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Old 24th Dec 2013, 12:16
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India Four Two
 
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Dave,

What a sad photo. I have very fond memories of Binbrook. It was the location of my first UBAS summer camp in 1967, when 5AC were there with their F6s.

I flew there dual to deliver one of our Chipmunks, before the camp. We landed at the west end of 09 ( running across the bottom of your picture) and had to expedite across the main runway 04, to make room for a Lightning on final.

We continued to the end of 09 and were about to turn right onto the peri track, when we were nearly run over by the same Lightning, which had landed and taxied all the way back without us noticing!

I remember they taxied very fast - >20 kts?
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