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Old 15th Nov 2013, 12:59
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gerry111
 
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Point taken, Fris B..

My first experience with the F111C was as a very junior Avionics RAAFie at RAAF base Edinburgh in 1976. An F111C had landed and was parked at Air Movements while the crew had lunch in the Officers Mess. The aircraft being then very secret had to be guarded. I was given the job...

So I drove my car to Air Movements and met up with the crew. Could I sit in the aircraft? Not a problem but please don't play with anything painted black and yellow. After the crew left, I took a number of photos of my 1975 Corolla next to the F111. Then I climbed aboard. It was November and rather warm. So I sat in the pilot's seat and shortly afterwards fell asleep against the very comfortable lamb's wool seat cover.

After about an hour and a half, the crew returned and woke me up.
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