By: pagen01 - 18th February 2008 at 16:16
Will try that Peter.
Daft question from me then!
Griffons well and truely installed, and are regularly turned over by hand.
The reason the props are parked in the unsightly and incorrect position, is due to H&S!
By: Peter - 18th February 2008 at 15:05
If you are almost our of space for photos on the forum then you have to go back and remove some older pics like most of us had to. And Yes cowlings and props can be mounted without engines! Google KB882 and you can see an engineless lanc.
By: pagen01 - 18th February 2008 at 14:57
Yes and no!
Is it possible to have the props, spinners, exhausts, and cowlings fitted without the engines?
She is very complete, unfortunatly I’m almost out of photo upload capacity, otherwise I would put on some pics. The interior is 90% there, missing some consoles, wiring and minor fittings. Even the elsan is fitted – but not used!
Some spares are held, undercarriage parts are being reworked at Valley.
I will try and start a new thread on ’95 sometime as it’s about 20 years since we started preserving her – wow does time fly!
BTW does anyone know how to get the photo upload alloction reset, is it possible?
By: Jon H - 18th February 2008 at 14:46
Also any bits left over for Camlobe to use on Mr Rusty up in Caernarfon?! 😀
Jon
By: Peter - 18th February 2008 at 14:41
Daft question time… Does she have her engines fitted?
By: pagen01 - 18th February 2008 at 11:36
Oh not again, do people not read past threads! There is quite a bit posted on the forum about WL795 (usually posted by me!) if you use the search function.
Look here from another recent thread
‘WL795 is maintained in superb condition by memebers of the Cornwall Aviation Society, both inside and out. They maintain it for the RAF without too much help from them.
I’m surprised how much this question gets asked, I’ve mentioned it on here about it a few times aswel as other places, it even has its own webpage.
Another thing that annoys me is the constant calling it an AEW.2, we went to great pains to source original MR.2 parts for its retoration, including but not limited to, long bomb doors, nose canons, ASV radome and sono bouy homing ariels. These are all originals parts with no potching up to make it appear to be something else. It is definatly much nearer to MR.2 than AEW. Fitting these parts and back converting was something else!
St Mawgan, although the airfield is going council operated in late summer 08, the main camp isn’t, there are other RAF users and the US Navy on site, and they are not due to go for a long while. The RAF say aslong as there is a site then the Shack will remain in situ, with the CAS maintaining it if they want to.
Long term, I really hope a major collection will consider her, she is a unique and worthy aircraft for long term preservation. If not there is someone locally that will house her. Ultimately it’s down to the RAF.
PS Binners, that was my article you saw, I wrote a major one at the end of the restoration for submission to Flypast, they turned it down saying no one was interested in Shacks any more!
BTW my website below is having a St Mawgan Shackletons and Lancasters section added soon.
Heres one of my pics from Air Britain pics site, for more pics see here http://www.abpic.co.uk/results.php?q…atest&limit=10 ‘
WL795 is not going anywhere for a while, and is very much cared for and looked after by dedicated members of the CAS.
By: Peter - 17th February 2008 at 21:12
I didn’t realise it was in such good nick inside! Hopefully it goes to a good home how about Elvington?
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