Operation Megalithic Lift - The Stones and the Stars: Building Scotland's Newest Megalith - page 211

F IG . 7.15 ( a ) Hooking on - Sighthill high flats at rear. ( b ) Taking the strain.
Note the 819 Squadron badge, commemorating the Swordfish raid on the
Italian fleet at Taranto in November 1940. ( c ) Lifting the first stone. ( d ) The
midsummer sunrise stone airborne
to reverse back up in the fast lane. As Alexander Thom watched
from the footpath, from where he had a good view without leaving
the car, the six stones were placed around the perimeter without
trouble (Figs. 7.14 , 7.15 , 7.16 , 7.17 , 7.18 , 7.19 , 7.20 , and 7.21 ), and
keeping accurately to Lt. Leask's predicted time of 5 min per stone.
Every so often there was a slightly unnerving pause as the pilot
conferred with the ground crew; they had no radio link, and he had
to drop a headset on a cable, while the helicopter hovered on auto-
pilot, nodding and wobbling in what seemed dangerous proximity
to the ground. From the last of those conferences, however, came