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Old 11th Apr 2008, 19:57
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Digging into the memory bank produces a vague remembrance of Mike Lithgow having recovered an Attacker (or Swift???) to Thorney Island with both wing outer portions retracted The arrival on Terra Firma was a bit swift (no pun intended), 200kts plus and did the Dunlops a power of no good!! Anyone confirm???
No that was Les Colquhoun in the first production Attacker WA469, only the starboard wing folded and he recovered it to South Marston using only the rudder for directional control, landing speed was 200 kts and one tyre did burst due to the vigorous braking required. He was awarded a George Medal for recovering the aircraft
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