Harrier documentary on Discovery Turbo
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Hi MS
Yes I was from 72 to 75. (A lifetime ago). Apart from the obvious sad times, was an enjoyable posting.
I have an old 4 Squadron photo circa 74 taken just after one of many deployments to the Paderborn range! Oh the memories!
Yes I was from 72 to 75. (A lifetime ago). Apart from the obvious sad times, was an enjoyable posting.
I have an old 4 Squadron photo circa 74 taken just after one of many deployments to the Paderborn range! Oh the memories!
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Originally Posted by pba_target
D - would that be the "Wake Turbulence" hawk where the guys hit wake turbulence short finals, uncommanded roll and the front seater (iirc) pulled the handle, pinged along the ground and got away with it, whilst the back seater stayed in the jet as it scraped along the ground inverted and had his bonedome scraped away by the ground but also got away with it? Subsequently rescued by lifting the jet with a crane and having a couple of brave firemen get inside and get him out? (bravery mentioned due to the unknown state of the seat/mdc etc) Well worth a read, that accident report.
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Gareth..
Sadly, I am the remaindered king of British military aviation historians. The first book "Twice Vertical - the history of No 1 (Fighter) Squadron" was written in 1970 when I was still trying to get to grips with the Harrier. My boss Ken Hayr sent me on leave to finish the book after I had 3 minor crunches in as many days; we were in danger of running out of jets! It sold about 4000 copies before being remaindered, but bought me a wonderful Austin Healey 3000. After I left the RAF I re-wrote it in 1982 to encompass the Falklands and add a few more piccies. It was after that we cooked up the idea of "From the cockpit" with Simon Forty of Ian Allen. He tried to get me to write a computer game along the same lines, but I knew there was no future in computer games in 1983 so then lapsed into the obscurity I so richly deserve.....
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Hi Mike
As I mentioned earlier in the thread - the learning curve for you guys must have been more than steep!
Was there more than one "from the cockpit" title?
Gareth
As I mentioned earlier in the thread - the learning curve for you guys must have been more than steep!
Was there more than one "from the cockpit" title?
Gareth
