Reviving an old thread! Our Scout Group now own the Wessex CPT formerly at RAF Aldergrove as a training aid and possible film location. She’s pretty complete, bar a couple of instruments, and made the trip home from Belgium mounted on the back of a large tipper truck – attracting a lot of interest from customs! If there are any more Wessex parts available, though, we’d be very interested in them!
Not long ago we attempted to see if we could have any of the hulks from Weston on loan so that we could look after it, but were turned down fairly promptly. It appears that having someone look after a hulk is worse for it than leaving it to rot in the undergrowth. Still, their planes, their rules – and they have been quite supportive in other respects.
I’m afraid that the CPT won’t be making it to Cockpitfest as it is not really suited to charging through the countryside too often. We’d love to hear from anyone who’d be interested in helping restore and look after her – also those who would be interested in training the Scouts in correct procedure.
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