F-105 leaves Duxford

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quick look under the bed, Is there anything else we can get rid of?!

Do the Poles want to buy some Nimrod MRA4s ? :diablo:

It’s gone to Poland along with XW919 a Harrier GR3 ex Defence College Shrivenham

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quick look under the bed, Is there anything else we can get rid of?!

It’s gone to Poland along with XW919 a Harrier GR3 ex Defence College Shrivenham

Indeed, I’m not knocking them. Was just a somewhat surprising reply…

You can see it at Croughton but the chances of taking a pic very low 😡

Roger Smith.

I asked the gate guard who rang his boss you said ‘yes’! But that was before the chain link fence was erected post 9-11.

Regards

re;

and lets face it, in the last 15 years, they have restored a hell of a lot of airframes, under a tight time shedule.

When I made my annual pilgrimage to Duxford last year I asked someone when she’d be restored. The answer was along the lines of ‘you’re having a larf aren’t you?’… 🙁

That’s not their fault though. The staff are all very keen and dedicated but when their budget has been massively slashed to fund the hosting of the Olympic Games there isn’t a lot they can do. Hence the fact that very little is visually moving forward in the conservation department.

PP: Sea King moved back into the spray area of 5 Hangar this afternoon.

When I made my annual pilgrimage to Duxford last year I asked someone when she’d be restored. The answer was along the lines of ‘you’re having a larf aren’t you?’… 🙁

Somewhere to park the Sea King now :rolleyes:

Brian

Previously covered here http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=82484&highlight=Tomcat

Well that clears some space for an F-14, aye BSG

It’s a shame, I would have loved to have seen her restored, but I guess restored in Poland is better than in a queue at Duxford.

The pilot of this aircraft was of polish decent and called the aircraft the polish glider.

The aircraft is still owned by the USAF museum and she has been in the same condition for a decade and always been put back in the preservation queue due to other projects.

The museum in Poland already have funds to restore her apparently so she is going to a good home.

curlyboy

whats the reason for this aircraft leaving? Seems a very important type in the history of the USAF, esp considering its role in vietnam, is it some kind of swap deal, or just a good cash offer?

Some pics from today.

curlyboy

Yeah, and I don’t get out that way much.

You can see it at Croughton but the chances of taking a pic very low 😡

Roger Smith.

Still one on the gate at RAF Croughton.

USAF Croughton…..