Originally Posted by
BEagle
Hmm...'Sourcing replacement parts, including tyres, from the local area is not as straightforward as it may appear and it was not possible to use a tyre from a nearby commercial airport.'
Why not?
Of course only the MOD would know the reason why and may be someone on site who was refused, but Krystal, above. may have the size of it. The commercial organisation may have political reasons to refuse to supply a foreign military organisation.