Aeroventure Doncaster

Aaah, so where has the flying club and the other aircraft homed there gone now, to Finningley?
I flew from there in ’88 when I was stationed at Finn, on my check I ride broke the shimmy damper on landing trying to stop behind a Hornet Moth that had stopped on the runway. (Instructor upon my suggestion to go around: ‘continue landing, she’ll move before you touch down…’)

No, it is on the site of the former Doncaster Airfield and in one of the , I presume, former RAF hangars.

So is Aeroventure on the old Finningley camp?

Thanks very much Scott C – they’re getting there arent they!

All the best

TT

Hi Texantomcat

I have been in to the museum today so took these 2 pics for you.

Regards

Scott C

Did you get a ‘latest shot’ of Harvard 2B FX322 that we sold em?

TT

what happened to the missing radar thimble and fuel probe on XL388?

Your right Cliffair,i took my youngest to aeroventure earlier this month on one of their open cockpit days,its nice of them to let the kids ,and the big kids get a chance to sit in the driving seat of some of the aircraft, especially the lightning, it took me ten minutes and a downpour of rain to finally get matthew out of the cockpit…
dave

Hi All

Some pics of some of our aircraft making a rare trip outdoors for our model show at the begin of this month. Enjoy

Scott C

The present owner is a member of the Wolverhampton Aviation Group and a really nice guy – I am sure he would entertain a reunion at some stage!

Thanks Dave, Any contact details? (Please PM if you have) Never got a photo of the kite at Weathersfield, Camera was U/S and in for repair, and the Yanks did not allow photography on the airfield anyway. (Got my ATC Gliding wings off the Base Commader, as I was on the first full week course done by the VGS after they moved from Debden).

Regards Richard

The present owner is a member of the Wolverhampton Aviation Group and a really nice guy – I am sure he would entertain a reunion at some stage!

Cheers Dave 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 I’d have been up there like a shot otherwise 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡

I guess your glider is in one of the sheds Vern. will have a look out for it next visit. Just sorry i could not help you out this time 🙁

WT917’s fuselage went to the Midlands.

One of the two Cadet’s (913 and 917) has gone to a collector in the West Midlands.
The civil Cadet is BGA972 and is a failed Motor Cadet conversion.

Cheers Dave, Any idea which one went to the midlands anybody?

One of the two Cadet’s (913 and 917) has gone to a collector in the West Midlands.
The civil Cadet is BGA972 and is a failed Motor Cadet conversion.

Is this the one per chance??

Nope, Sorry Cliff, that a Barge. (SLINGSBY (T21) SEDBERGH TX1 to normal people, its WB969 according to the list on their web site) part of a Cadet in the top right of the second set of photos. The web site lists four Cadets, TX3 XN238 C, TX3 WT917 (unless repainted should be red, white and light aircraft grey with roundels, fin flash and Air Cadets on the side. If it is still in the marking of the unit I flew it with, there should be a black eyed vulture on the tail (markings of 614 VGS). two cadets are listed in store CADET TX3 BGA, 297 and CADET TX3 WT913 (most likey the ones in the photo).

Cliffair – That’s the museum T.21 Sedburgh which was a contemporaryof the T.31 Cadet.

Thanks David for the information… should have written all these down when i took them 😮

Cliffair – That’s the museum T.21 Sedburgh which was a contemporaryof the T.31 Cadet.

Is this the one per chance??