Originally Posted by
Chris Kebab
Are you serious Above TC? The CAA is permitted to physically disable aircraft?
That is a new one on me.
Oh yes very serious and no they were not permitted, but they did it anyway. I believe the owners of the airframe tried to take them to court for the damage not sure of the outcome, but if you look up in to the wheel wells there is a cut through both mainspars.
As I said earlier it was the lowest houred lightning airframe and probably the easiest of them all to keep airworthy but the CAA were terrified someone could get in and fly it, as it had just landed airworthy from Warton.
The one that flew to Bruntingthorpe I believe did not get the same treatment, maybe 'Nutloose' can confirm this.
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