RAF VC-10 to Singers
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:17 pm
Mods I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this - please move if required.
Whilst serving with the Royal Navy I had the privilege of flying on a VC-10 from BZZ - AUH - CMB - BWH - QWB returning via PEN - CMB -BAH -AKT -FFD along the way having my first go around (CMB), smoke in the cabin (QWB - CMB) in either 2005 or 2006 on a deployment to the 'Five Stars' alliance exercises in the South China sea.
Memorable moments on the outbound flight (apart from the go-around) was the steward telling me that "if we hit a mountain the mountain would come off worst"; On the way back from QWB the engines started up - quickly shut down and we de-planed. Whilst waiting in the bus adjacent to the aircraft the cabin crew came round with the sandwiches we were meant to have on the short hop to BWH.
Six hours later, having really annoyed the Sinagporean Air Force Seargents Mess and after the RAF mechanic had returned from hospital nursing his broken arm (he'd fallen off the ladder on which he was trying to fix the fuel pissing out of the Starboard Inner Engine) We head to CMB. Stopping off at PEN to pick up pax ex BWH. Mid air dramas there is smoke in the cabin but the loadmaster tells there is nothing to worry about.
From CMB we are routed AKT then FFD due to BZZ runway being closed for maintenance. However we eventully route CMB - BAH -AKT -FFD
This might ring bells with someone - so if you can tell me the VC10 I flew on very very many thanks
Whilst serving with the Royal Navy I had the privilege of flying on a VC-10 from BZZ - AUH - CMB - BWH - QWB returning via PEN - CMB -BAH -AKT -FFD along the way having my first go around (CMB), smoke in the cabin (QWB - CMB) in either 2005 or 2006 on a deployment to the 'Five Stars' alliance exercises in the South China sea.
Memorable moments on the outbound flight (apart from the go-around) was the steward telling me that "if we hit a mountain the mountain would come off worst"; On the way back from QWB the engines started up - quickly shut down and we de-planed. Whilst waiting in the bus adjacent to the aircraft the cabin crew came round with the sandwiches we were meant to have on the short hop to BWH.
Six hours later, having really annoyed the Sinagporean Air Force Seargents Mess and after the RAF mechanic had returned from hospital nursing his broken arm (he'd fallen off the ladder on which he was trying to fix the fuel pissing out of the Starboard Inner Engine) We head to CMB. Stopping off at PEN to pick up pax ex BWH. Mid air dramas there is smoke in the cabin but the loadmaster tells there is nothing to worry about.
From CMB we are routed AKT then FFD due to BZZ runway being closed for maintenance. However we eventully route CMB - BAH -AKT -FFD
This might ring bells with someone - so if you can tell me the VC10 I flew on very very many thanks
