By: Arabella-Cox - 15th February 2002 at 12:36
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
Thanks David.
By: David J Burke - 14th February 2002 at 18:15
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
Steve – Just to make the story more complicated the section you see
on the right hand side is the next piece forward of the rear section that Tim has. This part in the picture is lying at Sandtoft but to the best of my knowledge didn’t take part in ‘Night Flight’.
Effectively KB976 when she departed to Florida took from the center section rearwards of KB994 which came over from Edmonton but
utilized the ‘tail feathers’ of KB976.
On another note Steve I will contact you if the Chipmunk SE-BON
which you flew in during her ATC days joins the U.K register (the machine you noted at Duxford).
By: SADSACK - 14th February 2002 at 16:42
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
Who do/did these belong to?
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th February 2002 at 12:33
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
Comprehensive as ever, David!
Just to add to the Lancaster rear fuselage section from KB976 – that’s it lying on it’s side in the bottom right corner of the first picture – this is the part which was featured in ‘Night Flight’ the other week.
By: Moggy C - 14th February 2002 at 12:31
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
On a drink-enhanced Eve-of-Fighter-Meet I once insinuated myself into the navigator’s ‘coffin’ on that Sea Vixen.
Certainly not my idea of flying.
A year or two later, in the same state, my chum Lofty and I were apprehended simulating a raid on Coventry in Aces High’s CASA 111. Hmmm, pretty embarassing.
Aces High was never the same after they turned their hangar over to the Crystal Maze set.
Moggy C
By: Rabie - 13th February 2002 at 23:35
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
:'( 🙁 🙁
rabie :9
By: David J Burke - 13th February 2002 at 22:50
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
Philo – here goes.
1. Center section of Lincoln G-APRJ and the rear fuselage section
of Lancaster KB976 at Sandtoft.
2. Beech 18 to Bruntingthorpe – Mitchell still present.
3. Meteor TT.20 to RAF Manston History Museum
4. Meteor T.7 to Kemble
5. Packet cockpit still there
6. Piston Provost to Sandtoft
7. Sea Prince airworthy at Bournemouth
8. Sea Vixen scrapped 2001.
By: YAK11 - 13th February 2002 at 22:37
RE: The NorthWeald bone yard
What a sad sight!!!!!!
The Lincoln went to Sandtoft via North Coates together with the Provost
The Beech 18 went off to Bruntingthorpe to donate its engines to the project there. The B25 is still corroding away at North Weald.
The Sea Prince escaped to Bournmouth.
The Sea Vixen I believe was scrapped.
I’m going to look at the Happy North Weald pics now and keep away from the dark side.
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