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BEagle 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!!

Haraka 25th Oct 2022 20:18

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......... :)

Jhieminga 26th Oct 2022 10:38


Originally Posted by Brewster Buffalo (Post 11318739)
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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