Originally Posted by
The Old Fat One
Two of these sorties are described on page 151 of Nimrod Rise and Fall by Tony Blackman, together with a chart (for one of them) and photo of the relevant page/entry of Dave Emmerson's log book. My eagle eye notes that DE recorded the P1 in his logbook, this may or may not have been the Crew Captain (I think not, but I'm not 100% sure) so don't let that confuse you.
For interest, some of us hand-amended the logbook by striking thru' "Pilot" and changing it to "Captain", thus enabling us to correctly record the aircraft commander.
I mention this detail purely - of course - for the sake of accuracy and to facilitate your research. It is not in the least an attempt to wind up the two-winged master race
PS
Might help your cause if you put your email up?
Thanks for the pointers OFO. I haven't seen the book in question, though I guess I should look at picking one up. There are the squadron logs in Kew, along with another file with the navigation maps, and other logs from the long mission flown on the 15th May. Unfortunately, the one in question which my Argentine colleague wishes to open and close his book with on the air ops of 21st May (as it was the first mission of the day) is not in Kew.
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Thanks
Andy