The old girl deserves a decent send-off. I wonder how many of those who designed and built her, left despondent when BOAC more-or-less washed their hands of her - despite being designed to their spec - would have thought that she'd rack up a total of 50 years in the air nonetheless?
Much kudos to the RAF crews who flew her and kept her flying for that time, and allowing one of the most timeless airliner designs in history a chance to prove the doubters wrong.