Dougie,
I seem to recall in the early days of the 'K' Dave P... having an altercation with a vulture on t/o from Nairobi. This resulted in a close view of the game park as they dragged the 'K' back for an emergency landing. Dave P... was a cool operator who got an early promotion to Captain on the Hastings. He prevented the Colerne 'staish' from landing at Hullavington instead of Colerne !