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Mike J

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  • April 27, 2015 at 2:20 pm in reply to: Spitfire T9 MJ772 for sale #925560
    Mike J
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    No, that Spartan is N34SE, based in the US

    April 25, 2015 at 10:40 am in reply to: Holy crap they've got a Harrier live #926400
    Mike J
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    The RAF were very happy to see them retired, as they were replaced by the far more capable GR5s

    April 25, 2015 at 10:19 am in reply to: Holy crap they've got a Harrier live #926436
    Mike J
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    I wonder how long that engine will last before they FOD it

    April 24, 2015 at 10:42 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #926565
    Mike J
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    The Seafire III is yet to fly.

    …and has never been anywhere near the U.S.

    April 24, 2015 at 10:40 pm in reply to: Holy crap they've got a Harrier live #926572
    Mike J
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    That’s impressive!

    April 24, 2015 at 7:52 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #926665
    Mike J
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    G-INFO says nothing of the kind. Read it carefully. It says that the Seafire is CHARTERED by Air Leasing – a world of difference!

    April 24, 2015 at 3:22 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #926906
    Mike J
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    No, it left Lambeth a couple of years ago. It has now been stripped out for refurbishment at Duxford

    April 24, 2015 at 2:54 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #926922
    Mike J
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    It would be a huge job to get it out, if it had to go.

    You could do it in a couple of days if you used a JCB and half a dozen skips

    April 24, 2015 at 2:39 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #926938
    Mike J
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    Not to mention the fact that they’re apparently about to chuck out their entire archive just to spite you. :stupid:

    April 24, 2015 at 1:25 pm in reply to: HAC's Hawker Fury flies again #927005
    Mike J
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    A bit of an over-simplification, as that substantial wing structure on the Hurricane is very different from that on the biplanes

    April 23, 2015 at 3:32 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #927584
    Mike J
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    A Vulcan B1, a Victor, a Beverley…..shall i go on?

    None of which has anything whatever to do with the Science Museum, who are the parent organisation of MOSI

    And as Ant has pointed out, the Beverley was never on the RAF Museum’s books

    April 23, 2015 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #927609
    Mike J
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    The RAF Museum and the RAF are separate entities. The RAF Museum is mainly funded through grant-in-aid directly from the MoD.

    April 23, 2015 at 12:36 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #927702
    Mike J
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    ISTR that the first time I visited they had a Spitfire V on display

    April 23, 2015 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #927719
    Mike J
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    They are a National Collection with processes and protocols for disposals. What makes you think that anything will be ‘simply dumped’?

    April 23, 2015 at 12:21 pm in reply to: Another Shackleton in danger? #927728
    Mike J
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    I’m not sure where the notion that it is ‘up for grabs’ comes from. It is the only Shackleton to have been preserved indoors since retirement, is owned by a national collection (the RAF Museum) and is in the care of another (the Science Museum). The cost of moving it would be enormous, and rather pointless. The RAF Museum have already committed a substantial, 6-figure sum to move the VC-10, why would they want to fund another move when it is totally unnecessary?

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