Trident at Perth, Scotland

[grow45]

Mention of the Trident at Perth (Scone) in a thread in the Questions forum titled "Biggest AC, Smallest Airfield" reminded me that I had often wondered about the landing on Perth's 850 yard runway. Does anybody have any details on the flight which must have been quite something to see.

Thanks

g45

[Sandy Hutton]

It can only have come second to the Comet landing short on the grass at Strathallan.

[Spot 4]

Most impressive has to be the Ilyushin IL (VC10 lookalike) in a farmers field in southern Germany, now a restaurant.

[26451]

What about the BAC 1-11, Vanguard and VC10 at Brooklands. When the VC10 landed in 1987 it had the longer length runway but by 1994 when the 1-11 arrived I believe the length was 502m. The Vanguard arrived a couple of years later in Oct 1996.