Originally Posted by
Yellow Sun
First of all, I wasn't on the Vulcan at the time of this incident but have heard the story on many occaisions and I do know one of the participants. The tale is told in
and seems to correspond in most details with what I have heard over the years. It was a B1A which had an electrical sim start that was activated externally. The place of the occurrence was Waddington and the captain a flight commander with an Italian sounding name. In a later life he was my station commander; I didn't bring it up with him!
That's what I know.
YS
I think he was known as "Stop me and buy one".