Squadron Leader "Taff" Charles J Taylor AFC and bar Squadron Leader "Taff" Taylor was a member of the 93 Sqn Fleche D'Or Hunter formation aerobatic team.   He was born on 30Sep32 and commissioned in the Royal Air Force on 21Apr52.   He was promoted to Squadron Leader on 1Jul64 and retired from the RAF on 30Sep70. From 1961 - 64 Taffy was based at Edwards North Base, which has a single 6,000' runway.   Edwards North Base was the CIA operated part of the huge Edwards complex and is located several miles north of Main Base and South Base.   It lies about 150 metres into the scrub desert by the NW edge of the massive dry lake bed.   It is close to the main touchdown zone for the longest lakebed runway - which in those days was routinely used by the X-15 and the early 'M2F2 lifting bodies'.       Here is an extract from the list of pilots that were checked out on the U2 programme in the USA: No.        NAME                             RANK      Start/Solo    Call Sign    YEAR 154 D   Charles W. Maultsby   Capt        10-Jan-61                        1961 155 D   Ivan B. Webster FRAF Sqn Ldr     9-Mar-61     "Chunky" 156 D   Charles Taylor FRAF   Sqn Ldr  13-Mar-61 157       Charles W. Kern          Capt           6-Apr-61 D Indicates Deceased   --   F Flew for the CIA from the Royal Air Force                                                                                      Training for the U2 pilots on Lake Mead in the USA. Here is his citation for his Bar to his AFC:           MINISTRY OF DEFENCE        (AIR FORCE DEPARTMENT)                          Whitehall, London S.W.I.                                      1st January 1965. The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards:            Bar to Air Force Cross : Squadron Leader Charles TAYLOR, A.F.C.     (4076381), Royal Air Force.