BLACKSHEEP
Quote: 'Blue Steel V Bombers did not fly with HTP fuel loaded'
'fraid they did. I remember flying out of Bedford in a Scampton a/c with HTP aboard the missile (it was known as 'Blue Steel wet round'). On another occasion we made a rapid diversion to Wittering with rising HTP temperatures. Wittering was chosen because it too was a 'Blue Steel base'. ...can't remember whether they did an offload.
Having said that, I think the installation in the photos is probably too elaborate to be an HTP offload point.
Last edited by Ron Cake; 11th Aug 2012 at 16:13.