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Old 10th Dec 2009, 00:51
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jayteeto
 
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Never a spillage with the old ones?? How about being at 10,000ft DA above a foreign country not normally associated with the RAF?? The tank vent had not been unplugged and it burst open. I can confirm that you can open the doors both sides and use your hands to 'slosh' gallons and gallons of fuel overboard. I was drenched from head to foot in AVTUR. The nav leg was very very very interesting without all that fuel available and a lot of very hostile jungle below................
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