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Old 26th Mar 2018, 08:32
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son of brommers
 
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My dad and his driver got a GE in 1973 on 809 Sqn whilst "enjoying the delights of the Atlantic Fleet Weaponary Ranges off Puerto Rico" in XT 284 when the port engine ingested the radome.
They jettisoned the wing stores and diverted to Roosevelt Roads and "typically RN we were back on Ark within the hour,courtesy of the COD helicopter which just happened to be picking up the mail and the Admiral's fresh milk! Arriving 5 mins late for the next briefing we were sent out for another sortie; 2" RP on the ships splash target. Great fun! In due course,after fretting about the 50,000 pounds worth of refuelling pod resting on the bottom of the range,their Lordships relented and instead of docking our meagre pay gave us a 'Green Endorsement' for Airmanship." (Thanks to the driver for this info)
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