In the video version I saw a few years back, the crew could be heard saying was it such a good idea them being filmed near the holes and the cameraman (?) saying 'don't worry you're amongst friends'. As to who 'could' have landed on the runway or not, we will never know, you're only as good as you are on the day.
It's a sad day that the VC10 is coming to the end of it's working life, that's one thing that we can all agree on.
SHJ