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Old 25th Oct 2022, 16:53
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Great fun it was too! Close? Close enough for the Sovietski crew to get a good look at Sam Fox in the Sun's Page 3 Calendar held against the flight deck window!!
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Old 25th Oct 2022, 20:18
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I do recall one memorable incident when one of ours moved underneath a Bear to grab some HH shots up in to the opened weapons bay . At which point there was a dropping of some of its contents.........
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Old 26th Oct 2022, 10:38
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Originally Posted by Brewster Buffalo
Something to do with its air to air refuelling role??
That's it. The receiver needed a bit more perspective than just a big camouflaged triangle.
As for rules... I guess keeping the barrels of those tail guns up may have been one of the (unwritten?) ones.
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