[QUOTE=There is on a lot of Hastings photos ,what seems to be a long angled `tube`,underneath the w/op`s position,protruding under the fuselage..It was used for the `trailing` HF Aerial,and not a `p` tube outlet..Part of pre-landing check was for the w/op to check the aerial was wound in,otherwise ……!
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In the 1980s,there was a piece of airspace over the North Sea,which was designated as 'Trailing Wire Area Mike',which IIRC,when active ,precluded the relevant levels from use by aircraft on air route UR4. Does this still exist ?