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Old 24th Aug 2014, 08:52
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ancientaviator62
 
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nice pic. Did not try that myself. I recall sometime in 1978 going to Larnaca (?) just after the ill fated Egyptian commando attempt to release some hostages. We took an RAF salvage team to inspect the Egyptian C130 that was still there. The entire cockpit had disappeared from 245 forwards after a rocket was fired into the cargo compartment by the Cyprus National Guard. Most of the crew were killed. You could see flash burns all down the walls of the cargo compartment. Not a pretty sight.
It was quite sickening walking up the ramp and seeing the devastation.
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