HIS FIRST ever flight will be one to remember for young Dundee man Gordon Feeney.

The 22-year-old took the back seat of a Tornado which broke the sound barrier and performed aerobatics as pilot Flight Lieutenant Sue Freeman flew him out over the North Sea.

Mr Feeney, who had never been on a plane before, was nominated for the 30-minute trip of a lifetime by the Prince’s Trust in recognition of his hard work on its personal development course at Dundee College.

Flight Lt Freeman made sure Gordon enjoyed every possible thrill from the start.

From take-off she stood the fighter on its tail as it soared almost vertically into the clouds.

Mr Feeney summed up his flight as “fantastic.”

“It is difficult to explain how I felt during the flight, but it was great,” he said.

“Sue did not tell me she was going to go straight up and turn upside down at the top. What a start!”

The flight took place during the first day of the two-day Firebird Invitational being hosted by RAF Leuchars and the Gleneagles Hotel.

It is hoped the event, in which corporate teams battled it out of the golf course at Gleneagles yesterday, will raise £100,000.

The money will be shared between the Prince’s Trust and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

Several youngsters from the Prince’s Trust visited the Fife station yesterday.

The corporate participants will be at the base today, taking part in military activities and rally driving with the Ford World Rally Championship team.

Ian Jones, chairman of the Tayside board of the Prince’s Trust, said, “We cannot thank the squadron and RAF Leuchars enough for providing such a great experience and for their generous fund- raising on behalf of the trust.

“Wing Commander Andy Bowen and all of the squadron team have treated the Prince’s Trust party royally and given us all, but Gordon in particular, a day to remember.”