Originally Posted by Rev I. Tin
And that was exactly why there was a VC10 at LBA. 1 pax dropped off for compassionate reasons. Hope you enjoyed seeing the flight but pause to think why it was there.
Oh, and to correct your point, RAF make
major detours and launch short notice tasks in order for servicemen overseas to return home on the imminent death of a family member.
Cost effective? Who gives a toss?
i heard some thing bout that once, a solder in afganistan needed to get home to his dieing mother so they diverted a c130 to pick him up delayed the c-17 to get him home then had a helicopter waiting to take him direct to the hospital.