Originally Posted by
BlackIsle
Bill Macgillivray - not sure when the RN might have launched the first piano but there was an occurrence in the late 70's when 892 Squadron returned to Ark Royal with the Leuchars Officers Mess piano which was indeed launched!
Not quite. 809 were the piano flingers, not 892. As SG's video shows.
I believe it was a blindfolded Tiger T*m, on promo to Sqn Ldr, who dismantled the Chivenor piano with his empty barrel on the eve of airday. The mess potted plants were used to create a new, temporary flower bed to hide the burned lawn.
At Linton in 1970 we were banned from burning the mess piano at DiNs. Does anybody remember what was burned as an alternative and who was the benefactor?
Off to find a pic of the sooty padre....
Just had a pm. It was a car, possibly a Ford Prefect, donated by a Jordanian student.
I do remember that the patch of melted tarmac was quite extensive.