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I don’t know that it was a favourite, but there was certainly a famous incident in 1968 where a pilot decided to buzz Tower Bridge as a protest against the MoD
by darrenf 5y ago
I don’t know that it was a favourite, but there was certainly a famous incident in 1968 where a pilot decided to buzz Tower Bridge as a protest against the MoD not recognising the RAF’s 50th anniversary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hunter_Tower_Bridge_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hunter_Tower_Bridge_inc...
(My father was also ex-RAF, though his role was to jump out of planes - and teach others how to - rather than fly them)
- rambambram 5y agoWhat a story. Anybody interested in seeing this Alan Pollock, I guess this is him: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YhGsknrK8Io/SE-QN8bsQDI/AAAAAAAACwA/eP2AG2ywY3c/s320/alan+pollock.jpg https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YhGsknrK8Io/SE-QN8bsQDI/AAAAAAAAC...
- comrh 5y agoHoly crap that is an insane story. Here's the man himself telling the story: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80027439 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80027439