Looking through old emails i found this one from the wee brother. Read the link first...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4817582.stm
Dear All,
I am now very famous and expect to be treated as such when I return home. I want the best tables at the swankiest nite spots in Bridge of Allan and the adoration of millions of fans.
The bbc article above describes an operation which bears a slight similarity to one I was on, with the following changes:
1. The "crowd of 50" which was "beseiging" us was actually a small number of kids, although they were quite scary.
2. I did ask for the fast air to demonstrate their presence to deter the gunman. Although I asked them to hold at 4000 feet to show their presence rather than 40 feet for shock effect.
3. Anyone who knows me will recognise that the quote is at best adapted. I am never that eloquent or succinct, although the bare bones are true enough.
4. As far as I remember only two rounds were fired, which hit the turret hatch (about four inches away from the chest) of my Warrior Sergeant Major who was leaving the army after 22 years service four days after the incident. I'm not sure whether he was lucky or unlucky.
The RAF chaps from Lossiemouth apparently submitted the article to the RAF internal paper with a doctored photo of the pilot (belly extended and features edited) for a laugh. This was then picked up by people in the UK and sent on to the media. The same story features in The Scottish Sun.
By the way, the GOC (top British General) appartently phoned the Battlegroup to ask what the bloddy hell was going on!! This all happened about three weeks ago.
See you soon,
Alex
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