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Old 12th Apr 2020, 15:41
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Lyneham Lad
 
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As a white-kneed new arrival on 390MU, Seletar I was detached (still in standard issue KD) to the 66 Sqn detachment at Kuching to carry out some Cat 2 Assist repairs and help them catch up on mod programmes. On being shown around a Belvedere, the cartridge starter assembly on the side of the Napier and its alignment with the fuselage-mounted Avpin tank was pointed out - and an (apocryphal?) story of the simultaneous firing all three cartridges that the blew the whole assembly off the engine and its subsequent direct hit on the tank. If true, no wonder pilots would ensure they had a handy means of hasty departure!
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