As an aside the wing sweep system was electro mechanical and not controlled or connected to a computer. The only three incidents I remember are:
1. A jet that landed and sheared the nose leg off around the hump in the runway and the subsequent bending of the nose section stopped the canopy opening and the crew had to be cut out.
2. A TWCU aircraft APU blew up on start and caused a fire which had it not been controlled quickly could have affected the next jet down wind.
3. The last was the aircraft that failed brake BITE on approach and decide to the take the front RHAG, which even the BAE reps expected to rip the arrester hook off the aircraft but when it worked everyone had a go after that with a subsequent 7 day OOPs to check the torque tube out for problems, oh happy days on Fridays.
I also witnessed two PIO incidents, one on take off and one when 9 Sqn boss decided to do a show for the press, both survived with probably a need for underwear change.
Last edited by Exrigger; 22nd Oct 2012 at 12:52.