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Old 24th Jan 2007, 22:05
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ShyTorque

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Oh yes, plenty (we've done this before though).

First ever TACEVAL of deployed SH squadron in RAFG, early 1980s. Senior Engineer on TACEVAL team (no heli experience, only Jaguars) says to Puma pilot about to start up to take off from a farmer's paddock: "Right - you have battle damage on your aircraft"

Puma pilot: "Where?"
Eng: "Right there!" (points to cabin door). "A four inch hole. What are you going to do?"
Puma pilot: "Nothing".
Eng: "WHAT?
Puma pilot: "It's non structural"
Eng: "WHAT? You have to do SOMETHING!"

Puma pilot immediately pulls jettison handle on door, removes door and hands it to engineer, telling him to hang on to it very tightly while he takes off on task.....

Speechless engineer didn't hang on tight enough, did he? As the Puma took off vertically, the downwash blew the door back into the engineer's face, giving him a bloody nose.
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