On a business trip earlier this week I arranged to view a private collection of aircraft at Walpole near Ipswich, I don’t know if anyone on this forum has ever been there, but its an Aladdin’s cave of all things aviation related. Here are a few pics from my visit, I hope you all enjoy them !
Regards Plazz
VULCAN K.2 XL445
VULCAN B.2 XL388
LIGHTNING F.3 XR718
SEA VIXEN FAW.2 XP919
CANBERRA’S PR.9 XH165 & T.4 WE192
CANBERRA TT.18 WE122
CANBERRA B.6(MOD) WH953
SEA VIXEN FAW.2 XN696
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By: David Burke - 26th September 2002 at 21:13
RE: Walpole
Yes sorry about that-it’s the machine on the trailer – a B.2.
The Meteor has been ‘on’and ‘off’ sale for months!!
By: Plazz - 25th September 2002 at 21:29
RE: Walpole
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 25-09-02 AT 09:31 PM (GMT)]David,
I was told that it’s the B.2 XL388 that has been sold not the K.2, although I understand this is only a verbal agreement as no cash has yet changed hands, and it’s due to move in a couple of weeks (if all goes well) to it’s new home. There is a logistical problem of getting it out of the garden as the trailer it’s stood on is all seized up and the garden is well overgrown!
The guy who owns it all is currently working on the Lightning and nothing else, but at 73 years old he says it could take him forever to achieve this, hence the intended sale of a few airframes – the cockpit of the Meteor NF11 WM267 is currently on the market.
Regards
Plazz
By: David Burke - 25th September 2002 at 20:29
RE: Walpole
The Vulcan K.2 has been sold and should be moving shortly to Aeroventure .
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September 25, 2002 at 7:49 pm