Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
Living in denial most of life, then for my first operational missions over Bosnia then I was more worried about being captured than killed. That was a result of the Conduct after Capture Course - I would have been better off not doing that and living that element in denial too! Then Iraq and Afghanistan - more worried about the civilian ‘reception committee’ than the other side’s combatants.
Interesting point.
Remember sitting in a brief being told how we would be wading through a fog of acidic vapour servicing our aircraft...
Great way to build the foundations of a fighting wing that.
But not as frightening as the NAIAD's going of in sequence along the fence line at night....