A Handley Page Victor bomber aptly nicknamed "Teasin' Tina" gave shocked onlookers more than they bargained for when it accidently took off during the Cold War Jets day at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.
The Cold War bomber apparently took off as the co-pilot (who was an engineer and not a pilot, cue the "engineers can never be pilots" jokes) accidently hit the throttle when the aircraft was meant to just taxi down the runway for a photo shoot.
The saviour came in the form of a retired RAF Group Captain Bob Prothero (cue the "RAF are the best jokes") who grabbed the controls and steered the bomber back onto the ground, where it eventually came to a stop at the end of a runway.
So all ends that ends well, except i have a couple of questions:
- Why wasn't there a certified pilot at the controls in the first place?
- How can you accidently hit the throttle (and as a non-pilot that may seem like a really stupid question)?
- Who would win out of 'Teasin' Tina' and 'Lusty Linda', the only other bomber that is in working conditions?
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