Whilst hosting some P3s of VP5 I believe at Machrihanish, circa 1982, a phone call was received by the duty officer that nigh from one P McCartney, or a flunkey if his. The SDO that evening was my boss, who was a WO Armourer and enjoyed his early arrival in his kipper. The pop star (or flunkey) stated their annoyance at the P3s approach path over their farm, which was directly on the approach, to the westerly runway. Sir, said my boss, these aircraft have been doing this since well before yor farm was built, and back in the day they were a lot noisier. The phone call was terminated.
Surprise then that he received a repeat of the call the next night, complaining about the intensity of the approach lights on the aircraft. The P3 guys had heard about the big red barn at the farm, the complaint and noted where it all was. I'm pretty sure the searchlight on the P3 was quite effective. I know that my boss used all the usual noises and asked the USN to desist. We had no more complaints.
Smudge
