Great care needed if you mix up routine procedures.
Lost my best RAAF mate and the RAF lost a good pilot in an unnecesary mid air near Kimpo during Korean war.
4 Meteor 8s returning fom mission in battle formation. Called by leader into close right vic. RAF No 2 to leader now close left of formation. My mate No 3 and No 4 on right.
Leader called echelon right entering initial.
RAAF procedure requires No 2 to become No 4 for landing.
RAF procedure required Nos 3 and 4 to slide out to allow No 2 to
retain his number in formation.
No 2 tucks under No 1, slides over and pulls up to be beside his leader, fin impacts underside of No 3 and they both go in.
Yuk. What a waste.
Mate gets a lot of remebrance on ANZAC day.