I was reliably informed last night that Popham Airfield had a new jet resident, so I made a slight detour early today for a quick look.
Presently in open store in the airfield car park, BAC Jet Provost T.5 XW311 has recently changed hands, and is now owned locally.
Ending its service days with 6FTS at Finningley, ‘311 was used at RAF Cosford for several years for ground instruction prior to demobbing last year.
The sun’s location was a bit troublesome, but I hope to return soon to get some better shots and when the car park is a bit emptier 🙂
Thanks to Popham Airfield’s Dick Richardson for the info and permission to publish the images!
By: Tom_W - 13th February 2008 at 21:47
Popham is to be the old girl’s short-term home until the owner has re-enforced the roof of his garage upon which it is to be mounted atop IIRC.
Tom
By: Thunderbird167 - 12th February 2008 at 09:40
Came by road from Exeter on 8th February.
For more details see here
By: galdri - 11th February 2008 at 09:24
Did it fly in? John
Just an observation. Is it likely, that an airworthy JP is flown in and then dumped in the carpark:rolleyes:
Would have thought they could at least keep airworthy machines on the grass:D 😀
By: Carpetbagger - 11th February 2008 at 08:54
Did it fly in? I knew I should have popped in on the way home from Basingstoke.:(
John
By: stringbag - 10th February 2008 at 19:28
Always thought the red & White Jet Prov T5’s to be a rather atractive little jet.
What are the plans for the aircraft?
I don’t think anything definite has been decided at the moment, but Popham have very kindly offered space for it for the forseeable future.
By: Phantom Phixer - 10th February 2008 at 19:04
Always thought the red & White Jet Prov T5’s to be a rather atractive little jet.
What are the plans for the aircraft?
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February 10, 2008 at 6:45 pm