Missed this too. And while my lady sleep on my shoulder and deployment looms, here goes:

Spitfire (Marks II, V, IX, XIV, XVI, XIX).
Hurricane Mk1 and Mk2
Lancaster
Dakota
Chipmunk
Hellcat
Wildcat
Tigercat
Bearcat
P-39
P-40 (B and M)
P-47
P-51 (B,D and TF models)
Hawk 75
Hawker Nimrod
FG-1D Corsair
Harvard

I’m sure my list is small by the standards of some employees at centres of warbird excellence, but the there’ll be one or two I’ve forgotten to mention. I’d love to see similar posts by the likes of Bentwing Bomber, Roobarb etc. Bring it on….!

C6

think you will find that is bull s–t

I’m quoting one of the established engineers when I worked as a volunteer engineer there. If the incident didn’t occur, then he got it wrong. The damage however is clear to see. Check out the wing centre section, mainspar just inboard of the port leg. Impact damage, cracked and split.

Well perhaps you can enlighten us all then if it is as you put it, bulls–t. That is assuming that you actually know if that incident occurred.

Personally I find it unlikely that such an aircraft would slip its jacks, but accidents do happen so while its not impossible I am sure that the TFC engineers would follow the necessary procedures and precautions to avoid such an incident.
Its not like they don’t do it very often after all !!

Steve

Sadly Steve, it does happen now and again. I’ve never witnessed one myself, but have prevented one when one of my boys was supervising the jacking of an aircraft. Some people get carried away with getting them up quickly (ooer!), and they can get a wobble on.
As with all things TFC, it’s down to the owners to decide what gets priority, so leaving the Sea Fury alone isn’t the end of the world.

I can’t help but think the HAC Hurricane looks odd, especially the serial letter style…

I’ve never seen a Civilian Coupe before. It’s certainly a little ungainly. What’s it handle like?

I’m not sure that it could be bigger, the pre-cast concrete roof alone weighs a staggering 6,000 tons. They’re probably just wishing they’d built something more like a hangar than an architectural statement….

Or they could have a retired American carrier in the same space. I’m sure if they went at ramming speed, logistics would be easy…:highly_amused:

I visited the Manchester Museum of Science & Industry yesterday to see the Shackleton. Haven’t been for many years. Horrified to see the state of the museum. The upper gallery is empty (just some bicycles in one corner and the Trident cockpit on the opposite side). Shackleton covered in dust – hasn’t been cleaned in years by the looks of it. Sycamore is gone. Staff were rude. Essentially, it is a grubby hall with a handful of aeroplanes stuffed inside it… and nothing else. It wasn’t a good experience and I don’t intend to ever go again.

Looking at the conditions and the state of the hall’s exterior, one gets the impression that there is every intention to close it. So what happens to the Shackleton? Despite neglect, it is in great condition, having been indoors since retirement. Would the RAF take it to Cosford? But if they do, surely it would have to languish outside?

I very much doubt the RAF would take it anywhere. They don’t have the capacity or finances to deal with an aircraft that’s been struck off charge years ago.

The Shackleton is owned by the RAF Museum, it certainly has NOT been ‘struck off charge’ by them.

So Mike, I was right then? I didn’t mention the RAFM, and nor did the OP.

I’d like to see it fly after expending so many hours on it. That said, It perhaps ought to stay away from the UK, the Flypast Historic Forum naysayers will surely bemoan “yet another Spitfire” on our shores!