The thing on the back is the fuse for the napalm

Duxford Update Monday 6th January

Apart from containers being delivered at TFC and Arco, a whole host of aircraft movements
And engine runs, not much going on.

Reports of strange man lurking in a nearby field with a camera though…

A new hobby. “scaffold watching”…..

The latest issue of Flypast has some more picture of SM845.

Looks stunning, well done to all on the HFL/ARCO team.

David a question you maybe able to answer …………. i guess the Hellcat had been inhibited which i think means pouring oil in the engine once the engine has been cleaned and started does it mean that an engine has to be run weekly for so many hours/days ?

No.

The person who posted on robs forum is NOT a TFC engineer

He’s a Dutch work experience student.

Well done to all at ARCo, AR213 looks stunning.

At last the “Yorkshire tea” dark earth scheme has gone.

Other highlights at DX today included the hunt for the container that never arrived and Duxman
Doing a great Usain Bolt impression to capture the above pictures.

The legs were removed to allow the pintles to be used as mounts for the suspension cables. A hole was made in the upper wing skin to allow the cable to pass through.

The airframe is a perfect time capsule with repair patches and spar boom data plates showing the serial and wing bolt sizes. Its Fantastic.

The most shocking thing about it is the stencil placement , cramped together, uneven, different fonts, wouldnt happen today on an “authentic” rebuild, what were they thinking back then…..;)

A third trip by PS853 ended with a short
Display and it looked and sounded stunning.

Well done to all at HFL / ARC

Cheers

Bwb