Here it is in happier times (27 May 1972 … official opening of the HAM)

Just to set the record straight -The Proctor in the photo took on the identity of G-ANZJ / NP303. It was actually a composite airframe combining the fuelage of G-ANZJ with the wings of NP339/G-AOBW.
I think I posted before that the fuselage of G-AOBW was sawn in half and the rear fuselage with the fin and tailplane was stripped to show the structure. It was exhibited at various places prior to the museum opening including South Essex Motors at Basildon and probably a North Weald airshow but it needed regualr repairs due to glue rot. We burnt the front fuselage (except for the 24 volts door which I managed to rescue) some time before the museum opened.
The composite NP303/G-ANZJ was sold at the museum auction. I think Trent Aero bought it then found it was so far gone that an airworthy restoration was too difficult. I heard it passed to someone who wanted the engine and the rest was burnt early/mid 1980s.
I never did find out what happened to the original wings from G-ANZJ. Last I saw of them they were in the hangar the museum rented on the airport site in the block between the back of the Airport Hotel and the old Tradair hangar.

Been involved in other things so not had much time to visit the forum lately but I would like to add my thanks to those who have kept us all informed of the comings and goings at Duxford this year.
I have only managed one visit in 2013 and my only other aviation trip this year was to Old Warden but hope to get out more often next year.
Thanks again and hope you all have a great Christmas and 2014 is a good year for everyone.

Great to see the restoration progressing so well. As a teenager this was another aircraft that I tried to persuade the owners of the Southend museum to save but there were so many less complex projects around at that time that an incomplete Q6 was regarded as way beyond restoration and my pleas fell on deaf ears.
Really looking forward to the day when she flies again.
Wasn’t there a second Q6 G-AEYE with the technical college at Redhill in the 60’s / 70’s?

I think most enthusiasts are aware that a lot of new material went into EXF when she was rebuilt by Tom Storey and Martin Barraclough and no doubt even more has been incorporated during subsequent rebuilds and repairs but if the options are EXF as she is today or trying to preserve the remains as they were at Reflectaire I know which option gets my vote and undoubtedly the vote of many others who enjoy the sight and sound of her in the air.
The “new” Mew looks superb and hopefully we will see the pair of them together at some time next display season.

I believe DXS was built by Chris Storey. He certainly owned it early 60’s onwards and when I was very young it was displayed in Storeys garage in Alexandra Street, Southend. It was loaned to the Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend by his widow Gwen Storey and, at first, it was kept in the hangar which the museum rented on the airfield along with the Fiat G46 and Proctor G-ANZJ. Stampe F-BDFE and Tiger Moth G-APMM were also stored in the rented hangar at one time but both moved on without being displayed.
DXS was used for an exhibition at South Essex Motors to publicise the museum before we opened and was also displayed on the museum stand at a North weald airshow around 1971/2 to publicise the museum before moving into the display hall when we opened.
The Flea remained at HAM right up until the museum closed and I think it then went to Rebel Air Museum and later Thameside Aviation Museum at Tilbury Fort.
Not sure what happened after that but I assume the Storey family parted with “The Fleeing Fly” at some point and it eventually landed up at Breighton.

I can give you a contact for an old friend in the Southend area who moved the two Proctors from Sweden to Great Oakley but it would have to be a commercial deal as that is how he earns his living.
I would have been glad to help the Tilbury end but I have just had an operation on my dodgy knee and am on crutches for a while so I am no good for lifting and carrying anything at present.

According to Wikipedia the Hall Cherokee 2 was a fair performer and looks pretty good. There don’t seem to be many survivors so well done for saving this one. Apart from the efforts of a few forum members I think gliders generally tend to get a pretty raw deal in preservation.