Victor 'Fun Bus' flies again!
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Victor 'Fun Bus' flies again!
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Hero pilot averted air show disaster after co-pilot hit throttle of giant bomber by mistake | Mail Online
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Hero pilot averted air show disaster after co-pilot hit throttle of giant bomber by mistake | Mail Online
A retired RAF pilot was hailed a hero today after he wrestled a bomber away from a crowd of spectators and houses when the giant aircraft accidentally took off at an air show.
The giant Victor bomber - named Teasin' Tina - was only supposed to taxi down the runway and stop for a photoshoot before returning to the hangar.
But the bungling 'co-pilot' - an engineer with no flying experience - hit the throttle by mistake and the 75-tonne bomber lurched 150 feet into the air.
The giant Victor bomber - named Teasin' Tina - was only supposed to taxi down the runway and stop for a photoshoot before returning to the hangar.
But the bungling 'co-pilot' - an engineer with no flying experience - hit the throttle by mistake and the 75-tonne bomber lurched 150 feet into the air.
Quite so - see http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ne-merged.html for more information about the unintended flight of Fred's bent wing thing on 3 May 09.
