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Old 10th Jun 2010, 20:25
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Still Wee Jock
 
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A 23 Sqn Belgian F104 from Kleinebrogle which had been on a squadron exchange with my squadron (43F) at Leuchars, must have been about 1980. I think there were 4 came to visit, and after they'd all gone howling off, one re-appeared from between our hangar and the one next door. I can remember standing on the apron feeling the heat of the engine right above me - also thought I would be deaf forever. Our Sqn CO (Ian McBride) strolled back off to his office and denied he ever saw it. When we went to Belgium on a return visit one of our engineers melted a bloody great hole in their apron doing an engine run - they thought it was funny, top blokes. Also a last flight before posting flypast by a chap already being chatted about on here (see MPs' expenses thread), he was a Flt Lt then. Shot along the taxiway outside the hangar at about 10 feet. The QFI left the following week and did the same thing on his wing tip.
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