Isn’t that the museum infamous for refusing entry to anyone who actually shows an interest in aviation or the BoB?

Certainly wasn’t the case when I visited. Had an interesting chat with a couple of the staff, who were on duty.

However they don’t, or didn’t, allow indoor photography.

No Joe…I think 646 is still parked up across the far side though.

rgds baz

I wonder what the future holds for those two, I suspect fairly bleak. It would be nice for another one to enter preservation.

Was 606 tendered or was it one those ‘not what you know it’s who you know’ jobs.

QP

Javelin XA549 left Swanton Morley and ended up at Swinderby, where it was eventually scrapped some time later (in the 1980s, IIRC). It was still around in 1976-77, part of the RAF Queens Jubliee Static Dispay at Finningley. XA549 was at Finningley in September 1976.

I am pretty sure the Javelin was broken up at Finningley, along with the Beverley, before the Jubilee Review. It was shame as it had not long been repainted.

I seem to remember Newark Air Museum trying to secure it, but wasn’t to be.

It might just also be worth pointing out that it is only open between tea break and lunch time (10:15 – 13:00).

Also lots of signs saying whilst photography is allowed it is for “personnel use only”. Whatever that is.

Denis,

Thank you for your posts. It is good to get some balance from someone who previously worked on the ‘inside’.

Personally I think the returning the Vulcan to flight is the most impressive ex military aircraft restoration every undertaken, and I am proud of the fact we have the heaviest, most powerful warbird flying in the world and it is on the G Reg. A point people should consider when they are next critiquing the CAA.

As a point of order, I have just checked the landing distance available (LDA) at Coventry on 05/28 and it is 1615 metres, which is 5300′ in old money.

It would cost just as much as the Vulcan if not more.

Substantially more, as you wouldn’t be able to put it on a Permit!

I have the same sense but I think it is less that desire but more the instinct to knock a venture down for the sake of knocking it down, coupled with a smidgen of envy perhaps that they were not in at the kill, of whatever it might be.

And there will certainly be grudging acceptance of success from a few. All a bit petty to my mind, but there is certainly some contradictory information about, which will only stoke the fires of the sceptics.

I’m just eager to find out what is there.

A bit like the Vulcan then…