I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, FA Crusaders.
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I mean, I didn't - I should have demanded attention of the boss maybe, or something like that that might have backfired. This I would just take as it came.
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And we had our own laws. I mean, I wrote them. And we had our own customs, and traditions, and proprieties.
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