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17th Mar 2007, 09:22

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It was a not uncommon on piston engined aircraft such as the Varsity as they tended to fly in clouds that were condusive to St Elmo's Fire. On the Nimrod the phenomenon was rarer and often accompanied by a heart stopping bang.

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