Shame no more mk1 SHARS exist as they look better than the FA2, but the black two seater is nice.

I wonder what their plans are for the phantom as they already have one of the prototype K’s on the carrier deck?

Thanks for the pic.

Curlyboy

Just to clear up any confusion with the stored aircraft on the old Harrier tie down behind the museum, the 2 Sea Harrier F/A2’s and the Phantom are owned by the MOD and at some point someone will decide their fate, the Harrier T8 as of the week before this years Air Day is now part of the FAAM collection and once an issue with the nose oleo has been sorted will be towed across to Cobham Hall.

Never did understand why it was there and by all accounts it was a death trap when it flew with Lesure Sport, I seem to remember that they grounded it.

It was bought for an exhibition on the RNAS in WWI as an example of the German equipment in use at that time, once the exhibition was removed it was stored in Cobham Hall. After a number of years in store it was decided that it would not be needed in the future and was sold last year, it left Cobham Hall in September 2012.

Again sourced through a broker but you could try Ecclesiastical Insurance as they provide this type of cover for our museum.

Any idea what happened to the other old Harriers which were at Cottesmore such as the GR1 and a couple of FA2s?

Both F/A2’s are at Yeovilton

I think the comment about the Admiral’s Barge refers to the Sea Harrier

OK, same answer applies, FAAM,s Sea Harrier also has a combat kill

Re GSE for a Phantom move, don’t forget JARTS moved a Phantom from Leuchars to VL recently, they seemed to have all the correct frames when they put it together outside my window that day.