Anyone fancy a Canberra or Harrier cockpit project???

Certainly. It was 162068

Cheers…

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Thank you

Can you clarify which was the AV-8B that was at Wyton?

Certainly. It was 162068

Cheers…

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Nope, that was #162730, but did you get any photo’s ? 😉

This one (assuming it is ?) is #162068 ex-Cottesmore, Wittering & Davis-Monthan AFB.

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Can you clarify which was the AV-8B that was at Wyton?

I think I saw it at Wyton!!!!

Well, if not this one there was an AV-8 in one of the C-type hangars at Wyton next to the Stirling Project workshops when i was last there!

TT

Nope, that was #162730, but did you get any photo’s ? 😉

This one (assuming it is ?) is #162068 ex-Cottesmore, Wittering & Davis-Monthan AFB.

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Yes, the guys at Cronifer have ~finally~ been pursuaded not to scrap cockpits/airframes, and although they are the official winners, the cockpits now seem to have a chance of preservation.

I’m pretty sure the AV-8B is the same one that was at Cottesmore.
(Thinx: To buy or not to buy – that is the question) :diablo:

Anyone know more….?

I think I saw it at Wyton!!!!

Well, if not this one there was an AV-8 in one of the C-type hangars at Wyton next to the Stirling Project workshops when i was last there!

TT

WH887 ended service with FRADU in November 1992, all the three TT.18s left in service (WK142/848 and WJ614/846 were the others) were retired together.
Went to St Athan, then onto Llanbedr presumably for spares but potentially another trails aeroplane?
Scrapped in 2004 🙁

In fact, the cockpit of ZH807 was up for sale for £1500 a week or two back so presumably has been sold since then.

I agree, however if you delve deeper into GJD’s website they also have details of the Sea Harrier project for the FAST at Farnborough, in which they are involved. One of the pictures of ZA195 shows a big label on the nose with ‘Cronifer 1 of 2’ printed on it.
In fact the AV8B picture was taken at Cronifers i’m sure.

Make of this what you will…..

The ZA195 page also shows ZH807 which is the spares ship which also came from St Athan.

And a wrecked Puma for £950 as well….

re WT840
The nose-wheel doors of this Canberra are visible in one of the photos of XH174.

Yes, the guys at Cronifer have ~finally~ been pursuaded not to scrap cockpits/airframes, and although they are the official winners, the cockpits now seem to have a chance of preservation.

I’m pretty sure the AV-8B is the same one that was at Cottesmore.
(Thinx: To buy or not to buy – that is the question) :diablo:

Anyone know more….?

Amazed to hear of anything coming out of Cronifer!

I agree, however if you delve deeper into GJD’s website they also have details of the Sea Harrier project for the FAST at Farnborough, in which they are involved. One of the pictures of ZA195 shows a big label on the nose with ‘Cronifer 1 of 2’ printed on it.
In fact the AV8B picture was taken at Cronifers i’m sure.

Make of this what you will…..

Amazed to hear of anything coming out of Cronifer!

Update to Histories:
PR9 XH174 – this was in long term store at Shawbury until last week when it was disposed of, after tender through the DSA. I thought it had gone to Cronifer metals, obviously not.
T4 WH849 – same as above.
The Canberra mkd ‘AT’ was T4 WT480 and the last few years were the same as above.
Interestingly the AV8B also on GJD services website was at Cronifer Metals (I saw it there a couple of weeks ago). Maybe they have collaborated on the scrapping of the shawbury airframes?

The Canberras are…XH174; WH849; WH887; Anybody no more of their previous history?
The PR9 XH174 was at St Athan, so i presume they stripped it to keep the others going? LesB what say yee….?

Right here, just don’t get up as early as some. 🙂

PR.9 – XH174 – ordinary history. Ready for collection on 4 Oct 1960 went first to 39 Sqn at Luqa (Malta). Transferred for a while to the Ministry of Technology then returned to 39. Swapped between 39 and 13 Sqns ending with 39 when they returned the Wyton. Still at Wyton when 1 PRU was formed and flew with them until it was relegated to storage at St Athan in May 1989. Finally dismantled in May 1991, with the cockpit section going to RAE Bedford in Oct 91. Used as a spares christmas tree? Probably.

T.4 – WH849 – T.4. Ready for collection 24 May 1954. Initially to RAF Marham’s Station Flight. Has a long history of users – Station Flight RAF Conningsby, Station Flight RAF Binbrook, the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Thurleigh, 76 Sqn, 231 OCU, 85 Sqn, 360 Sqn, 100 Sqn, 231 OCU, 7 Sqn, 231 OCU, and finally 39 Sqn at RAF Marham. Transported to RAF Shawbury in 2002, supposed to enter long-term storage but became a source of spares

B.2/TT.18 – WH887 – Built in 1953. Issued first to 1323Flt next onto 542 Sqn (same people really). Then onto 21 Sqn at RAF Upwood where it ended up on the Station Flight. Converted to TT.18 configuration and transferred to the Navy in Nov 1969. Served with FRU, FRADU until loaned to Flight Refuelling. Returned to FRADU but stored at St Athan Nov 1986, released back to FRADU a month later. Another sojurn at St Athan and then back to FRADU again in July 1992. No date for end of service but it obviously ended with FRADU. Have heard snippets about this frame over time but nothing reportable. If anybody knows any further detail of its after-FRADU life be good to hear from you. Mark?

There would seem to be a fourth frame there as well, coded “AT”. Could be a T.4 or a PR.7. I’m trying to ID a Canberra that had code “AT” on the fin but as these codes were swapped and shifted about it may take a while. :rolleyes:

Hope this helps.

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The Canberras are…

XH174
WH849
WH887

Anybody no more of their previous history ?

The PR9 XH174 was at St Athan, so i presume they stripped it to keep the others going ?

LesB what say yee….?

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