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Old 11th Jul 2014, 20:21
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Cornish Jack
 
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In the 60s, we were at Gaydon for a B o B display on S&R standby with the Whirlwind. IIRC next door was a USAF Husky. The Sparrows were flying Gnats and made a quite spirited arrival. Didn't notice that they were two short until those two joined the fun from opposite directions and the one on our side went past between us and the Husky (and I DO mean between) BELOW rotor height. Immersion suits were appropriate wear!
That was also the only time I saw the Diable Rouges in action in their Fougas ... stunning performance and aero sequences that I have never seen elsewhere.
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