DeanO
I remember that apparently the VC10 had departed another UK RAF base following a night stop and the nav' said that he had not been able to sleep due to the noise all night from the summer ball.
The Herc' nav, although 'E' catted, was complimented for admitting to his error and last I heard he got to the first 'scrambled egg' rank. Top man! We did a Nairobi detachment together when an RAF party was based there to assist in the uplift of loads of pongoes after their period of training in Kenya. I, as a Flt Lt was i/c and he as a Fg Off was my No2 - talk about blind leading the blind, thank goodness we had a MAMS Fg Off who knew about discip' and charging if required!
Omega
Tankertrashnav has posted on another thread, how when his Victor Tanker was one of a pair escorting some Jaguars ( IIRC ) across the pond their nav aids didn't work due to calm sea and astro was out and the single seat guys were giving the four Victor navs fixes from their kit.