Originally Posted by
sycamore
Could be an old Mk1,so you might have needed a bit of runway if it was hot/heavy....!!
(but then,you probably weren`t allowed ashore with 4 x MK 46s)...
Old?!! I’ll have you know they were virtually brand new at the time
Mk46s didn’t come along for another year or two; I did the jettison trials which is another story in itself