PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - British Army Beavers.
View Single Post
Old 16th Sep 2010, 20:33
  #15 (permalink)  
Fareastdriver
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 5,222
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
FEAF about 1969/70. I had to go to Seremban for an exercise briefing. I was flown up by an AAC beaver with a NCO pilot. I was on 110 sqn as a pilot at the time and in conversation I mentioned that I had flown a Beaver a couple of times at St. Athan.

After the briefing was lunch, quite a lot of it. The army pilot took off and set course for Seletar and then asked me if I would like to fly it for a bit. I did so and in no time the aircraft captain was sawing off logs. I left him to it; I knew the way to Seletar and we cruised along at 2,000ft.

I woke up and there was Jahore Baru passing under the nose at 1,850 ft and I was the only one in the aircraft awake. I thought for some time and then nudged our trusty NCO and informed him that we were approaching Seletar. He came to life, took over control and landed it.

I have never dared to tell this story before.
Fareastdriver is offline