Beeayeate
With our PR9 Canberras we did not seem to have a problem with snow on the tailplane. These aircraft had most of their fuel forward of the main undercarriage. With an all up fuel load of 26,440Lbs they stayed firmly on all three legs. There was allways the odd new guys who filled 1 & 5 tanks first and sat an aircraft on it's tail though! Normal refuelling was 6 tank first, then 1 & 2, then 3,4 & 5, followed by the wings(7 & 8), then tips (9 & 10). Wings and tips to be filled together to keep the aircraft level.
When the aircraft tipped onto it's tail it went very slowly and never did any damage. Looked funny though with the canopy open and nose open
Chiefy never saw the funny side though.
It was allways interesting getting them back on to three legs again. Our SengO insisted on two cranes, and as many officers and chiefs as he could muster - us indians never got a look in
CC