Originally Posted by
LTNman
Were all the Trident variants autoland capable or just the later types?
Since all the work was done on Trident 1 aeroplanes and it was certificated before the other variants entered service it is fair to say that all Trident marks could have been fitted with autoland. Not all examples were, of course, and I'd say it was not Cat IIIC on all those that had autoland.
Here's the famous 1968 film with Jimmy Phillips talking to the camera while the aeroplane gets on with a landing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ilhtHLqOI