At the end of the 70's, I was on exchange with the USN.
One day, I sat at the end of a runway at NAS ALAMEDA waiting for departure clearance. NAS ALAMEDA is (
OK - was!) just to the east of the City of San Francisco, and the runway pointed towards one of the Bay bridges - not
THE Bay bridge (
OK - it might have been THE Bay Bridge, but it wasn't THE as in Golden Gate Bay Bridge!!) but it was one of the many.
Whilst waiting for departure clearance, I tried to think of an emergency after take-off that would allow me to continue with the departure, but fail to climb over the bridge, and by flying under it save a valuable aircraft and therefore be a hero for ever.
I couldn't, so I didn't!
At times, I wish I had a more imaginative mind!
