▁in ▁the ▁book ▁are ▁several ▁an ec d otes , ▁one ▁being ▁a ▁pilot ' s ▁super ▁son ic ▁flight ▁causing ▁" anger ▁and ▁dis may ". ▁Th irty ▁minutes ▁after ▁landing ▁at ▁R AF ▁Bin bro ok , ▁the ▁ha pl ess ▁air man ▁took ▁a ▁tele phone ▁call ... ▁as ▁F lt ▁L t ▁Norm ant ▁W ant ▁rec alls ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Br id ling ton ▁who ▁was ▁compla ining ▁about ▁an ▁aircraft ▁that ▁had ▁dropped ▁a ▁su person ic ▁bo om ▁on ▁Br id ling ton ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁The ▁bo om ▁had ▁broken ▁lots ▁of ▁windows . ▁But ▁the ▁thing ▁that ▁really ▁anno yed ▁him ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁son ic ▁bo om ▁sound ed ▁just ▁like ▁the ▁signal ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁- ▁which ▁was ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁was ▁not ▁too ▁im pressed ▁with ▁all ▁this . ▁I ▁did ▁the ▁hot - foot ▁dance ▁routine ▁that ▁most ▁young ▁l ads ▁go ▁through ▁when ▁the ' ve ▁been ▁n icked . ▁It ▁was ▁about ▁half ▁a ▁day ▁later ▁that ▁the ▁Gr ound ▁Control led ▁Inter ception ▁controller ▁let ▁me ▁off ▁the ▁hook . ▁He ▁' phon ed ▁to ▁tell ▁me ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Br id ling ton ▁after ▁all ! ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁itself ▁gives ▁an ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁work ings ▁of ▁R AF ▁Bin bro ok