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Old 9th Aug 2006, 09:29
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BOAC
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Many years ago I had 'instructed' my Jet Provost 'Air Chief Marshall of the Future' in the 'PRACTICE' Speechless drill at Cranners.

Blow me down if we did not have a real TX failure a few days later. "XXXX" I blipped to Cranners'. Back came the reply "Speechless One - is this a practice"? "XX" went I. A moments silence, then "Roger - do not land here, you are to divert".

I landed at the Towers
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