Emergency landing at airport 6th July 2006
Emergency landing at airport 6th July 2006
An RAF 'Nimrod' aircraft encountered an unspecified problem when landing at Gibraltar yesterday afternoon, with the MOD saying it was 'a minor emergency'.
It is known that the aircraft approached Gibraltar shedding fuel, some of which was sprawled over the runway and required the RAF fire service to hose down and make the runway clean and safe.
It is not clear if the aircraft had to release its fuel due to weight considerations on landing, or whether it developed a leak.
Does anyone know if it was the XV230 as my son did a fly past in July 2006 over Gibraltar