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Old 30th Oct 2011, 04:08
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Dan Winterland
 
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The Victor Mk2 had combusters fitted to all four engines for QRA starting. All four engines would be at idle in about twenty seconds! The tanker version only had them on engines three and four. A conbust start was an impressive sight with flames coming out of the starter outlets and copious quantities of balck smoke. I got the Palermo fire department out in force doing one once!
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