Originally Posted by Rigga
Back to Buccs;
4. Honington - Line practice was for all the Lox Pots to be placed behind the aircraft line at the end of each day, for collection by the Lox Pot Trolley/Tractor. All goes well until a Pot is run over by a Tractor, crushed, and actually scrapes along the ground for a few yards before the driver’s attention is gained. Practice changes to place the Pots UNDER the rear of the aircraft, in the hope that the driver will see the aircraft first!
Yes... I remember that one very well, and the errant driver [name supplied upon request via PM, but he was an SAC of the Navigational Instruments persuasion].
The aforeunmentioned tractor driver who, in his defence was retrieving a/c at night, in the rain, also reached under the tractor and pulled out the now hissing and spitting LOX pot, carrying it safely away from the flight line and onto the grass between the pan and the hangar.
As a result, he got bo****ed for running it over, and commended for removing it, so the two cancelled each other out.