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Old 26th Nov 2014, 19:55
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All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is known for being a fairly grounded Kiwi, but after 100 tests at the helm, he got carried away in a Typhoon fighter jet.

With "Squadron Leader R McCaw RNZAF" emblazoned on the side of the jet, the veteran flanker took off from Coningsby RAF base in Lincolnshire, near the east coast of England, for a ride in one of the world's top fighter planes.
Nice gesture - and before anyone baulks, he was made an honorary Sqn Ldr by the RNZAF.
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Old 26th Nov 2014, 21:52
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All black Typhoon? I remember formating on this one for HM Queen's Birthday Flypast (it now hangs in the RAF Museum):



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Richie loves flying.
Does a lot of gliding in the South Island, where men are men, sheep are scared and you can soar a Harvard in the wave off the Southern Alps.
The last point isn't a joke either - done by many an RNZAF stude in days gone by I understand...
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