Bow to your knowledge Beeayeate.
Remember hearing about an incident, which apparently happened to a Wyton Canberra in the mid-sixties. An engine fitter was flying in the rhumbold seat on a jolly, when a major malfunction occurred. Fitter was told to bail out over Rutland Water (or other nearby lake) and did so successfully. He paddled around amongst the ducks until a rowing boat appeared. Don’t know what happened to the aircraft or crew. It obviously didn’t put him off. I think I later met him at Akrotiri as a navigator on (I think) 249 Sqn. Believe his first name was Dave and he was an ex-Halton Brat (92nd Entry?). Anyone have any more accurate information, because mine is decidedly iffy?
Anyone know when the nickname “Cranberry”, which I first saw on Pprune, came into use? It was not a name, which was in use when I was on Canberras in the 60s and early 70s.