Just about to go on a night low level training sortie in a Chinook, when told to go to Dulmen Barracks a pick up Comp A to take to Bremen, to get BA flight back to UK 'cos his Dad is seriously ill. Enroute Bremen we realise we won't make planned flight so, with great help from German ATC, manage to talk direct to Speedbird ??, as he's getting taxi clearance, who agrees to wait 5 mins for us. Running landing direct to ramp behind BA 111 and our pax is running up the steps shortly after. Flash to bang of 45 mins. I couldn't think of a better way of spending tax payers money or a more satisfying sortie - and a valuable rapid planning exercise to boot! Ah the Cold War........