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Old 14th Aug 2023, 07:20
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
I was rather intrigued by the vast importance given in day to day activities to making sure no-one, but no-one, saw inside the intakes.

they were clearly paranoid about the bad guys taking some long range pics as they transited the Suez Canal and the emphasis on restricting access to the deck at all times seemed so important that it over-rode any reasonable efforts to prepare the aircraft properly
They didn't want anyone to see that there was a diminutive punkah wallah in there...
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