Early 80s, one dark night, singleton F4 against the Shack. We had a suspected engine oil leak on No 2. We asked the F4 if they had a torch - one used for night VID would have been perfect.
Instead they flew between Nos 1 and 2 while the nav used his tenny weeny aircrew torch with the red filter.
Now smart money would have been to say "Suspect oil leak" at which pont we might have done a precuationary shut down and just might have RTBd.
Smarter money would have been to say "No" with the same and safer result.
In fact the said "No leak visible" so we carried on
I got £50 for that story. Anyone here care from the Leuchars wing care to own up?