That would be lovely! There was a good chance of it a few years back when PA474 was at Coventry, but it was a missed opportunity I think.

Work continues on WR963; we’re catching up on all the little tasks that need attention while we have (another) tool made to finish up our work on No 2 engine. Nearly there though… 😉

We have some radio work going on to try and get another V/UHF set working so we can operate a little easier; but once again we’ve run up against the parts robbing that was carried out to support WL790. There’s also some end of season care going into the interior with some more of the leatherwork on the chairs being sent away for repair to damaged sections. We’ve also scheduled a wash and brush up for WR963 for a couple of weeks time, as she’s starting to look like she’s spent a bit of time on ‘ops’. I have been warned that I’m not allowed to get her too clean though as it will spoil her??

More cockpit windows have been going in, and we may take advantage of a couple of drawings that I stumbled upon today… like the one for the front gunners/observers glazing; which if its any use may allow us to have new ones made to replace the milky looking old one.

Speaking of which, we’ve also got some fundraising plans in the pipeline, so you should be seeing lots of us around the shows next year; though with VP293 more than WR963! The begging bowl is going to be put out; though not to quite the extent that some aircraft from the same stable use it. We might even have some stuff with us that Shackleton fans will want to buy.

To keep you entertained for the moment though; please try the following facebook link and see if it works, and if so – whether you like it.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=456549247725170

(As always, please be aware that I can’t be responsible for other links from in facebook… you take your own chances. There’s some really weird stuff out there and we can’t control it all. Despite trying.)

Kind regards,

Rich