Would be nice if a few warbirds could be preserved in the colours they wore in civilian life. If only to recognize the part these post war activities paid in preserving the air frames to this day.Not every Mustang,B-17,B-25 etc has to represent military service that many actually never saw.

Fully agreed! Or even paint a few up in the markings they actually wore (I’m thinking Buchons here especially).

Good to see. First place I saw a KC-97, so never to be forgotten. It’s great to hear that the tower will be refurbed.

But times move on and minus its runway, buildings and hardstandings, G Common is still a lovely place.

ToC 5.9.42
To Morris for erection 22.4.44
To 25 [P]EFTS 8.5.44
To 16 [P]SFTS Hucknall 13.11.45
To 22 EFTS 12.12.46
To 22 RFS Cambridge 26.6.47
To 11 RFS Perth 24.3.50 (Glasgow UAS)
To 9 MU 10.5.51
To 2 Grading School, Digby 3.9.51
To 33 MU 24.2.53
To 202 AFS, Valley 8.6.53
To 9 MU 29.10.53
Sold to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd 17.8.54 as G-ANRM

It’s going to exit from Ground Zero? Should be interesting to see.

Contact ASI maybe?

Well fingers crossed, being a very rare aircraft, it will be rescued by some kind soul, who is prepared to jump through all the hoops.

Make a nice flyer wouldn’t it?

:eagerness:

Surely the biggest problem with aircraft like this, is the English weather ?
They very soon start to look rather tatty.

…and get scrapped, like the Lyneham Comet, Cosford Vulcan, Hendon Beverley etc. Now there were three aircraft worth saving…

Some very funny stuff on these previous posts: or at least I hope so. Maybe I’m getting old, but I can’t get dewy-eyed about a TriStar when there are still plenty around, earning their keep.

I also had to chuckle at the (presumably serious) assertion regarding ‘every’ Air Force type being preserved in the USA. Which reminds me, I must get over there and look at all those B-32s they’ve got preserved.