From conversations with relevant people a few months back, her nose will be correctly removed and preserved for use as a crew trainer, u/c legs are allocated, as are the engines, almost all panels, fin, etc. When the jcb does move in to remove the spars, there won’t be much left.

Yay. Got post no. 558. Do I get a gold star?:D

All the above may be true, but it doesn’t prevent Mike Beachy Head from operating four of them at Thunder City in South Africa. If he can do it then so can others. Perhaps South Africa doesn’t have a CAA organisation.
Geoff.

Of course it has an aviation authority. Its just got different rules to ours.

Try Gray’s Aero – they currently do BA’s airliners, emirates, etc. As soon as we get our JP’s in the hangar, we are going to get Grays to produce a full set of masks. They do normal paint masks or polyurathane stickers. They seem very keen on classic aircraft….:D

Is ‘724 now owned by a single person then….??

Originally it was purchased by members of the Lightning Association on a shareholder basis @ 300 quid a share, but I know things went pear-shaped when the LA fell apart in what appeared to be accrimonious circumstances in the mid-90’s…..so did ownership pass to a single individual after a number quit and wanted their 300 back..??

I’m guessing CR may be the sole owner now then….?

CR is the chairman of the LA….

Binbrook01 – my apologies. You are correct – money and time can solve anything! Here’s a question – do any Lightning transport jigs exist? Say, for example, a lightning is stripped in the correct manner, will the sections need to be mounted in a special jig to retain structural integrety?