USAF C-17 lands on wrong runway

[gonk]

What about the GDR mig 21 landing at gatow,did a quick 180 and shot off in the right direction before the runway was blocked.

[ArabJazzie]

Was reminded last night of what i believe is one of the better misidentify incidents! Ok, not a landing but would have been great to watch!!!

Anyone remember the B-1B at Blackbushe??? Should have been Farnborough!!!

I also heard of an aircraft that departed Dundee then ran into a bit of trouble and turned back. They didnt make it back to Dundee but with permission, landed at Leuchars, jumped out and looking around puzzled, turned to those that greeted them, "Is this Aberdeen then?"
Arabest,
Geoff.

[C24]

Was there not a case in the UK where a airliner accidentally landed at a air base instead of where he was supposed to land??

Thats one hell of a stop mind!

Was it a BAC 111 of BEA landing at RAF Northolt instead of Heathrow? During the early '70s.

[ArabJazzie]

Hi, Arab. With respect, I am going to put this Blackbushe/Farnborough incident to rest once and for all. It crops up so many times, but I do have the answer. It was a B.52,not a B.1 and it was an ATC cock-up that asked him to slow his speed by a rate that he said was completely impossible to achieve. The pilot said that what he was asked to do was passed to him far, far too late for him to comply, so he overshot to one side, did, as far as I remember, one pass over Blackbushe at a safe height, and, because of timing, fuel considerations etc., returned to the States. So I hope this puts it to bed once and for all, for it crops up every year. [information to me via a Heathrow ATC officer, and others] Good story, tho', but no, he didn't do it wrong, ATC did.Hope you don't mind the correction. There are, over the years, many instances of mis-identification of airfields, resulting in airfield incursions etc. There was once an RF4E from Lakenheath that started it's display at Cambridge Airport instead of Duxford!!!. Quite a famous one, that.!! Regards, John.

There is no chance of that one getting put to bed! Its too good a story for most to not pass on! I will put the correction to the person who reminded me though!
Arabest,
Geoff.