Talking of scary flights, I remember one from my time in the Falklands
**This is a true account**
5 days before I was due to fly back to good old Blightie, a Tristar full of serviev personel left the Falklands, approx 15 mins into the flight, one of the engines blew, so the aircraft was redirected to Montybadao (sp?) in Chilli, it & all the personel on board had to stay there for 72hr, including the entertainment group that was flying back until a new engine & engineers could be flown out by a C130 Hercules transporter
Once the Tristar was fixed, they all flew off to the Ascension Islands for refueling onroute to the UK, which takes approx 10hrs from Monty, 2 hours before landing at the Ascensions, the aircraft drop 2000ft & decompressed, as which point, the female vocalist suffered a panic attack when all the oxygen masks dropped down, she needed to be restrained for the remaining flight until they landed at Ascensions
Once at the Ascensions, the female vocalist & her group were medi-vac'd back to the UK & the Tristar was checked over & given the all clear to proceed 48hr later
After a further 8hr flight from the Ascension, the aircraft landed at RAF BZN, where upon touch down one of the main landing wheels blew out, making the aircraft swerve under braking, coming to a screeching halt at the end of the runway, with loads of fire engines surrounding it
Just 2hrs later, the Tristar I was on which left the Falklands some 5 days later landing just behind it
We bumped into service men & women in the departure lounge who told us the whole story, now I don't believe in God but I'm just glad I wasn't on that 1st Tristar
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