In the above BBC story they quote an RAF spokesman as saying that "All aircrew train for exactly this emergency although it is a very unusual event....". Really? I thought that the pointy FJ types preferred the Martin Baker option to landing with no wheels. Has this been done before with any of the current FJ fleet?
On my fleet (large multi-jet transport) we use the sim to practice ditching (with wheels up of course) and variations on not having ALL the gear down but I don't recall ever practicing a complete wheels-up.
Anyway, well done to the lads who pulled this one off!