Heavy landing
 

Glad everyone ok thats the main thing. Any news on a tail number yet ?

Where's ABIW these days?

Good Point, he went EMCON just after the J got binned in Iraq, hope he just got a carpet dance, rather than something nasty. Maybe the Movers got him.:uhoh:

Not seen a whisper in the press about this. Any futher news about?

Oops - It must have been a spectular landing to have Cat 5'd a Mk1!

That said, I'm suprised some of my attempts at landing didn't damage the ac!

Joking aside, I'm really glad everyone got out ok - well done to all.

The landing may not have Cat 5'd the frame, it is just that no work could be carried out to check for any damage.

At least they got some spares off the frame this time.

Cat 5d
 

The story i have heard was that it was well and truly cat 5d !:ouch: Still everyone out of it ok

It was XV205

Flip,

I doubt whether those involved would think "spectacular" was the best choice as a descriptor :eek:

Mmm, some expensive stick-on bits on that one!

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1131298/M/

"Mmm, some expensive stick-on bits on that one!"

All removed apparently :ok:

All of them Tac Queen, you sure?????

Xv205
 

Thanks for the link.:ok:

Seldom-f-f-p
You are right, sorry. However, I was not trying to make too light of this incident but that the most important thing is that there are no funerals at Lyneham this week.
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The job in the sandbox is inherently very risky and there but for the grace of God.......etc.
Hope all the EPA worked well.
Flip

As I sit on my sunbed drinking cocktails I raise my glass to a happy ending and a fine herc!

I am but a few miles from Hickham AFB and in the last few days have seen more hercs than the RAF has left. By my reckoning we have now lost 10% of the fleet?

Something is going to have to give soon. Glad all are safe.
Regards
TG

Great... looks like another K det line J wing will have to cover.... :-(


Thank god everyone got off OK.

Xv205 & XV206 - Well, thats the 1312Flt (Stanley) Memorial Flight out the window then! :{

Glad everyone is safe.

Cat 5 for sure, nothing to do with a 'Heavy' landing tho...

:suspect:

Well, lets put it this way, I wouldnt mind betting a fair few crack dens and mud huts in Afghanistan are sporting the latest in cammed-up aircraft aluminium roofs!

:}

Can anyone confirm or deny the following?

1) 205 was the 47 Sqn Print?
2) The RAF now has more Mk1 Spitfires than Mk 1 Hercs?

1312Flt (Stanley) Memorial Flight
 

Now there's a thought! Wouldn't have worked anyway - short of a few tankers! Pity......
Sad to see the old girl go but heartened that all onboard OK (good testimonial to the build)!