Not wholely dissimilar to XV179......
Back in the dark days of NI when IRA scum were killing everyone who blinked, they decided to shoot an RAFP plod and his RMP colleage in the back, whilst the latter were engaged in routine uniformed unarmed foot patrol of a certain high street.. Both very seriously injured but fortuneately survived, but careers and lifestyle ruined........
At the time there more than a few remarks of an ''unpleasant nature'' spoken in crew rooms and messes in the RAF...........
All quite unnecessary
Not so many years ago a 'gunman' drove passed an RAF base in Germany firing his pistol at the RAFP plod on the gate. Driver stopped just passed the gate, and was rather astonished to find the plod running like hell towards him, and grabbing the pistol out of his hand. It was only later discovered that the pistol was of the 'starter' type and the 'gunman' was a rather mentally disturbed German... Very young 'Plod' was awarded immediate Commendation.
And a little earlier in a different part of the world, a RAFP plod picked up a primed grenade from the back of the landrover he was travelling in and threw it back at the terrorist who momentarily ago had thrown it into the vehicle. Baaannnngggggggg, but they all escaped with their lives, and 'Bill' S was awarded BEM for bravery. Sadly he passed away relatively recently.
There's many a true story of RAFP plods getting into harm's way, in the line of duty, proving it's not totally the preserve of those at the self-styled 'pointy' end of the service.