A very good morning to the Spanish Civil Patrol, who have made my #FailureFriday mission easier this week by smacking into [checks notes] the runway lighting system at Gibraltar's airport.
What they thought they were doing on short finals remains a mystery, but the diplomatic protests will no doubt be nothing compared to the undiplomatic ones of their boss.
(in truth, we do know what they were doing partly because newspapers report they were chasing smugglers into British waters, but also because - excitingly - there's video)
@DreadShips it's not like there were flashing lights, right? Right?
In their defence they were flashing.
"Can you see any lights?"
"Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No..."
Five lights? No lights? Five lights? No li...