A FORMER Queen Katherine School pupil dropped in on his old teachers in a Royal Navy helicopter today.

Lieutenant Commander Martin Lanni made a flying visit to his old school to give a few lucky students an aerial view of their hometown from the window of his Sea King.

"It's almost as if I've never been away," said Lt Cdr Lanni, who flies as part of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, based at HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Scotland.

For full story and pictures, see next week's Westmorland Gazette.