FED was that from Toome Bridge in 1975 by any chance??
May 1974. It was during the UUWC strike. Whilst they were removing the Sioux's blades I was discussing the possiblity of purchasing a heifer from the farmer whose field it was in. The strike had closed the abbatoirs so farmers were losing big money. Our Eng O was a qualified butcher so my plot was to come back with a Puma plus one of our spare 9 mm. rounds; knock the cow over and bring it back to Algergrove. There it would be shared out in freezer packs between the subscribers. Unfortunately, everybody was too stingy to front up the cash so the idea collapsed.
There was nothing wrong with the Sioux. OC Recce Flt had run out of fuel.