FE Hoppy & NimAGE139
I would be happy to send you some of the information I have on the fuel leaks if you pm me your email addresses. They are not minor leaks they are reported leaks, and yes the a/c wasn't leaking when it took off. They had leaked after their sortie and after AAR just like XV230 did.
In one of these reports
http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/nirmrodreport1.pdf VC-10 offloads 42,900 lbs Nimrod uplift 36,000 lbs.
There is a discrepancy of 6,900 lbs of fuel.
http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/nimrodreport2.pdf
I have plenty of proof they "LEAK LIKE SIEVES"
52 reported leaks in Nimrods in the 6 months leading up to the crash, and numerous leaks occurring in Nimrods after AAR since the crash.