On a previous occasion some years earlier, if I remember rightly, another hangar had some dismantled Sabres

That would have been around 1977/78, they belonged to Ormond Haydon-Baillie and were exported to the USA following his death. They were ex-Luftwaffe with at least 3 aircraft present

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjAqEsPxxGo&feature=youtube_gdata

A rather good video of the aircraft after re-assembly and display in Finland

The aircraft is now owned by the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola but is currently being restore in Finland

Anyone know if Oceans still in the Thames and if so when she’s leaving?

Due to leave on Tuesday 15th

More Details here

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201257.html

25/26 February 1944
594 aircraft – 461 Lancasters, 123 Halifaxes, 10 Mosquitos – on the first large raid to Augsburg. The various diversions and the splitting of the main bomber force into 2 waves again reduced casualties still further. 21 aircraft – 16 Lancasters, 5 Halifaxes – lost, 3.6 per cent of the force; at least 4 of these casualties were due to collision.

Here is one “P” lost on th Augsburg raid

BARRETT, LEONARD CHARLES, Albert Place. 1467119, Sergeant, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26th February 1944, missing on operations. Buried in Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Grave reference: 4. D. Coll. Grave 1-6.
W/Op in Avro Lancaster Mk I, Serial No ME632, Code Letters PH-P. T/o 1836 from Wickenby to bomb Augsburg. All seven crew were killed.

from http://www.warmemorial.firstworldwarrelics.co.uk/html/raf_wwii.html

Not sure that 106 squadron took part in the Augsburg Raid

XN595 T3

26/05/1961 Awaiting Collection

30/05/1961 Delivered to No.27 MU Shawbury

27/06/1961 2 FTS Syerston coded 47, re-coded 17, then 62

Thanks to http://jetprovost.org

So the badge will be 2FTS