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Old 15th Jan 2002, 05:10
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1971 in East Sale, Victoria. the squadron commander was leaving soon and the morale was low in the squadron. he took out a HS748 (used for Nav training) and came back to do a last fly-by. the airplane crossed the tarmac so low that if the wheels had been down the tires would have been torn off. the props were only inches from the ground. he flew between hangars, and did a superb job. after pulling up to around 200 feet, the airplane did an aileron roll to the right, a wingover, and a roll (360 degrees each time) to the left.
needless to say, that was the last time he flew in the Airforce, and thankfully nobody had the g*ts to copy him, but what a show! and what an airplane. i don't know about anyone else, but it bucked my morale!
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