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Old 25th Feb 2013, 09:39
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exMudmover
 
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Easy Street

Night dogfighting, now that would be a real danger sport!

Er, yes.

Late 60s, Middle East Hunter FGA9 Sqn. Me leading pair bouncing 4-ship dusk strike in very dusky conditions. All ac lights out at low level. We meet the opposition head on (far too close for comfort!) and rack it round into a turning match.

Result: everyone loses visual straight away because it’s dark – somebody should have thought of that! Also fortunate, because if we’d carried on someone would have speared in for sure.

Happy Cold War days!
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