Yup they used to have a special Herc pop in for training and would jump out the back at low level in their dingies.. Crazy

:):):)

… I know it’s his cap, but looking in his mirror he’s being tailgated by an IL-76

Great vid by the way…

Dad flew seafires and Sea Furies (with 807 sqn ) and always reckoned, from a pilots perspective, the Sea Fury was the best, and most versatile aircraft he ever flew….

Thanks for sharing, there are some unique and very interesting photos in there.. The extended exhaust on the Harvard is noteworthy, and is that a suitcase in the back seat ??

I too am delighted that this Pembroke has been saved, and is is now in the hands of an empathic owner who intends to maintain and fly her regularly.

If I could respectfully refer to the Leonides failure involved in John Faireys tragic accident,
…
The cause of that failure was ” gudgeon pin failure, due to corrosion pitting induced fatigue, possibly exacerbated by infrequent utilisation, resulting in cylinder detachment, and resulting fire..”

It was also noted that although the engine was within its 800hr overhaul life (at 640hrs),
it hadn’t been overhauled for forty-five years (since 1964).

In RAF and RN service days internal corrosion in high cycle use engines would have been a rare (or non)issue, as opposed to infrequent use by a private owner these days.

Not being negativehere , just mechanically realistic I think.

One Leonides Hydraulic’d.. no easy or cheap repair for that.
Unfortunately it may be earthbound for a while.. notwithstanding that, it is a superb bargain, congratulations and well done Mark.

Surely the Viggen is every bit as complex as the Tornado of similar vintage…what sort of financial and deeply technical infrastructure would be required to keep such a beast airworthy, and certified , surely only SAF support and financing would be able to keep it viable ??
If a Lightning of a way previous era is much too complex to keep airborne, what hope for a private Viggen (or Tornado)…??