DogCharlieTree
DC, you may wish to comment on the obviously embellished story about the Daru Catalina hull loss! Your friend tried to give the order to abandon ship but had difficulty with the words due to the co-pilots foot on his head as he went out the hatch. Co-pilot was a "larger than life" character who may even still be in QF Ranks. Could all be just a good story!There may not even be a hatch in the Catalina cockpit?
Tinpis, remember BR well. Finished up at 30,000hrs, 20,000 of it on the DC3 not that he ever mentioned it. You had to be quick with that "gear up" call on your sector!
While we are on about yarns, there used to be a great one (true or otherwise) about "Forgie" and a QF DC4 F full of monkeys in the crz around the Gulf of Carpentaria suddenly going very quiet. The two younger lads up the front got it sorted and a couple going again just as Forgie burst in from "controlled rest" and made some adjustments from the Fitch position which certainly made things quiet again!
No disrespect intended, but my "apprenticeship" was done listening to these yarns, learning from them, and usually buying the beer. Was there any substance to them, or was I misinformed.