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Old 16th Aug 2013, 18:13
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bcgallacher
 
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When I was an engineering student at Perth I managed to scrounge a flight in the ex Hughie Greene Cessna 310 on an Army co-op flight acting as a target for a TA anti aircraft unit with Bofors guns. I think they were on Benbecula and it gave me one of the most entertaining days flying I have ever had. The pilot was ex FAA Sea Furies and it showed! He complained that the aircraft was warped due to Hughies efforts to evade the Migs and it would not fly straight - the luggage door behind the seats persisted in coming open so I believed him but the G loads he put on the thing certainly did not help to straighten it! Thanks for reminding me about the incident as it brought back the memory.
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