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Old 18th November 2013 | 06:20
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Ascend Charlie
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From: Great South East, tired and retired
Not necessarily run away.

Many moons ago I landed in a wheat paddock west of Wyalong at 2am because I scared myself using a Nightsun to do a search for an escapee. Told the ground crew I wouldn't fly till the sun was up, crawled into the back of the B206, with my (male) observer, rugged up as best as we could against the mid-winter chill, and tried to sleep.

About 5am, woken by the feeling that the machine was moving - a flock of sheep was rubbing and bumping into the aircraft. They obviously knew my observer was a Kiwi and were clamouring for some action - the Aussies wouldn't give it to them...
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