Schiller, thank you for the explanation of the runway grooves that so enraged the Changi SATCO. It does indeed make rather more sense than deliberately trying to engage non-existent arrester wires and grabbing for asphalt instead. Just as well you didn't emulate Danny's WWI and reverse your tail skids. Then he would have had real cause for complaint!
The most impressive aspect of the arrival of the FAA was a helicopter lift ashore of a number of 2cv pickups, which ensured instantly available wheels. To we crabs, obliged to apply via higher authority to the MTO for RAF transport only to be peremptorily refused, such largesse bound us in the bonds of envy and avarice.