Scrapyard Photos; Any More?

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😮 I assume it’s not for sale? Would make a great project.

Sorry Bill. Unfortunately not but thanks for IDing her.
Ian

That Broken Gnat is XP532 -Ex-4 FTS. Valley.

A friend of mine used to break up aircraft and just showed me his photo album so I’ve scanned a few to post on the forum for anyone who may be interested. First up is a Folland Gnat. No serial number unfortunately but I guess you air detectives will come up trumps!
Ian

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Yes– It’s XP532 allright. What a sad sight, is there anything left of her now ?

Have a look at these Pics. of her and other Gnats doing a big Formation farewell to Anglesey and North Wales in the Summer of 1978.

I was a SNCO Airframes on these at the time at Valley and these pics. taken by a kind person who was probably the Station photographer, were listed at Valley for copies purchase by RAF personnel. The Gnats vanished forever after this as the Hawks were already arriving big time.

Enjoy folks.

Bill T.

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Just to mention that one of these cockpits can be seen languishing at the ‘Woodland Adventures’ park in East Sussex…..

Any pics?

10 Lightning cockpits were acquired from Saudi through Keith Smith of Marine Salvage. In all 8 cocockpits were cut up and converted into Rapiers. After the film they were sold to a Japanese Theme Park.
Well that’s the story. I hope I’ve got it right!.
Ian

Just to mention that one of these cockpits can be seen languishing at the ‘Woodland Adventures’ park in East Sussex…..

Hi Mark,
Well I can’t really add an awful lot although I’m told that WJ640 was totally scrapped including the cockpit. I think it was broken up in Egham, Surrey. Now I’ve read those other threads you mention it seems that the story I was given was fairly accurate. My friend thought the Canberra cockpit may not have been used in the film but it seems that it was.
Ian

I would be interested to find out more ref the story behind the Canberra. The photograph shows what I assume is WJ640 leaving as a fairly intact fuselage section, is it known where it was taken to ?
There was a Canberra used in the film and is actually seen for a short duration during the movie – if you can bear to watch it !
Further info is on these threads

http://http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=91355&highlight=wing+commander+film
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51444&highlight=wing+commander+film

OK I just checked out the story of the Canberra cockpit at Pinewood. This is what I have been told. It seems that it definitely wasn’t WJ640. That and a sister aircraft (serial number not known) were broken up at Cosford and nothing survived.
Apparently the Canberra cockpit which was at Pinewood was bought around 1997 specifically for the 1999 film ‘Wing Commander’. It was bought from Mike Grant, an aircraft dealer, in Shamley Green, Surrey. Apparently it was shipped over to Luxembourg but probably wasn’t actuallu sed in the film. Subsequently it was bought by one off the film’s producers and shipped to the USA.
At the same time 10 Lightning cockpits were acquired from Saudi through Keith Smith of Marine Salvage. The first two were cut in half at Pinewood and converted into Rapier jets which featured in the film. I am attaching a drawing of one of these. In all 8 cocockpits were cut up and converted into Rapiers. After the film they were sold to a Japanese Theme Park.
Well that’s the story. I hope I’ve got it right!.
Ian

Sorry Cees. Unfortunately not
Ian

Yuck, jets:dev2:

Any photographs of scrapped French Halifaxes (or Privateers)?

Cheers

Cees

Was the cockpit section saved?

Cockpit section is suposed to be at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire (Denham Airfield) according to demobbed

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A friend of mine used to break up aircraft and just showed me his photo album so I’ve scanned a few to post on the forum for anyone who may be interested. First up is a Folland Gnat…..

He did that to a Gnat !!!

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Sorry Fouga. I think it all went but I’ll check when I return the photos.
Ian

Was the cockpit section saved?

Now we have Canberra WJ640 which was broken up on site at Cosford. There were quite a few pictures of each stage of its sad demise including engines etc but I picked out a few which I thought encapsulated the whole operation. Here they are:
Ian

A friend of mine used to break up aircraft and just showed me his photo album so I’ve scanned a few to post on the forum for anyone who may be interested. First up is a Folland Gnat. No serial number unfortunately but I guess you air detectives will come up trumps!
Ian

Harvards (I think) La Ferte Alais 1986. Not exactly a scrapyard but did any of them survive?

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Not really a scrapyard, although it looked like one at the time. I don’t think the Cessna, a Stinson or this Safir were ever brought out of Addis. amazing trip though!

when were these taken out of curiosity ? I guess the Firefly is well away now – Canada IIRC on some of them recovered from Ethiopia ?