Barry Clay has ok’d for me to post his pic of G-AJOG/OO-ERY at Chivenor November, 1963 – the latter registration can just be discerned on the port fin/rudder.

Roger Smith.

Too fast….Alon A2 …..

So are you saying an Alon A2 is not an Ercoupe ? :confused:

Roger Smith.

Last one from me for now – SAAB J.29 arriving at Baginton from Southend. Again, haven’t looked up the date but sometime, I think, in 1984. Looking at the background the lorry is on the new MAM site, the Vulcan behind is still on the old (extended) site.
The J.29 was in quite a poor state after sitting near the sea for all those years and, before long, she was roaded again into the Coventry workshops of the Manpower Services Commission where unemployed (largely ex-AWA Bitteswell) workers did a superb restoration job (one of four for the MAM) on her. When returned she was one of the first aircraft to go into the new Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre.

Roger Smith

PS thinking about it this photo might have been taken upon departure for the MSC workshop.

Indeed, as I said in post 10, Barry Clay’s photo (posted on his Forum) was taken in the blister hangar at Chivenor very soon before the axe fell Nov. ’63.

Roger Smith.

No prizes for guessing this one as the serial is plain to see.
It was second “change underpants” time (the first was being up on top of the tailplane with no safety measures – it’s a bl**dy long way up!!) – was the canopy going to clear the Cosford railway bridge?
There were two Javelins up for tender at Cosford – we desperately wanted XA699 as it was AWA-built at Baginton – NewarK A.M. got the other one.

Roger Smith.

I think that one is XK741 currently at MAM. Roger, what say yee…?.

Yep, it is XK741. We had just collected it – fuselage (with canopy thankfully) and tail surfaces from Wolverhampton. We later managed to source some undercarraige/wheel units (T.1 I think) and a proper Folland(?) bang-seat and, presently I believe, some replica wings are being constructed for it. The picture was taken outside Soans Ford dealers in Sydenham, Leamington Spa where it was to be stored. The Museum wasn’t ready at Baginton so that would make the pic (I could look it up but I’m feelin’ lazy :p) about 1974.
Richard Soans was a great supporter of the MAPS/young MAM.

Roger Smith

Hi Newforest;
Thank you for the link, but it is Less than useless. More to the point it is extremely aggravating! I tried it at least ten times and every time the tantalizing aircraft photos and text switch after five seconds,to a partial page with just a few annoying advertisements for tee shirts and other junk, with no forward or reverse arrow feature, no website index other than their ads, and no way to click on the actual website with aircraft.
Why do people bother constructing websites that advertising hosts prevent you from seeing?

I’ve a feeling that is not Barry Clay’s site – I suspect someone copied his material and created a false site. I don’t get the continual adverts you mention. The e-mail address shown with an invitation to write to him I think was the cause of his change of e-mail address a while back – I’m sure it’s not valid.

Roger Smith.