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"Now I know why they called it the Willys, banged on the air brakes, they shot fwd pushing the cockpit up... it gave me the bloody Willys all right"
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Female drivers were specifically prohibited from attempting this manoeuvre.
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Apparently Carruthers the Army Boffins at Wallop say it's a 'Tactical Self-Launching Glider' ... all we need do is roll out the Jeep ... attach the rope to the nose ... and you drive like stink while I pull back on the stick at around 40 Kts ... can't see a problem ... can you 
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"Marvellous flying by these RAF glider pilot chappies, they managed to avoid all the cars in the carpark, put it down, negotiated the front lobby doors and slewed it right up to the hotel reception desk to book in, shame though, it's a skill sadly not really suited to Army operations"
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" Clear above and behind...... Damn, I must remember I got posted off helicopters onto these ruddy things"
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"Oddly enough they do not need any equipment to lift the cockpit, two pilots talking to each other creates enough hot air to raise it"
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I say, you there, Army chappie. The tradesman's entrance is round the back.
Why have you got someone guarding the aircraft?
Oh don't worry, that's standard "No Lone Zone" procedure.
Why have you got someone guarding the aircraft?
Oh don't worry, that's standard "No Lone Zone" procedure.
Avoid imitations
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"Sorry about that, Captain, we'll get you out in a minute. We've checked who worked on it last. Signature says Nutloose - Ooh, hang on... no, the last pilot wrote "Nut Loose" in the defects column after he grounded it, and it's not been fixed yet!"