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Old 30th Oct 2015, 19:38
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ShyTorque

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28 Sqn used to fly heading and time into the hills around Kai Tak and then switch on the landing lamp which hopefully illuminated a bucket that indicated when to turn onto the approach heading for the LS!
The buckets were actually lumps of concrete which had been cast in a metal waste paper bin, upturned and painted white. I can tell you from personal experience that some of them were subsequently stolen, but I can't imagine why!
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