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Old 4th July 2006 | 22:37
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FJJP
 
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Years ago when the main runway was being refurbished, we all decamped to a nearby USAF airfield. However, rather than just use the US bulking facilities, the knurled gnomes decided to drive huge tankers daily from main base.

The first tanker was a degree or two from overturning at the first roundabout as the fuel sloshed to the side. The tanker had no internal baffles to stop this happening.

The morons at the top took many months sorting it out to allow main base bulking. The cost was enormous, instead of arranging to use US fuel....

Typical of the thinking at the time - good to see that 'lessons learned' [which became 'lessons identified'] haven't.
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