I was NSA Self-Loading Freight (SLF) aboard a civilian York in 1954 on the way from Stansted to the Canal Zone. We stopped at Qrendi to refuel. The SLFs had about their 5th lot of Eggy Bakes ‘n Chips in 24 hrs. We filed back in and sat down/belted up. They started everything up and we were about to taxi out when I felt a drop of something on my head. It wasn’t water – but petrol!!! Now if we’d been allowed to take off, and the ‘No Smoking’ signs were switched off, and we’d all lit up (everybody smoked in them days), we’d have been yet another unexplained York flash & bang somewhere over the Med. As it was the cabin crew alerted the Skipper. We were all evacuated (to our 6th Eggy Bakes!) while they sorted out the problem. NOT, I might add, where the leak was coming from but just blowing air through the cabin to evaporate the smell/leaking fuel!! HASAW eat your hearts out! We eventually lobbed in at Fayid to guess what? Eggy Bakes #7. So I have to apologise for making a nuisance of myself since then!
HTH
Resmoroh