DC8's that barely got off the ground before lumbering almost horizontally toward Chippenham.
Ha yes those DC8s were a joy. Fresh from a 'live pig' run they would be absolutely stinking......roll on the pallets of armour....... I seem to remember being offered 3 seats on one to go into theatre....never took them up on the offer. We also used to get the Guppy every few days until it tried to do a U turn on the disused rather than taxi to the end and turn. Needless to say the fully laden ac trundles onto the grass and promptly sank! We couldn't unload it to reduce weight as we couldn't swing it open. Last I saw before going off shift were chaps with spades and a tug on each undercarriage leg. Must have worked as it wasn't there on my return 24 hrs later!
