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Old 21st Jun 2009, 14:57
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How about a 4 hour aero tow in March from Cranwell to Weston Super Mare and return 10 days later - in T21s. We did that in either 63 or 64 and the trip required a landing at Weston Zoyland to refuel the Chipmunk tugs from cans. We had 2 flying suits on each with thermal underwear (woolly bears) and helmet inners and Mk1 bonedomes on for warmth (No, less cold). A couple of us helped with a retrieve from a field in the Mendips (NOT a T21) and we convinced the slightly slow witted barmaid in a pub that we were specialist vets looking after a trailer load of dachsund horses! Silly really.

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