Thought Lionheart was '79 - I was TA Movements then - 3 metre long signal arrived to effect that someone had discovered that resurfacing of German autobahn head reduce the clearance for high vehicles under motorway bridges, so each convoy was to be led by a Trabant with a 4.something metre pole to check bridge clearance. If clearance height not met, all the equipment was to be unloaded, driven under the bridge and reloaded!
Recovery of said exercise in '79 - LSLs arrived in East Coast port without drivers so Regular Movements Officer told us TA to drive off what we could manage but not to take risks. I selected a suitable small vehicle, but the regular major turned round to see a brand new 16 tonne truck being driven of by our most petite WRAC 2nd Lt. Lots of shouting and screaming, then she lowered the driver's window and sweetly presented her HGV 1 licence! Collapse of stout major.
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