Originally Posted by
Flightwatch
I think the remark was made in the context of being the first Royal Flight where the Queens Flight could have done the job. Didn't they have Vikings at the time that could have taken her, albeit in a lot less comfort?
Yes, the Vikings were still in service at that point, but I suspect it was considered more prudent to send HM over 900 miles of North Sea sitting between 4 Darts instead of a pair of Bristol Hercules.