The Valetta at Cosford is stored without its wings although I belive that the museum still has the wings as they did not want the wings from VX577 at Sunderland prior to its remains being scrapped.

Here is Cosford’s Valetta, which I last photographed there in June 1985. Think it has been hidden away in storage ever since. VX573 is named “Lorely” and is in RAF Germany Comms Sqn. colours(not Transport Command). VX574 was in an identical scheme used by RAF Malta. Have no idea when it will be restored but with all those aircraft moved out into the new Cold War Museum, there should be room for it now.

Rumor has it there is a pretty good collection of airworthy classic British aircraft still flying out of Coventry…….. 😉

Tom.

…depleted by one at Deenethorpe!! 🙁

I’m with Rob …..Staverton is where it’s located ….a marketing name is far less evocative ….for most of its lengthy history it’s been Staverton and Staverton for some it will always be -by the way I still refer to Birmingham International as Elmdon!!! 🙂

Rob – I too was at Staverton on Saturday on my way back from Bristol where I collected an Avro Cadet prop that I have obtained – shame we didn’t meet.
Regards
Tim

Tim – I can’t get used to Bournemouth International Airport either – it’ll always be Hurn to me!

Albert,

this one was published before and in this thread by tbzz…

regards.-.

Yep, that’s the one in the background behind the Bravo!

Following the 1991 Gulf War, someone took a photo in a hangar of a newly-delivered Iraqi Air Force EMBRAER Tucano. I think the photo was published in AFM. What intrigued me was the colour scheme was identical to the red and white scheme worn by the Brazilian Air Force aerobatic team “Esquadrilha da Fumaca”. Would like to see a scan of this picture if anyone has it, or any colour pictures of Iraqi Tucanos. That leads me to wonder if the Iraqi AF had formed an aerobatic team just prior to the war, or was planning to? :confused:

Just a reminder of what a wonderful back-bone this magnificent aircraft has been to Air Atlantique, together with G-APSA, in providing revenue and reliability for more than 20 years, not to mention the immense pleasure she has given us at air shows.Here is a shot I took of her near Coventry in 2001, during a sortie a few days after she had been rolled out in her current scheme. I personally would be gutted to see this classic anywhere except in UK skies.

I can’t believe a responsible airline like Air Atlantique would, what almost seems ‘abandon’ one of their DC-6s at a disused airfield with no security, possibly to avoid airfield parking and storage fees, as they no longer own Coventry Airport? Please someone tell me this is not the case? 🙁

Windy with some sun but lots of stormy cumulous clouds building up producing heavy showers in the west. Must have hit the PFA Rally at Kemble also 😮 Not at all nice conditions to fly light vintage aircraft.