I heard the same story from a very reputable source. The vehicles actually turned up in a sattelite photo. Because the Lynx remained under US controls (ITAR?) there was a bit of poop about this.
I used to work on the Lynx back in the early 80s. During a road test in the back 40 of the Base Maintenance, a jack rabbit jumped out of nowhere. The Lynx sure gave him a run for his money.
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