00:00, Sun, Oct 23, 2022 | UPDATED: 00:00, Sun, Oct 23, 2022
...double bluff ? Moles?
Former RAF pilots who went to China to train its air force stole secrets for Britain | World | News | Express.co.uk
Despite mounting concerns in Whitehall, the Government was powerless to end the training scheme because no laws had been broken. But British security agencies did not just sit idly by, sources claim.
In an astounding double-bluff, they approached a small group of these Western pilots who had already signed up for £240,000 contracts and asked them to "wear two hats", sources claim.
The pilots, from a mix of nationalities, were not trained intelligence officers. But, despite being retired from the service for many years, those who were approached agreed to help.
A source described how the UK had "played China at its own game” - and won.
“This was a rather unprecedented situation," he added, confirming that all assets had now left China and the operation was closed.