details on an infamous story of a suspect captain and aircraft taking out ILS system
A few years ago I did follow an interesting thread on here about a suspect captain and a 707 (I believe) taking off from a UK airfield and wrecking the ILS system.
Unsure of the airfield in question or when this happened.
When asked if he wanted to divert, he said that he would continue onto his destination even though he had flap and undercarriage damage.
I believe that the undercarriage wouldn't retract so the flight was continued at 10,000 feet.
I can't remember where the destination was but I believe the story came about because the ground mechanic was not paid or something to that effect.
The aircraft had a few issues before it took off.
Can anyone elaborate on the story and was it true (or is it an internet hoax) ?