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Old 21st Feb 2015, 16:22
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Yes indeed the very same!!The SNO,known as the Albatross or Black Pete, was presented with the broken nose including probe,rather bent mounted on a Mah ogany Plinth,which I think may reside in his hallway.It all resulted from a 1V1 that went wrong,and the unfortunate Foreign Stude that caused it,plus Ex Crimson Crab Instructor banged out immediately.Whilst the surviving airframe was deemed flyable, Uncle George sent up a chase plane to assess whether it was recoverable.The SNO elected to vacate,as there was not much left of the nose in front of him and leave Pablo to attempt a grass landing on the remaining gear,however it decided to become uncontrollable after the first ejection,hence the tattered tea shirt caused by Pablo's successful subsequent ejection.As stated the Aircraft became lost at sea.
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