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Old 8th Aug 2012, 10:25
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Falkland Islands - I learnt about flying...

Hi Ant T. I brought that photo back to the UK (thanks for the hospitality; a great couple of days). The crew, I am led to believe, were distracted and ended up a little lower than optimal. The incident was discovered as one of the engines was running a bit hot - the boroscope revealed copper (remains of aerial wire) splattered on the blades. My favourite part of this story is the arrival of the investigators on Saunders Island demanding to have the low flying incident prosecuted with something along the lines of: "I think you'll find we have the law on our side". The answer was allegedly: "I think you'll find you're on my land; *!*$ off".
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