In message , Fred J. McCall
writes
Andy Dingley wrote:

:On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:16:34 +0100, Iain Rae
:wrote:
:
:and the pages mention every type except the nimrod, certainly I've seen
:hercules doing lowish flying (below 2,500ft) whilst walking in the
:highlands.
:
:I've been _blown_over_ by propwash from a low Hercules, whilst walking
n Salisbury Plain. The ranges were closed (red flags out), but we
:weren't on the range.
:
:LAPES, I think.

And hardly unique to the RAF. The original argument was that the RAF
has more accidents because they fly lower than USAF do.

Anecdotally seems to be the case, including personal experience (is that
an aluminium cloud overhead? No, it's just a Vulcan practicing low-level
flight...)

Hard to find solid evidence, though.

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