particularly as they were scorned so widely in their RAF time.
As an example of the kind of thing that gave rise to the scorn of maintenance staff. The Belfast carried a spare battery. Because it wasn't used it had to be returned to the battery shop at one month intervals for topping charge and re-certification. The main batteries, being connected to the bus, received in-service charging so they were removed only once every three months. To replace the spare battery you had to remove the main batteries to get access.
That's just one example of the lack of attention to detail: there are hundreds more. Every aeroplane has its bad points, but despite its size and luxurious crew accommodations, the Belfast seemed to suffer from far more than its fair share of reliability and inaccessibility problems.