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Old 11th Jan 2013, 12:49
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Blacksheep
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Your Whirlwind may have solved 100's problems Fareastdriver, but it was disposal of the Meteors of 1574TF Flight by acetylene torch that saved the bacon for Electrical Engineering Squadron (aka The Gin Palace). There was an astonishing amount of avionics equipment in these venerable old flying machines. Their inventory records suggested they were the original multi-role combat aircraft, equipped for intereception, bombing, reconnaisance and maritime patrol as well as their usual role of being shot at in the finest traditions of the Royal Navy.

They even accounted for Automatic Propellor Synchronisers (well, they DID have propellors for winding the target drogues in and out), thousands of Griffon Engine spark plugs and quite a few sonobuoys. Not to mention a Watts Datum Compass belonging to The Admiralty.



Ssshh! I said not to mention it.
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