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Old 6th Oct 2014, 17:29
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ericferret
 
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The wheels on the Scout were attached by three (?) pins. In Ireland they were removed daily for flight as their weight (20+ pounds each) combined with the floor armour was excessive. I suspect that they would be flown wheels off in the Falklands.

On one ocasion an attempt was made to bomb the Jacobs biscuit factory close to Long Kesh when a wheel had its pins removed but was left on the skid. It landed in Jacobs car park. We had to ask for it back.

On a second occasion an aircraft returned with a "bullet hole" in the stabiliser. However it became apparent that a jacking handle was a perfect fit for the damage and one was missing from the rack in the hangar. It had been left on the engine deck.

Happy days with a fine aircraft.
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