Why? It was £800 million over Budget and 9 years late, despite cutting the order from 20 to 9. On top of that it was an incredibly old design. Had they actually been delivered on time they might still be flying, but barley 2 had been delivered by the time they were cut.
I watched this come in from the edge of the runway at Warton, and enjoyed seeing the first three aircraft being tested over the next couple of years. Very sad for the men and women who worked on it.
This is why all the remaining aircraft in this project were cut up and not at least preserve one of the aircraft is so that the politicians who,pulled the plug won’t feel the shame of cancelling a beautiful and capable project.
I only worked days but I did know a few on nights. I will tell you if I knew him. I think you can send a private message if you don't want to tell the world.
