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Old 29th Dec 2013, 19:48
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mad_jock
 
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roul its the wet compass, they call it a whisky compass because its filled with alcohol. Days gone passed when they leaked they only had whisky available to top them up with it. And when it leaked again you could smell it in the cockpit.
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