Yozzer:
"The VC10 is not flying into Cosford because CAS will not sign off a landing that is marginal."
Are you really telling us that the RAF has shrunk so much that it takes the signature of the Chief of the Air Staff to authorise the delivery of XR808 to Cosford?
Has he got nothing else to do? What has happened to the layers of responsibility that existed when I served in the RAF. I find this quite mind-boggling. This should be done at Squadron or Group level.
Surely there must be dozens of volunteers in 10/101 Squadrons absolutely dying to fly the aircraft into Cosford?
If the CAS really is stopping this relatively simple exercise, then maybe his title should be changed to CYAS.