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Old 8th Aug 2006, 21:07
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BEagle
 
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Loved the "Ahhh -WHHHOOOOO-HAH" noise it made when they did the pre-take off AB check.

The BocheMarine came over to pre-grunt Wattisham in the early 80s with their immaculate 104s - not to mention much Wobbly and Jaegermeister. Fast, but the choice of low level turning points caused local mayhem. Did some affil with them - sucker them into following you down in a steep dive to low level, then break hard whilst descending and watch them break off or become high speed tent pegs..... Then keep the turn going on to their run away heading and call a Fox 2. "Ach, Himmel!".

Once chased one from Ely to the Wattisham overhead during an exercise whilst firmly tucked in his 6 o'clock at comfy AIM-9G range with the acq round growling its little head off. Box headed mate never looked round once - and the lineys loved it when we flashed over the airfield at about 480 KIAS with the 104 very obviously complete toast.
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