Thought the US Army was expressly forbidden to dispose of them except as scrap? Something to do with civilians not knowing how to drive them and killing themselves trying to do things the MUTT was not supposed to do (like drive at speed?) – Nermal

Just found this http://groups.msn.com/claycountytexasremanufacturedjeepandhumvee/yourwebpage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
I suppose a few will slip through.

usually small submarines

but in the end.. I eat them

You want fries with that? – Nermal

But wasn’t the Wessex 60 grounded after various crashes in the 70s/80s which is why they all came back to the UK and were disposed off to the IHM fairly quickly? I know that civil registered Wessex HC2 have had “problems” in New Zealand and all are all probably grounded there as well.

From http://209.196.171.35/article_wessex.htm

The Wessex 60 was based on the Royal Air Force Wessex HC Mk2 but with a host of extras to make it compatible for civil operations. This included a full VFR/IFR avionics fit to allow the helicopter to operate to the British Group ‘A’ Public Transport Standards under both Visual and Instrument Flight rules.

Bristows operated them until August 1981, after the last Bristows accident, but at least one was still flying by 1987 since it flies in Full Metal Jacket. – Nermal

Are you running up that hill to buy her CD? – Nermal

Do you mind, my missus’s cousin Jo was in S-Club and at least she can sing, actually so can my missus, unlike most of the Spice Girls.

But was she chosen for her singing abilities, her ability to play a musical instrument, or for another more sexist reason? – Nermal

Nothing on the BBC at the moment, and I suspect the picture on CBS is not of the actual aircraft…;) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/17/world/main856313.shtml – Nermal

So what your saying its my fault for not checking with Duxford , and So you think it’s ok for one of the Largest airshows in the Uk, not to supply a marquee for ex veterans, Only the ones with Gold or Platinum tickets.

Its not about your fault for checking or not, its more about your fault for assuming that these men could get something for nothing in this dog-eat-dog society run by slavering hoards of bean counters all demanding that everything should be made to pay its way. Much as I would love to see veterans getting a dedicated space at shows most shows are presumably running at a low profit margin (except the takings from the usually vastly inflated food concessions) and thats why marquees are annoyingly positioned on the prime centre line positions, for those who pay for such gold or platinum tickets as might be available. I’d look forward to any official response to the suggestion that one of their potential big money spinners should instead be turned over in the name of charity (small ‘c’) for pensioner-veterans to use. Maybe it could be done but sponsored by a company (the Flypast Veterans Marquee?;)), just think of the goodwill and kudos involved. – Nermal