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Old 20th Jan 2009, 21:53
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smarthawke
 
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I remember reading the Akrotiri double flame out report when I was engineering Canberras in the 80s. Run and (vertical) break to impress wating for depature Buccs. No fuel recuperators on that mark of Canberra as he found out after the bunt over the top at 5000ft. IIRC the pilot suggested to the nav that he intended to glide back to the runway - a decision which was queried by said nav. They both banged out and the pilot was too busy watching the mighty bomber hitting the sea that he forgot to lower his PSP. He then said he couldn't bail out his dinghy due to a lack of bailer. The report ended with the the statement that 'the bailer was later found in the pocket marked 'bailer'. It really wasn't his day.
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