Gan triangle
Another story from the sixties regards a flight from Masirah to Gan . This was in the days of Mercator charts where Rhumb Lines were flown in True headings (snif). The young Nav insisted that the first track was just shy of due East instead of the Captain's expected 160 degrees (ish). After a moment the Captain asked solicitously "What ETA did you say we have?" On hearing the estimate he said "Show me your chart" and as suspected the track had been plotted from Masirah in the top left of the chart to the map of Gan printed as an inset in the top right hand corner of the chart. Finer points of coriolis were then discussed.
Danny.
The Beverlys of 84 Sqn went out to Socotra from Khormaksar in 66/7 and only brought back cowrie shells.