CAn you loose a Beverley?
Dishforth Jan 1959. Early AM hours on a bitterly cold night shift. Centralised servicing. Faries working out of ARSF, Rx phone call, 'Pre-flight on XX-XXX, destination XXXXXX Xtal fit to be xxxx."
The 'flight line' is unused cross runway.
As NCO i/c night shift I send of radar and wireless bod's.
They come back querying the a/c serial, a/c serial checked and found correct.
We all go out with torches looking for said A/C and fail.
Eventually get to the 'Office' where all other trades are chasing chiefy about the phantom a/c.
Eventually found in ASF hangar!! Someone on day's had 'forgotten' to tow it to the flight line.