a night scramble of 16th August. I trust memory serves accurately to reflect the events of that night. A climber had suffered a fall in Glen Clova. Manning the mighty Walter Wessex XT 604, the three crew set off into the dark. To my shame, my logbook fails to record the name of our 52 THE LOG Win 24 pp52-53 Glen Clova.indd 52 01/12/2023 14:59