Originally Posted by
MapleTopGun
I recall a fire fighting demo during basic training at RAF Halton where a match was thrown into a tray of Jet A1 & much to everyones surprise the match was extinguished by the fuel
A similar test of the flammability theory was carried out one day at Celle c/o two intrepid members of the A.A.C.
Unfortunately, the drip tray was located underneath a Scout at the time..... the Scout subsequently had some nice shiny new skin and other bits of airframe.
We got the impression the Army were " not too happy " about this spontaneous demonstration .....