A Buccaneer with no fuel would not glide very far! I suspect there is rather a lot of, let’s be kind, “ journalistic licence” in there.
Police Air Arm = Fleet Air Arm
Ran out of fuel = Had to land earlier than planned.
Honiton = Honnington
Took the cable as a demonstration.
If any of it happened at all!
Last edited by Timelord; 5th April 2023 at 06:21.