Some more images of work progressed. Graham has sorted the last centralized warning issue with the rectification of the No 1 engine fire detection circuits that were not working under CWP test. A bit of plug cleaning fortunately proved to fix the snag. Also Graham has repaired the stick top loom to fix up to our old SAMM 210-52 original Jaguar top (very long modified out of RAF use). We hope that trim, PTT and NWS will be working OK.

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Showing the stick top where it will be reattached , after we sort out other column issues.

At least they didn’t leak fuel, unlike the Lightnings.

They did at the end. F3 and F1 fuel leaks were fairly common and quite a few jets had “Do not refuel F3 tank prior to B/F” SFSR’s on the end of day refuelling’s. XX741 looks like it had an F3 leak and definitely had green entries for F4 leaks. Fortunately plans are to leave those tanks dry.

As said the UAS are a registered charity. However it’s maybe open to debate whether they’re a museum yet as you can only visit by prior appointment, and the hangar they’re in is owned by the NI government. From my perspective they’re basically a private collection and unlike Bentwaters they’re not an accredited museum. A pedantic point maybe, but I think worth clarifying.

Thanks Airfixtwin for putting me right, however as a charity, money going in, cannot disappear as easily like the case of Mr Wilkes.

Surely any project that asks for donations requires a level of gullibility from donors? In other words, you are investing money because you wish to see an aircraft restored. There is the risk that you don’t donate enough, or that those in charge are shysters. Who audits these organisations? I could set up a Kickstarter campaign tomorrow and claim I was going to recover the Gannet from the long grass at RAF Errol… it doesn’t mean its going to happen.

No one audits groups like that unless they are proper museums (like UAS or the BCWM) that play to the rules to hold the charitable status. I asked some questions to the chairman of the group and got snappy answers back like “why ask probing questions?” I never bothered to ask what the relationship with them and Wilkes was. He probably said “I have done this and that” and they replied “Will you do this for us?” . Doubt anything was in writing with a signature, hope there is an e-mail trail to link everything together.

I knew it.

If anybody needs me I will be out the back filling in panel gaps on my 1/72 Jaguar project with Isopon P38.

Sides are splitting… :applause:

I have had more fun setting up slat carriage rollers with a set of swan neck pliers. Cheers Meddle, will need to get some P38 for my 1 to1 scale Jaguar 1200 litre Droppers..

Concur with everyone else.. Proof reading is rubbish as well, but I have already said that in other places..

This thread is a bit semi circle, isn’t it..

Back on the thread topic. I have heard rumours about XX832’s restoration (think some ex AdA engineer is running the show as far as the expert is concerned) and the owner is very active in the spares and GSE procurement game over in the UK (shame as he will be getting kit I need). However he still will have a long and difficult road ahead I fear (although if he has the money and looked on AVspares, everything is on there). XX832 was the last RAF Jaguar to have a mid air collision when its wing at the time sliced through the forward fuselage of XX745. Both were lucky to land.