Yep time flys Filton closed to air traffic on the 21st December 2012.

Still looks the same as I drive past it most days and think of the ghosts I remember from the last 40 odd years.

Probably a thousand reasons why not but the Bruntinthorpe shack is a MR3 and 963 is not. Is it possible for both owners to get together and obtain this aircraft WL795 break it for usable parts and sell the rest to the scrapman. The Brunty one will at least get 4 engines out of it. Heresy you may say but I can see 795 ending up with the scrapman anyway unless some one comes forward with a shed load of money. Not everything can be saved but one that will fly and a complete looking museum piece is better than the possible alternative.

I will now duck and prepare for incoming!

Scotavia I agree with you and you post makes sense to me:), as you are from Baile Ùr nan Granndach you could always try Gaelic

So here we go again it was time for renewing my insurance on the soarer.
Admiral who I was with wanted £458 fully comp(which included £68 for no fault accidents in 2011 and 2112 which was settled by the 3rdparties insurance with no involvement by my insurance company at all it was £34 in 2011 for one) stuff that so price comparison sites I found the RAC. That was £198 for the same cover. Go through all the details with them and then they say sorry because you had 2 no fault accidents its now £280. Rang a couple more companies and asked will my policy be loaded because of the above and after much inquiry the answer was yes its standard motor insurance practice.

So 2 accidents to my car which were just reported to my insurance company and which involved no involvement by them and the new company is costing me £106.
Both times the car was parked legally and I was not even in it and the 3rd party put their hands up to it straight away and told their insurers it was their fault and my car was paid to be repaired by them!

I wonder what these bloodsuckers will want next year?

The upside is I will get another bloody meercat eventually!

I am not getting into the contrast issues. I just want to say how thought provoking this tribute is. I hope the decision to remove them is reversed so that many more people can see and understand the loss of life and the futility of this war.