It is May 1977. Idi Amin, the President of Uganda and claimant to the Scottish throne has been banned from attending the Commonwealth Summit in London
Meanwhile down at Odiham I was on standbye with a VIP Puma complete with Britannia seats, because they had to be big enough. The plot was that wherever Idi landed I would proceed there hotfoot with a few boys from Hereford reclining in the back. They would neutralise Idi bodyguards and a couple of them would then accompany Field Marshall the President to a yet-to-be-notified destination.
I was looking forward to it. It's pity he chickened out.
Pints of the foaming Ale
The Teeside Flying Club, no doubt.