Crazy Windows
Cruising down the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. of A, we were suddenly entertained by a loud bang and the Captain's side window went like a shower screen. This was followed by said window pinging painful splinters of glass at close intervals into the Captain's face. A bin bag and bodge tape screen kept most of the shrapnel off but soon he got fed up and we diverted into Patrick AFB. "Got a Herc window?" we asked "No" they said.
UK Ops said "Cut a piece of aluminium to size and bolt it in the frame"
"Poke Off" we replied. The box labelled "window" duly arrived on BA and the customs bloke handed it over. "You must be strong" we said. "No its quite light"
Sure enough there was no window in it.
We became quite native in Florida before it was replaced, fitted and cured in the 30 deg heat. A nice spot for a hol.