Comet 4C XR399 was slightly bent, I was told that it had been on jacks during its first major when the hangar floor subsided slightly. It was trimmed to fly straight but had a higher fuel consumption than the other 4 Comets on 216 Sqn.
Re the suspect strength of hangar floors and hard standings at Lyneham. I was watching XR 398 being towed out of C2 Hangar when the surface under the port u/c dipped as it was towed over. Subsequent investigation by civil engineers found a void about 4 feet under the surface.
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