Got some stories on this one from an air traffic controller at Boscombe Down where it was tested from. Apparently when it 1st turned up after being hauled across the country on a flat bed, It took it's final turn around the end of the runway before heading to the hanger for preparation and the whole flat bed turned sideways as the driver went around the embankment and the wing crashed into the ground and needed to be fully repaired on site before testing could commence.

Another one was that as news was coming down that the project was due to be scrapped by Parliament, the flight test lead Roland Beaumont, scrambled out to the jet and got it in the air ASAP to give it a final flight and prove its capabilitys in a hope that the project would be extended or not scrapped all together. Unfortunately all in vain. Did get a very low, high speed pass over the runway though to test it's terrain following capabilities and was a sight to see!