If my memory serves me right, I believe I saw the G222 at RIAT grind it's nose into the main runway, certainly in 2002, on the Saturday, and previously I think in 1998 or there abouts?!
Following the 2002 incident I was in the Hotel dining room on the Sunday morning and asked an older gentleman and fellow spot... aviation enthusiast if he was heading back for the second day. No he told me in complete disgust. He complained "they didn't do half the stuff they said they were going to do" not strictly true of course. But when I reminded him that there had been a G222 unexpectedly stuck on the Runway, he roared that the pilot "should have been court-martialled for that"
My point is, I'm not sure if he meant for busting a G222 or spoiling your man's day????
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