Good shot Dougie M,
Were you ever on one of those when the flares set fire to the grass at the approach end of the airfield ? ISTR at least twice having the departure delayed due to intense smoke "outbound".
Top one is one of the French Foreign Legion chaps who had just helped us offload, the lower a shot from the "GE Position" as we joined the runway for take off. Sarajevo was a very sad event I reckon. But Albert did the job, as always.
Here's a shot you may be familiar with Doug, credit to the Co pilot who took it;
Smudge