Hunter XF382

Oi sonny!!!!..less of your cheek!..lol 😀

Just rejoin now your un-banned!! :p

Kev.

P.S. It now incorporates ‘Midland Aviation Forum’, for aircraft preservation discussion in in the Midland area!

http://groups.msn.com/FlightoftheVixen

nah its a crap site ! lol ! can never get on it !!!!!!!

scott

Cheers for mentioning http://groups.msn.com/FlightoftheVixen Pete 😀

Bloody ‘brummies’……tut :rolleyes:

See you soon…………mystical rebel rider!!! :diablo:

Kev

Sat in XF382 yesterday, beautiful aircraft! 😀

Well wait till you try it when it’s powered up then…… you’ll love it even more then 😀

Sat in XF382 yesterday, beautiful aircraft! 😀

welcome back pete ! havent seen u for ages mate ! i might see u at the museum soon ! Scott !

Welcome to the forum, i might be able to go to MAM tomorrow (been wanting to for a couple of weeks), hope i can so i can see ‘your’ Hunter, wanted to see her repainted for a long time.

XF382 anniversary

I’ve only just rejoined this forum after a prolonged absence…. and I find that my adopted project is creating some interest now that it’s been repainted! 🙂
I must firstly point out that I’m eternally grateful to Malc and the gang who repainted her so well – couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the result first hand…
I’ve been caring for XF382 for some 11 years now, but the repaint was a project that seemed to always be on the back burner due to other commitments from the Museum… but recently the board of trustees decided to go ahead with it since the aircraft celebrates it’s 50th birthday next year (26/09/1956 delivered to RAF’s 92 Sqn) after being built at Coventry’s AWA factory… Recently I have been unable to commit my time to the project due to work commitments amongst others, and the sorry state it was in was partly down to my lack of efforts. Keeping the electrics going had taken up what little time I had, along with general care & maintenance of course… Even the aircraft’s own website Hunter XF382 website has been looking a bit outdated (since 2000), but then my intention was not to have it as a continual updated site anyway… However, the repaint has inspired me to progress with a new look website to match the Museum’s own site,as well as the Javelin’s pages which belong to a friend who also volunteers there. So watch this space for future developments!
Incidentally, whilst there last week, I grabbed a couple of shots of the latest arrival which might stir some considerable interest – a Mi-24 Hind Helicopter!!

Pete Buckingham – XF382’s real life ex-RAF Groundcrew (from it’s days with 1 TWU @ RAF Brawdy)

nice shots of the lightning kev ! just sad i cant make weekend now !!!!!! bloody work !

Nice job Malcolm…. 😀

Here’s a pic of the Lightning I took from a very low angle of approach 😮

An evening shot from behind 😎

And one of the Starfighter when the Yanks came for a visit :p

Cheers

Kev

Exactly! It just shows this is a load of bolony!

Albert
The point is that the aircraft was (virtually) donated by B.Ae. who set the condition.
B.Ae. do not want to upset a past (and maybe future) customer and M.A.M. do not want to upset B.Ae.
However things do change and it would be worth asking the question.
Roger Smith.

Fantastic! She looks even better now, might not be able to go there this weekend (starting a new job) but should be able to next one

To get back on topic. . .

A couple of people e-mailed regarding the two “Comparison” pics I posted previously (above). Comment was about the narrow width of the grey camo in front of the Hunter’s cockpit. Well folks, the painter wants to thank you for pointing that out and has now rectified it. The forward demarcation line of the grey camo area now follows more closely pics they have of the actual kite. See “Compare II” pics below.

This gentlemanly and fast response from the paint team shows that MAM does take note of comment from its viewing public. 😉

Your point is duly noted! 🙂

I will pass on to MAM management when I’m next on duty.

Take care

Kev

So, you first visited when you were three! There’s an enthusiast for you. :diablo:

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Exactly! It just shows this is a load of bolony! At North Weald there is a Saudi Strikemaster that FLIES in full Saudi livery and another with IWM at Duxford, BOTH with the Saudi flag on the tail! Please tell MAM as this is just ridiculous that it’s one rule for one and another for someone else. :rolleyes:

no mate its just gonna be me ! uncle knobert will no doubt stay at home and play with his muscle cars !!!!!!!!

Is Uncle Knobert coming too?? :p

kev im up at the weekend if your about mate !!! n dont want 1 of them scooters dangerous bloody things !!!!!!!!

About then, my parents used to take me out and about a lot when i was little, my earliest memory is of Concorde outside at Duxford, and seeing the Argosy and Vulcan at Cov is another one of my earliest.

. . . . and i’ve been visiting the museum for about 15 years!

So, you first visited when you were three! There’s an enthusiast for you. :diablo:

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