So presumably it will end up at the Flying Heritage Collection at Everett’s Paine Field, the new field for the collection.
South on the A.12 is a bit peculiar unless the driver missed the turn off for Felixistowe. But this begs the question why it was in the U.K. in the first place, would seem to be a waste of time flying it to the U.K. and then shipping it out.:confused:

I take it those are ex Northwest planes…That was a big clue! and why would ATA take on thirty year old DC10’s when they have a very young modern fleet of aircraftDo they have any US trooping contracts?

”Following a recent accident due to wing structural failure, a review of the above CSIs has been conducted and it has been determined that they do not necessarily find cracking if it takes place from the inner surface of the lug where any crack may be obscured by the bush.
Repeated removal of the bush is not advisable as it may introduce damage to the lug bore.”

This would presumably follow from the investigation of the fatal crash in Australia.

There is some maintenance going on on this U.A. plane as well as something else.:D

http://w1.rob.com/pix/oops/9412_G

Deftinately maintenance, you can pretend it’s in a hangar.

http://w1.rob.com/pix/oops/651111_G

Some sort of maintenance which might involve setting fire to the hangar.

http://w1.rob.com/pix/oops/639854_G

As the Airliner.net photo is not available, here is a great photo of the Sealand at the Air Museum in Belgrade, looks ready to go!

http://www.pbase.com/vmarinkovic/image/24084364

Tough task at short notice! Here is a picture, only shows three D-558 (what?) looks like X-1’s to me!

http://www1.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/Fleet/Small/E-959.jpg

Might be able to lift of photo from Hamilton Aero!

http://www.hamiltonaero.co.nz/maintenance.html

That would sure take your mind off whatever you were doing in the layby!:D