Evans Cold Cat Story A4G 889 HMAS Melbourne 08 Nov 1973

"Barry's 'cold cat shot' is another story on its own: (ex-WOATA e-mail) He had saluted the FDO, who checked the bow's angle before lowering his flag. The cat bloke hit the go button at the same time Flyco saw a minor drop in head wind and hit the no-go button. The cat fired briefly, breaking the hold back strop and flinging Barry forward before expelling it's force and stopping dead in its tracks. For days after, Flyco and the cat crew tried to replicate the event but were not able to do so. Another case of 'Murphy's Law'."