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I was a Ground Engineer on the VC10s when we went into an airport in the Far East that we did not normally use. On requesting fuel the Fuel Representative asked me to sign his form before I could have an uplift. I read the form (never sign without reading) and the jist was 'If the MOD don't pay the bill within 28 days I will be held personally responsible'. He explained it could take up to 2 years for payment from the MOD. I took the form off him, went up to my dear Captain and said "please sign here for the fuel", he did, without reading it Phew! 
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I remember a Ten in the States arrived at a field to fill up, Main fuel agent turned up in a big tanker, offered fuel at XYZ price, little independant turned up in smaller older Tanker and offered fuel at XYZ plus ten cents, as he was unable to match his larger brethren, thought a while, then said he would throw in a couple of cases of erm Beer....... The smile on his face as he went back and forth in his little tanker filling it up got bigger and bigger... he probably uplifted more fuel on that one day than the rest of his year.
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I took the form off him, went up to my dear Captain and said "please sign here for the fuel", he did, without reading it Phew!
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I took the form off him, went up to my dear Captain and said "please sign here for the fuel", he did, without reading it. Phew!
Couldn't have been BEagle - could it?
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Couldn't have been BEagle - could it?
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Again a 10 Sqn VC10 story routing Seoul, Korea to LHR with the Foreign Secretary on board. We had to stage through Novosibirsk to refuel in the middle of the night. We had done this before with someone there from the Air Attaché’s office to ensure everything was in place for our arrival and a fast turnaround. A new consulate had just been established there and despite my request the embassy refused to send a responsible adult to ensure fair play and insisted that the consulate staff would be able to manage our requirements. We taxied in at about two in the morning and were parked in some remote corner of the airfield. There was nothing in sight apart from the marshaller and a car with a lady from the consulate. After shutting down, APU running, I went to the forward door and shouted down, ‘good morning’ to the lady as there were no steps. ‘Is there anything you need’, she said. Four hours later and having had to extend our crew duty time we departed.
During the prolonged turnaround the Foreign Secretary thought that he would get out of bed and greet the staff from his new consulate. Despite changing out of his pyjamas into a suit and tie the huge armed Russian guard refused to let him step off the aircraft so he went back to bed.
During the prolonged turnaround the Foreign Secretary thought that he would get out of bed and greet the staff from his new consulate. Despite changing out of his pyjamas into a suit and tie the huge armed Russian guard refused to let him step off the aircraft so he went back to bed.
