Anecdotes

sent in by Jay Grady
I was talking to an Ex RAF engineer some time ago who recounted a story about a "hairy landing" involving a Gr4 "Tonka" and in return I told him of the Sea Harrier that I'd seen "miss" the deck. This led me to remember a song I'd been taught by our Senior pilot after he'd had more than his "3 tins a day" at a flight deck barbecue, goes like this;

They say in the Air Force,
The landings OK.
If the pilot gets down,
And can still walk away.

But in the Fleet Air Arm,
The chances are grim.
If the landing's piss poor,
And the pilot can't swim!

If you have a anecdote, funny story, limerick or song that you remember from your service, we would like to publish it.
Please send your stories or songs to James Paul

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