Brian 48 Nav,
Yep, well aware and never saw a silver bird live myself, I'm far too young. As witnessed by the fact that "old" AA62 was flying the beast around 6 months after I started my apprentice training at Halton, aged 15 and a half! I can claim having worked on the beast in "crud and custard" dress, and, enjoying the company of Colernes cowboy hatted Lockheed rep, in many a bar across Wiltshire and Somerset. To this day I wish I had applied for aircrew at that time, they seem to have been the days. Never mind, being SLF as a GE was also most enjoyable in my later years. At least I can say I was a Corporal
Smudge
