Belfast
Somewhat lax I know but I've only just cottoned on to this Belfast thread - and very interesting it is too. I can guess the identities of some of the contributors even.
I flew the Belfast for 7 years as a flt engineer in the AirForce and then managed to give it a glancing blow when working with Heavylift. The item mentioning tyre bursts brought back some memories of a particular landing in Altus (Oklahoma) Somehow we managed to burst ALL tyres on landing. This was a C5 base and fortunately the last C5 had landed otherwise we would have been bulldozed off the runway. Probglem was getting jacks under the bogie beams to lift it up.
Frantic calls for help brought a new set of wheels into the local civilian airport (name escapes me but I think it was someones name) and we eventually left after a 3-4 day delay. Many stories like that but not for now.
How's the CRM going Mike?
And good evening to you Admiral