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Macammot
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Anybody else remember the Phantom shooting down the Jaguar?
Even felt the umbilical on the wall by the Jag panel recovered from the wreckage.
I remember the incident very well. It happenned during an exercise and the ac was coming off Battle Flight (QRA as is now). The crew decided to join in the exercise and bump a Jag even although they were fully loaded (tits!). The pilot was FL Roy L and Nav was FL Al I. The pilot did indeed blame the incident on missing red tape that should have covered the master arm switch. He was obviously a total buffoon 'cos he must have accidentally forgotton about the fully laden Soiux Gun, 4 Sidewinders and 4 Sparrows that he was carrying...duh!!
I remember penning a wee ditty for this little escapade (normal tune!):
Jaguars don't bother me,
Sidewinders eat 'em for tea
Heat seeking missiles with cats in their sights
Fired up their @rse when they run from the fight
Chorus
And we're saying goodbye, c'est la vie
The reason is easy to see
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean
For shooting them down in RAFG.
Now the Jag as a kite is a big heap of sh1te
This we no longer doubt
Trying to claw its way up to the sky
It doesn't know what it means to be high
Chorus
Now the Phantom's a plane that lives up to its name
Fiendish in every way.
With a Jag in your sights, it must be fair game
Fire off your missile and "Oh What-a-shame"
Put many a Jag Sqn singsong to shame in Deci with that one........
Well might as well break my duck on this web site by adding my words to this thread.
The Jag in question had not long come out of a Minor Serv in ASF, on the day in question this young JT was duty driver and as such did all the crap jobs for the week including manning phones at lunch times. My first job that day was to act as brake man in delivering said Jag back to the Sqn. AT lunch time that day the crash alarm went off and I near shat myself, picking up the phone was told Jag had gone in Pilot OK, puts phone down quickly checks pockets to check all my pens and what ever was accounted for just in case it was my fault (blocking flying controls etc) relief all there. Phone rings again its OK plane has not crashed on Station and to standown with crash trolley etc. WAs then told aircraft had been shot down, FLUCK OFF TOSSER I said to the man on the phone, this is Sqn Ldr Blah and I'm not a tosser whats your name sonny, WELL how would you react to that gem.DT_Xtremez_28:
I happened to be on the auths desk at a swing wing OCU in the flatlands. Bored one night I recalled the story to the auth, who listened with interest, nodded at the appropriate moments. After I had finished he said "actually that was me in the front seat",DT_Xtremez_42: I nearly spat my tea over the Ops desk, made my excuses and left. I thought the now S\L L was a nice chap and easy to while away the night flying hours with, but then what would I know, I only knew him for 7 years!.
I knew him well, both on 228 before I went to 92 when the "accident" happened. I'm absolutely amazed to hear he got promoted. Certainly his Nav FL I remained a FL till he left the RAF quite a few years later.