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Old 12th Feb 2007, 13:25
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chevvron
 
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Another tale I was told about Lindholme by a bombing school instructor.
One dark foggy night, the runway controller (in the caravan) was left out by the runway waiting for the finish of night flying. Suddenly there was a knock on the door of the caravan! He hadn't seen or heard a vehicle approach and on glancing out the window, all he could see was a mass of billowing white substance! He simply burst through the door and took off across the airfield.
This rather mystified the person who had knocked on the door, a USAF F-100 pilot who had run out of fuel and ejected, landed on the airfield, gathered up his parachute and 'found' the runway caravan!!
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