There seem to have been a number of Wessex "dits" here, so I'll chuck in another.
A Wessex from Odiham (dates the story!) was doing Stage 1 and USL training just up the road with Sandhurst cadets.
Part of the essential USL kit was the "earthing probe", robust electric string with a prod at one end and a spike at the other, to disperse the (sometimes enormous) static charge which Walter had generated.
Aircraft runs in to see smartly dressed cadet handler, with probe in right hand and (highly polished brass) earthing spike .......... in his left hand.
Aircraft and load successfully earthed .... but not
entirely as per SOP.
