For Haraka, Wensleydale et al:
The cocked tailwheel on the Mk 2after take off was easy to discover (no u/c retraction), and fairly easy to remedy with the patented Avro Tailwheel Straightening Tool - clipped to the side of the fuselage just next to the Elsan. Unfortunately it could also happen after selecting u/c Down but before touchdown. Most times you wouldn't know anything about it, since the usual slight bounce on touchdown was enough to straighten it anyway; however, sometimes you could do a really immaculate landing:-
The Skid (note all the way down the centreline until the tower shouted I was on fire !!!!)
The end result -
A Friday afternoon at Coningsby, just after a taceval survival scramble by the F4 fleet. We closed the runway, and the only div was Leeming (a
very long bus ride away). We were not popular!!!! Particularly since there was an extra special dining in night that night with lots of veterans etc in attendance.