was that a detachment that required the Stn Cdr to fly to France with a bag full of francs to clear up the bills and keep a jnr Tech out of jail?
No it wasn't. The one you refer to was Nimes in '82. I spent a very uncomfortable afternoon on the 'phone to some very senior officers in both HQSTC & the Paris embassy while the Stn Cdr was sitting on the pan waiting for me to collect the cash. I also had a couple of loyal siggies guarding the guilty b*****d in order to stop himself from shortening his own life span. The said person was an MT fitter who was along for the ride as a favour from Nasty for servicing his car.
I learnt about flying from that..............