Terrific pictures! Looks like a Nimrod in the background there. Can you get a close-up of it?
It’s part of the viewing park along with the Trident, RJX, Concorde and DC-10 forward fuselage. Fence spoils close up views of the Nimrod somewhat.
Whilst it’s not strictly historic I suppose, the last CL-44 is still parked up there.
Isn’t there a T.5 up for grabs in South Africa again?
Agree about the 3X gun. Not cheap but you can vary the output as opposed to the constant out put of an air hammer. You can get 10X guns but they’re the riveting equivalent of Dirty Harry’s gun. No use on light ally.
This is what we used to use for ‘skinning up’ the aircraft.
Interesting to see the 1-11 forward fuse and a 146/RJ nose there as well.
Wonder why they went for the Hurn Buccaneer rather the one that was up for auction over there? Any news on that?
Correction: the complete fuselage is at Brooklands and has now been restored. It houses a new exhibition about the VC10.
Photos and story here: http://www.vc10.net/History/Individual/GARVM.html
Slight thread drift but here’s a couple of pics of the mentioned Brooklands examples;

Vickers VC-10 structural test shell by flat cap, on Flickr

Vickers VC-10 by flat cap, on Flickr
A couple of recent pictures of said aircraft.

Sea Prince 569 by flat cap, on Flickr
Navy trio

Royal Navy trio by flat cap, on Flickr
Had a fantastic time at the museum. The lads there are top blokes.
JXLI is a mock up. I think it may contain some original parts though.
Is this the last active aircraft with RR Darts in the UK?
Point 1: You use the term ‘engineers’…. quite often you’ll find its monkeys which work in a factory, ie. Mexican wiring looms in A380’s causing problems…. Engineers are the ones who are correcting the faults…. :.
As an ex-worker in an aircraft factory, that’s pretty derogatory. A lot of ex colleagues have gone on to be licenced engineers.
I’m 99% sure this was a flyer that was reduced to the cockpit after an accident. I’m sure Argentina was mentioned as its source.
Anon, it was fully equipped as per the aircraft when it left prestwick. All the instruments and controls functioned.
It is definitely ex Woodford and was at prestwick before Perth. It could be fully powered up and was a complete cockpit when it left Prestwick. There was an ATP as well.
Here it is
Is there no opportunity to develop a solution with the midland air museum? I seem to remember there being a hard standing entrance from the live side to the museum. Perhaps the Shackleton could be parked there?