Unfortunately for the 92 sqn armourers the driver and nav forgot that they had done a walk round with white missiles on board and had signed for live loaded jet. The switches were marked as per local instructions.
I was on 14 at that time, the shot down driver was a JP going up with a QWI (gentleman of the first order - not a spoof but a proper good man) for a bit of chasing around the sky.
Waiting to turn round and re-bomb the 2 ship, saw 1 in circuit at the approximate time ...
Sqn tannoy "all grouncrew to the soft", the see off lineys were hoiked into WO & JEngOs office for a grilling before being told that the jet had been shot down by the toom.
Signal from Coningsby Missile site WO to Wildenrath site WO read along the lines of ' not going to APC this year, you won'.
Met the Nav some time later whilst doing orderly dog at Conigsgrad, after some 'where have you been before' talk conversation was somewhat stilted when we realised the link.
Still, enjoyed the beer for the seat working as advertised
I seem to recall the same JP splashing AA off scotland after a double engine fire a bit later. What did happen to him over time?