Could try through the BAPC as Peter was well known within

try the secretary via e-mail

[email]secretarybapc@blueyonder.co.uk[/email]

Pucara x 2
Whirlwind HAR7
Whirlwind HAR9
Widgeon
Mystere IVA
Gazelle
Swift
SD3-30
Sycamore III & HR14
F-84 Thunderstreak
Lightning F53
Vampire FB5
Dove 8
Vampire T.11
Hunter F.51
WS-51 Dragonfly
Sioux
T-33 Shooting Star
Meteor F.8 (where it all started with paint stripping)
Meteor NF.11
Chipmunk

Hands dirty many times and have probably travelled 150,000 miles around the UK acquiring bits and pieces

Much money spent and many long hours but now no longer get hands dirty

Unfortunately this was the case as the aircraft was privately owned. We were lucky to save one of the engines

The wings from VX577 were scrapped after Cosford decided they did not need them

The fore runner to Flypast was Classic Aircraft.

Mike Twite was one of the most respected individuals involved n the promotion of aircraft preservation.

It was avery sad day when he lost his life with the others in the crash of the Varsity.

Mike supported preservations efforts both little and small and was well known to many of us who have been involved since the 1970’s when the movement was not as large as it is today.

You should be very proud of your father as he is held in high regard by all those who met him

Some of the former inhabitants

http://www.abpic.co.uk/results.php?q=shoeburyness&fields=location&sort=latest&limit=50

Avrobaby – my post is not mean’t to be critical of any restoration efforts. It was merley mean’t to highlight the history to the wood and carboard relic. It is very unusual for such a relic to survive. I am pleased to see that it is to have some work done as I was the one that rescued it from Booker and had it shipped to Sunderland at no cost to the museum.

I am also sure that Lindy’s Lad also did not mean the comments to be critical.

It is good to see some constructive work being done at NEAM as it appears to have been pretty stagnant for the last ten years.

Scott,

Your section may be made of wood but is nevertheless an important relic of the Jetstream programme.

It is the mock up of the USAF C-10A variant that was displayed at the Farnborough airshow before the order was cancelled.

By rights it should thefore be put into its USAF colours