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Used to fly with an ex-RAF Herk Captain who was involved in a large paratroop drop-ex, in the late sixties.
The very keen Pongo CO was leaping about all over the ship, keeping up morale and monitoring progress to the DZ. On quite a steep turn-in for the drop run the Loadie was heard to say “Ere skipper – Colonel’s fallen out !”
And he had. ........... Said CO had to tab in about 20 miles to catch up with his lads.
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