Originally Posted by
diginagain
A somewhat unlikely scenario, since the UK mil has been sending troops to Belize via the US for some time.
More probable is that your mate heard it from a mover.
See 'oh, dear' thread for more.
Oh good, another take a pop at the movers thread!
The only movers in IAD are the RAFLO's who organise dip clears etc.
I see someone has an idea of the true story, but has not told. No doubt it is connected to the two U/S VC10 in Bangor that were the deploying aircraft for this ex, one went u/s, second had reduced pax load to pick up pax from the first, but promptly joined it u/s.
Last I heard a civvy charter was being considered to rescue the pax as no VC10 was left to recover them (one more being u/s in Dakar at the same time). Perhaps if this did happen the airline did not let the USA know what it was carrying.
However, forget all that, blame movers as its easy.