Time for an update! Well I finally managed to get over to Les’s place and pick-up the Tawney Owl parts. I really must thank my friend Malcolm Taylor and his friend Paul who drove all the way over from Warwickshire just to do the move for me! Also a massive thank you to Les for all his help and generosity in donating the project so that one day with a little bit of luck the aircraft will one day be whole again. Now I have the parts I’m going to be of chasing up some very good leads I have for the fuselage. So here are some photo’s.

The parts loaded into the back of Pauls van.

A rather stupidly grinning DGH shakes hands with Les after the big load up.

The real stars of the show, Paul, Malcolm and Les.

Interesting link here

Shame the organisers couldn’t have been more inventive with the list of acts. Okay the Vulcan is U/S but surely they could have found some replacements such as the Sea Vixen, Hunter(s), Hanger 11 and add your favourite aircraft. There is not even a Chinook!

Only on Sunday, but I might still go though if the weather is OK. 🙂

Shirley you must have missed the fact the Air Atlantique’s Rapide G-AIDL has been added to the flying display – what more could you ask for!! 😀

I had a good chat today with Les and I have agreed to take on the project and will hopefully be moving it to the St Ives area next week – fingers crossed! Anymore clues as to the whereabouts of the fuselage would be greatly appreciated. 🙂

Les, if they need a home and you don’t want any cash for them then I can find a home for the parts in Fenstanton, Cambs which isn’t a million miles away from you. I’m sure it would make a good project to try and get the whole thing together again but I’m not the richest bloke in the world!

All the best,

Dave

Excuse me if I’ve been totally mislead but didn’t the Vulcan do a flypast at Cambridge on its last test flight? :confused: