Originally Posted by
mark mcgivern
"...an eight-inch hole left in the fuselage".
If the holes weren't in the fuselage, the bl**dy sonobuoys would have an interesting time getting into the sea!
Originally Posted by
mark mcgivern
"...Without the emergency repair, the crew would have had no air pressure inside the jet.".
Just like the lack of air pressure you get when you depressurise at low level anyway.
The boys at The Record must be really desperate for a story
. Enginesuck hit the nail on the head - the real problem will have been making a round of drinks without the teapot. Doesn't have the same headline though -
Nimrod crew fly without a teapot!