Radio check 123, et al I have a copy of a lecture given in 1989 -
history of navigation aids for all weather landing.
Dan, the “Weather must be OK here” story was repeated in the late 70’s where the RAE 1-11 was making approaches to E. Midlands. As the airport did not appear to be very busy a passing training aircraft requested a practice approach; fine except that the 1-11 was evaluating the lack of approach lights for first contact and DH in 200m RVR.
Similarly, the Bedford HS 748 was evaluating ‘thick’ night fog at Glasgow when a preceding Trident missed the approach. The 748 landed and taxied in for refuel and coffee, only to find the terminal closed as the busses and taxis could not run in the thick fog.