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Old 11th Oct 2021, 19:19
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by Fareastdriver
Wyton was rumoured to have been an overcook.
From a review of "Victor Boys" in the RAFHS Journal:

"The loss of XM716 over Warboys in front of the TV cameras in 1966 was caused by the brand new Victor being flown far too fast while pulling far too much ‘G’ because, in the words of my first Flight Commander, ‘the captain had left his brain behind on Meteors’."
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