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Old 5th Dec 2012, 17:22
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Brian 48nav
 
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Driving home from happy hour at Temple Hill OM Changi, 68/9 and noticed foam being laid on the runway. RMAF Herald with IIRC a nosewheel problem - great landing and not a mark on the fuselage.

Pisa '71 - awful red flash when one of the Hercs ahead of us flew into the sea at night; 6 crew killed (including PJI) and 40 plus Italian paratroops. RIP.

Nothing notable in my civil ATC career, thank goodness, except a Sea Fury ground looping at Boscombe c85/6.

PS Nearly forgot - October 12th '67 3 engined landing in XV179 when trainee skipper reversed the wrong two engines and we veered to the right off the runway. Ice cool instructor in right hand seat really impressed this baby navigator, he managed to simultaneously tx to ATC,'XYZ is leaving the runway','I have control' to my skipper, sort out the throttles and bring us to a halt just before we would have dropped off the grass onto the beach 7 or 8 feet below. One Laurie (Lorenzo) Martin, later of Cathay.
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