Picking up the thread on massed take-offs, does anyone else recall the "survival scramble" at Leuchars circa 1974 when the Phantoms of 43 Sqn, the Lightnings of 23 Sqn and the Phantoms of 892 (RN) Sqn all got airborne in minutes using both ends of the main runway? I've lost count of the total, but 43 had 18 aircraft, 892 probably more and 23 weren't short of airframes either. It felt and looked like a one-time launch of the whole air force! Talk about the hair on the back of your neck... I guess that's one "never to be repeated!" - mind you, as we get fewer...