In the 70s the Trident 3 fleet was grounded due to cracks in the wings; many on the 1 and 2 fleets thought it was because of the fly them into the ground landing technique.
It left short haul, as BEA was now called, short of aircraft so they used BA VC10s on our routes. One of the first flights was delayed as the captain was presented with our s##t brown handleless Bakelite mugs - he delayed the flight until bone China crockery was sourced.
Thought that was class and couldn’t wait to join them.