Can anyone fill this 51yo in with some information please?
I was a 14yo on his first trip abroad in 1973 from Luton to Ibiza. Flew out on the orange Tristar, Halcyon Days, due to fly back on the pink Halcayon Breeze. Take-off was aborted rather dramatically (or so it seemed to those on board). Aircraft could not take off due to tech issues and we were taken back next day on a number of smaller aircraft, me on a Caravelle, others on 1-11's.
Don't know any proper details of this incident, but as you can imagine for a 14yo, it was very exciting, and of course back at school as the story was re-counted it became a near death from which all of us were lucky to survive!
Anyway, what I do remember is being in row 4 or 5, but having to evacuate by the rear doors as the fire service surrounded the aircraft. Then being stuck in the terminal bldg for 24+ hours waiting on a replacement aircraft.
Anyone with good info on this will help replace schoolboy dramatic memories with some facts.
Many thanks