A 'Nose' Around Newark – 20Feb10

The Meteor T7 is awaiting the return of the Restoration Manager from holiday and I understand that it should be repositioned shortly! 😉

I believe that that eventually it will replace the NF14 in the workshop!!

It’s possible that prior to reassemby the NF14 will be moved onto the Southfield Site!

Nice photos! 😀

Update 24.02.10

Been over at NAM this morning and I can report that the Meteor T7 has now been moved into its new display position alongside the Canberra PR7.

Cleaning work now underway on the Vulcan in preparation for the V-Force event in April! 😀

Wasn’t the T33 restored totally in the last few years? There seems to be lots of the lettering flaking off already which is a shame.

The T33 underwent deep refurbishment in 2001/2 and briefly went inside Hangar 2 when that was built in 2004. Pictured here during restoration http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1450551&postcount=11

IIRC it’s been outside for the last 4 years and the paintwork has begun to suffer a bit, the flaking paint issue is currently being addressed and the airframe is actually being prepared for repainting the white upper surfaces.

the Meteor T7’s wooden intake lips are starting to suffer a bit, still full credit to the team for keeping them in such good nick, especially the Bucc, she looks superb!

Is something being done to the sea venom?

Yes – the Sea Venom is also currently being worked on; you can see tool boxes etc in Pen Pusher’s picture.

The Meteor 7 intake edges will receive attention when it goes into the on-site Workshop – post NF14 completion.

Work on cleaning the Hastings has currently stopped due to unsafe working conditions in the cold and wet conditions.

re;

considering the quality of the work done elsewhere, the prospect of the Hastings being refurbished fills me with glee. its such an overlooked a/c. Its astonishing what NAM achieve with volunteers.

The Hastings cleaning programme started before Christmas but the weather and ground conditions have made it unsafe to get the access platforms into position around the aircraft. Things should pick-up again in the spring.

I will ensure that the museum volunteers and staff are aware of your positive comments about their hard work! 🙂

With luck and a following wind I’ll be down for a visit first weekend in June, can’t wait to see what’s changed since my last bimble around about 10 years ago 🙂

When you make along to Newark I hope that you’ll be pleasantly surprised – a lot has changed in the last 10 years!

As a ‘bimbler’ are you related to Pen Pusher? 😀

No, I have nothing like his photographic skills! 😀

Haggled successfully for a visit that weekend with she-who-thinks-she-must-be-obeyed as it’s the weekend after my birthday, so NAM and the Hobgoblin pub beckon for the weekend 🙂

Curses! Not much use without an alcamafrol licence though- perhaps with the angle of the floor the Hastings would make an ideal licensed premises for NAM though…:D

You missed a trick – you should have asked to have your whole birthday party at the museum; IIRC they hosted 5 or 6 birthday’s last year for a mix of veterans and enthusiasts – special access to some of the planes, buffet etc – sadly no alcohol licence though!

As for the ‘party bags’ what a great selection from here! 😀

I don’t think there’s a problem with bringing your own supplies – it just doesn’t have a licence to sell alcohol; ask the ‘cockpiteers!’ 😀

Cannot help with the Hastings floor though – :diablo: ‘tail up taxi-runs’ around the Southfield Site!! 😮

Was more thinking that the floor angle would add to the entertainment after a few sherbets! 😀

I was with you on the ‘floor alcohol levels’ Blue, but IMHO ‘tail up taxi-runs’ around the Southfield Site would be far more entertaining!! 😀 😮

Oh yes! I’m with you now sorry!

A bit more of the cleaning of the Hastings.

Howard
Once I get them sorted, I’ll have a picture disc in the post to you for the archives.

Brian

Nice shot – I hadn’t realised how much cleaning had been carried our on the rear fuselage of ’517; 😮 sadly I’ve not ventured to that part of the site since before Christmas – too wet!!

Any photographs will be appreciated by the team; I believe that some of your night shots might be used in a new RAF Training Timeline that’s being prepared by one of the heritage students’ who’s doing his year 3 placement at NAM. 🙂