Hi all,
Ive heard rumours of a Hawker hunter, and a Varsity on the fire dump in the 1960s .. and wondered if any of you remember this .. also told of a old crop duster type, very damaged, and pushed in a hedge.
all the above at Weston super mare.. can anyone remember this, or have photos??.. I am wondering when i found a few bits of aircraft there at weston…
perhaps i had stumbled across the old fire dump area ? .
By: merkle - 9th November 2010 at 16:01
No.1 Radio School, Weston had Hunter F.1 7500M/WT616, which I saw derelict in a field on perimeter, 8/62 and have as scrapped there 1980. Same date, Varsity WF408, which moved on as 8395M to Cosford/Northolt/E.Grinstead. (Same day, Western Airways was overhauling T.170/31M, IAF331, Iraqi AF).
cripes, the hunter was derelict on the airfield as long as that, 62.. and finally scrapped in 1980.. i was a mere boy of 8 years old then. someone mentioned maybe i found the old fire dump.. who knows .. :confused:
does anyone have any photo’s of the hunter at weston.. I heard she was upside down on the fire dump for many a year ??
By: heli1 - 9th November 2010 at 14:47
It wasn’t a Varsity on the dump but a Valetta,also ex the Radio School.
By: alertken - 9th November 2010 at 09:10
No.1 Radio School, Weston had Hunter F.1 7500M/WT616, which I saw derelict in a field on perimeter, 8/62 and have as scrapped there 1980. Same date, Varsity WF408, which moved on as 8395M to Cosford/Northolt/E.Grinstead. (Same day, Western Airways was overhauling T.170/31M, IAF331, Iraqi AF).
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November 8, 2010 at 11:51 pm