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Old 15th Nov 2008, 13:45
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JEM60
 
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Liffy 1M. Not the first time it's happened in England.Some years ago, a Duxford show was to be opened by an F.4 Phantom from Lakenheath. The commentator was in contact with it, and when it was due, it failed to arrive, but turned up 20 mins later.A couple of Tiger Moths circuit bashing at CAMBRIDGE had a nice view of it as it hurtled down the main runway at 100 feet and God knows how many knots. I can vouch for this, as I was at the show, and the resultant investigation was reported in the Safety Section in 'Pilot' magazine some months later. Presumably the crew were sentenced to 'flying transports full of rubber dog s..t from Hong Kong' Quote from Top Gun, of course.
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