Archive for: November, 2024

The Mirage Towing Clown Show

Before I became a pilot I was a technician working on Mirage aircraft, I was an Instrument fitter, a trade that I really enjoyed.  At this time I was posted to Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) where our Senior Maintenance Officer was a man by the name of Alan Eddy Smith and he over…

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The Teabag Incident

Back in the 1970/80s following a pilot course graduation the students and instructors would “deploy” to Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth, Western Australia for a so called survival training exercise.  The contingent stayed in the old Army barracks and receive lectures on various subjects surrounding sea survival following an unplanned descent into the…

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