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October 3, 2007 at 10:13 am in reply to: TSR.2 Memories project #1243804

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Very sad to hear, I have very much enjoyed his first hand knowledge and insight in to the project. My condolences to his family.

September 20, 2007 at 2:46 pm in reply to: Hurricane restoration @ Lt Gransden (2007 Thread) #1255522

peppermint_jam
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As promised.

p_j

September 4, 2007 at 1:04 am in reply to: Group Captain JB 'Willie' Tait #1278610

peppermint_jam
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Legend.

R.I.P.

August 31, 2007 at 9:18 pm in reply to: Hurricane restoration @ Lt Gransden (2007 Thread) #1282730

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There is a poster in one of my local shops appealing for help with the project, they are looking for volunteers to work on her. I’ll see if I can get it copied and post it here the next time I’m there.

August 29, 2007 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Hurricane restoration @ Lt Gransden (2007 Thread) #1284409

peppermint_jam
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I think this might be the project you are referring to.

http://www.cbfs.org.uk/

hope this helps

p_j

August 28, 2007 at 12:08 pm in reply to: Buccaneer on the move #1285873

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Looking at the photo she looks as though her donks are still fitted, at least the front fans are visible anyway! At least she has gone to what looks like a good home, judging by the way that she seems to have been carefully dismantled. I guess anywhere is better than the scrapman’s torch!

Is she bound for a private collection or a museum?

August 28, 2007 at 12:56 am in reply to: Engines on the move… #1286203

peppermint_jam
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See here!

http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/

August 27, 2007 at 4:50 pm in reply to: AirSpace DX. Size matters. #1286943

peppermint_jam
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I posted some pics of the Vulcan that my in-laws took for me a couple of weekends ago, none of Concorde though sadly! I’ll email him and see if he’s got any others. See this thread.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=62195&page=2&highlight=current+health+surviving+vulcans

post 44.

p_j

August 26, 2007 at 12:02 pm in reply to: Buccaneer on the move #1287968

peppermint_jam
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Is there a plan to get her running or is she going to remain static?

August 26, 2007 at 11:18 am in reply to: XH558 What next ? #1287995

peppermint_jam
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The Leeming Javelin has some bits missing I think – not sure about the engines!….. The last Leeming Phantom is now in a hangar awaiting the scapman’s torch… XI(F) Sqn’s Lightning was complete and kept in potentially taxiable condition. It was a running joke to get new linies to ‘BF the Lightning’

I had to stop for fuel at Leeming a couple of weeks ago on my way to recover one of our aircraft from Newcastle. There is the Javelin on the gate and another on the pan at the end of the hangars, sat next to it was a Phantom and a Hawk that looked like it was going for a wash.

What’s the story behind the second Javelin? do they rotate the gate guard or something?

p_j

August 22, 2007 at 2:10 pm in reply to: Javelin 4th prototype WT830 #1292659

peppermint_jam
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Don’t know the meaning of the abbreviations 7485M and s.o.c. …

WT830 Javelin To 7485M 15/11/1957, s.o.c. 11/12/1962

http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WT

As Cranswick states, 7485M is the maintenance serial allocated to that particular airframe when it was sent for ground instructional duties. As far as I’m aware, s.o.c. stands for struck off charge, when she serves no further use and the RAF either donate her to a museum or sell her for scrap, usually the latter!

August 21, 2007 at 11:24 am in reply to: Current Health of the Surviving Vulcans #1294625

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XJ824

OK, so the soon to be in-laws went to a classic car show at Duxford last weekend and while they were there I asked if they’d mind taking a couple of pictures of the resident Vulcan, XJ824. I’ve not been to Duxford for 3 years or so, so mine are out of date. I thought I’d post them here on Peter’s thread! From looking at these pictures, she seems in good health. As you can see though, she is hemmed in by a whole host of other Aircraft, so is quite hard to photograph on her own!

August 12, 2007 at 5:43 pm in reply to: Marham Victor #1304589

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Taken 2003 if I remember right.

August 12, 2007 at 12:59 pm in reply to: Marham Victor #1304794

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Any ideas who ownership was relinquished to David?

p_j

August 11, 2007 at 9:44 am in reply to: Current Health of the Surviving Vulcans #1305887

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Peter, i didn’t see any evidence that her crew door was welded shut, but I may have missed it. IIRC there was a screw of some sort put through the door release handle. I did try to gain access to get some shots of her cockpit, but the handle wouldn’t budge. Also there was a group of Italian aircrew floating about and I suspect that if I’d opened the door, they may well have returned later to remove gizzits from the cockpit. That’s if there is anything left to steal of course. All my attempts to find out who looked after her on the base failed also. So I just took some pictures and let her rest.

Good luck in your quest mate, glad you enjoyed the DVD by the way!

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