Madbob -
Can't be very good use of the tax-payers' defence budget I suppose with 250+ matelots having fun on a beach with multi-million ££££ HMS ??? lying at anchor being used as a yacht!
How dare you Sir! We were all aircrew exhausted by the continual round of CTPs and were carrying out training to find out what being close to sea felt like. We could then insult the Pingers with a modicum of knowledge.It was also in the middle of a major UK USA amphibious exercise
PS note my ski boat that I carried on board to help us keep fit in a. starting the Johnson outboard and b. skiing................
and yes- you should have joined the FAA - the gentleman's flying club - well as far as the Junglies were concerned.