I presume this picture to be taken at RAF Stafford but what’s that grey/white thing lurking in the background?
(From the UK locos website – this is a Baguley – Drewry BD3702/73 Rebuilt by AB /1987. Ex RAF Chilmark. To undercover store RAF Stafford seen 12&14/3/07, 8/8/07)
By: pagen01 - 31st July 2008 at 15:21
I was astonished to find that only 3 intact Scimitars exist, looking at the markings it looks like the example on USS Intrepid, in which case the picture may have been taken in a store at Yeovilton before she was exported to the USA.
I’m not sure if you are joking or not Pete, It’s a scale model of a Scimitar in standard FAA markings.
There is a company here in S.Wales that makes RAF ground support equipment, the manager has a large scale model Scimitar in his office, I’m wondering if it could be the same one.
By: Pete Truman - 31st July 2008 at 14:44
I was astonished to find that only 3 intact Scimitars exist, looking at the markings it looks like the example on USS Intrepid, in which case the picture may have been taken in a store at Yeovilton before she was exported to the USA.
By: zoot horn rollo - 31st July 2008 at 14:26
I thought that too, but why does the RAF Museum Reserve have a large model of a Scimitar in storage?
By: Zebedee - 31st July 2008 at 13:14
Does look likes its shrunk a bit in the wash though…
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Zeb
By: ian_ - 31st July 2008 at 13:13
A little model one sat on a box
By: Nic - 31st July 2008 at 13:07
Looks like a Scimitar to me.
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