Originally Posted by
Al R
When they were flown into Abingdon 30+ years ago, I seem to remember someone telling me that a few French pilots ferried them in gear down all the way, without proper comms etc - they were cleared for the one flight only due to their slightly precarious condition, having been laid up for so long. Any truth in that?
The Trijets? Did they not come straight out of BA service? (Certainly the first few on RAF ops had BA colours and crew!)
You may be thinking on the ex-BA VC10s, which were flown to Filton from Abingdon for conversion to K4 in that state.
The Tanker Conversions