By: plough - 1st September 2013 at 10:13
That’s interesting to know – nice to have some reliable info. All the other references I had seen suggested both Lightning and Harrier were at Malmesbury.
By: Jagx204 - 31st August 2013 at 22:48
Lightning XM173 is now in the care of Sir James Dyson and is located at the Dyson headquarters in Malmesbury.
Actually its stored in a Hangar at Kemble alongside his Harrier GR7, last seen by me on Monday.
The Wessex moved on from MSS holdings some time ago to another location in the area – from there it has now migrated to this Yard situated near the M55 motorway at Blackpool, as shown on the e-bay listing.
By: plough - 31st August 2013 at 22:33
Lightning XM173 is now in the care of Sir James Dyson and is located at the Dyson headquarters in Malmesbury.
By: robdd1 - 31st August 2013 at 15:58
We used to use this Wessex as a training airframe at Stafford for heli refuels. It was located out the front of the tactical supply wing hq building.
There is a picture of it here in this thread in its old location.
http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&p=262405
By: viscount - 31st August 2013 at 10:00
My ‘Military Aircraft markings 2012’, Howard Curtis, Midland, has XT469 (8920M) Wessex HU.5 as “MSS Holdings, Kirkham, Lancs”. They also have/have had Lightning F.1A XM173/A ex Bentley Priory since 2/08 (good ‘spot’ that David Burke!).
‘Wrecks & Relics 23’ 2012, Ken Ellis, Midland, lists both XM173 and XT469 (ex Stafford) as on a private location, in the general area of Preston, Lancs in the premises of Submarine Manufacturing and Products Ltd.
By: David Burke - 31st August 2013 at 09:30
Looks a bit like the former Bentley Priory machine (the Lightning)
By: TonyT - 30th August 2013 at 22:16
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