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Old 9th Nov 2011, 14:33
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Tankertrashnav
 
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Good account here of landing a Victor K1 at Catterick (3,300' - c 1,000m) for disposal at the then RAF Fire School:

Final flight - XA939 - Tony Cunnane's Life and Times

For those unfamiliar with the type the AUW would have been around 115,000 lbs on landing - and no reverse thrust, but a pretty effective brake parachute.

I like the bit about the police closing the A1. There was also a Valiant at Catterick when I was there in 1965 which had been flown in when they were withdrawn.
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