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Old 12th Nov 2011, 03:41
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What you have written here is almost completely untrue. There was never the intention to go around. It was being flown by a pilot who was not as familiar with the aircraft as he should have been. It was fully fuelled at Cranfield, flown to Elstree (heavy), airbrakes extended close to the ground and it dropped onto the end of the runway causing serious damage. There was no wing damage (UC pushed up?) but the flaps did contact the runway and suffered damage. There was no crane, it was jacked up, new wheels fitted and towed off. It was privately operated, not public transport.
However you did get a few things right, it was at Elstree, they did install a Jet A1 pump, and you did have a suit on.
If you are going to relate a story do get the facts right.
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