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Old 20th Aug 2009, 21:50
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Singapore Air Force have it now but its still there the building I think.
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Old 20th Aug 2009, 22:02
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Originally Posted by HEATHROW DIRECTOR
Rigga.. I never heard that story. Any more info? I can't find any record of a Viscount being owned by "Balkan Airways", or TABSO.?
My guess is that it may be Baltic Airlines, who were a 1980s small-time Viscount operator from Southend, something to do with BAF.

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Old 20th Aug 2009, 22:31
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I recall a Brymon Twin Otter landing at Odiham, and spending an amount of subsequent time in a hangar there, but a "Mayday" had something to do with that
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Lets raise the stakes!
How about the wrong country?
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Not contributed to this thread before but the comment about Wrong Country reminded me of an episode involving American Trans Air in 1988. They were operating a sub-charter with a 727-100 on behalf of Paramount from the UK to Gerona, and landed in Perpignan by mistake! There was no emergency or problem with the aircraft, and even the cabin crew made the usual announcement welcoming everyone to Gerona!! I was working for Paramount at the time and we were told that the crew had "made an error"!
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Old 21st Aug 2009, 09:00
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Right airport, wrong "runway"

I can't see it reported here but wasn't there an incident with a BIA BAC 1-11 landing on a taxyway at Gatwick rather than the runway?
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Yes,

BIa did land on the LGW taxiway, I happened to know the very experienced Captain, although I do believe the landing was on LGW's 2nd runway which, unless in use, is classed as a taxiway.
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Old 21st Aug 2009, 14:41
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An Air Malta 737-200 did the same thing back in '93 off a SRA onto 26R at LGW....

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Old 21st Aug 2009, 14:42
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Odiham has had several unexpected visitors; I did a fam flight with Britannia Airways once and the FO told me he had been positioning to Lasham in a '737, they landed and taxied in and as they came to a halt, the marshaller turned his bats round to reveal 'Welcome to RAF Odiham' on the reverse. Then there was the Rumanian An12; being vectored for runway 07 at Farnborough, the crew saw runway 10 at Odiham and in spite of the controller telling them it was not Farnborough, they landed!
The aforementioned Twin Otter definitely should not be included. It was a scheduled flight into Gatwick but routing outside CAS; once on Farnborough frequency the pilot advised he had an engine problem and needed to land quickly (I think he had to shut one down) so was vectored for visual approach at Odiham.
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If there are any Yanks out there, A Delta 757 landed at McDill Airforce Base just 2 Miles south of Tampa. Happened in the early 90s Tampa has 2 runways 18 and 36, McDill has one. Having been based in TPA it is REALLY easy to be mistaken as ATC make the effort to make sure you do not land in the wrong place....
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The only 'wrong country' incident I can think of is the Fw190 at Pembrey, 1940 (?). Supposed to be France IIRC.
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Wrong country

On 5th September 1995 a Northwest Airlines DC-10 landed at Brussels, Begium, rather than their intended destination, Frankfurt, Germany.

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Old 22nd Aug 2009, 00:34
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Chevvron,

The Twotter was actually routing to LHR, never mind an engine problem, the engine disintegrated, and with a full load on board he couldn't maintain altitude on the one remaniing engine hence a "Mayday" dirty dive in to Odiham!
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Wrong Country

During WW2 many aircraft landed in the wrong country, some by accident some on purpose.

The history of 'navigational errors that led to allied aircraft ending up in in neutral countries is fairly well documented.

Ireland had a long history aircraft entering its airspace (Dublin bombed by accident) and landing either because of damage or navigational error. My and large allied crews were allowed home or to continue their journey whereas Axis crews spent the rest of the War in the Curragh.

More here fr those interested:

Aircraft Landings Ireland 1939 - 1946
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Wrong Way Landings By Commercial Airliners
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Old 22nd Aug 2009, 22:02
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"Rigga.. I never heard that story. Any more info? I can't find any record of a Viscount being owned by "Balkan Airways", or TABSO.?"

Maybe it wasnt a Viscount but it was Viscount-ish (I'm still not a good fixed-wing spotter!) but it did say Balkan Airways (or airlines?) above the windows - and I was there!

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Old 23rd Aug 2009, 09:16
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Didn't an Italian military transport carrying troops for a NATO exercise in Norway land at a Swedish airfield some years ago? Something to do with two fields having very similar names.
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Not Airfield but bombing range.................

I was stationed at Cowden AWR in the early eighties when a Vulcan was tasked for an FRA on Target 8 (the barge) called in and cleared Hot...called off wet, we called no spot........


Meanwhile we receive a call from Donna Nook (next range down south) asked if we had a Vulcan booked in for our Barge Target mentioned affirmative...they then asked did we want the score

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Old 23rd Aug 2009, 19:31
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Originally Posted by Rigga
Maybe it wasnt a Viscount but it was Viscount-ish (I'm still not a good fixed-wing spotter!) but it did say Balkan Airways (or airlines?) above the windows - and I was there!
I still go for the Baltic Viscount

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, because the IL-18 (nearest to a Viscount that Balkan operated), like all the Balkan fleet, never said "Balkan" on the side, because Bulgaria uses the Cyrillic alphabet.

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Old 24th Aug 2009, 10:07
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I know it was a VC10 cos I was on that fleet and one of the pilots was my exflatmate. I heard it as Bahrein - but you obviously know better
Been confirmed many times now, Dubai / Sharjah. Knew the crew, then ! - memory taken over now so can't quote now - and wouldn't anyway.

Dorval / Cartierviille. BOAC Britannia 312, landed, realised mistake when the YUL tower couldn't see them, taxied around, took off, landed at YUL. When the Sh. hit the F. the Cap. said " least said, soonest mended ".

A private pilot / student training at Cartieville thought BOAC can't be wrong, so went and landed at Dorval !!

BOAC D/Flt. Mgr. landed at Burtonwood instead of Ringway - threatened to sack the next pilot who did that.

Don't recall the BA Singapore incident? Worked in SING. from early 1983 so must have been before then ? more likely Paya Lebar / Changi than Seletar. P.L. was the familiar field, the new (present) Changi only recently opened in early 80's and had same runway directions a few miles to the South, similar approaches.
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