ah but at least they are in one piece, far too many Good aircraft have been scrapped in this country. as had already been mentioned, they would probably have been scrapped if they were in the uk, neither would have lasted this long in our weather or with the people 🙂

Your absolutely right, however as a fan of the aircraft in question I would prefer to see a more stable long term option.

As you say at least for the moment they are fairly safe and will not suffer the fate of other great planes such as the Woodford Vulcan (which I must pop by and see soon)

Six months on from the last report on this thread, and the aircraft are still in the same spot, seemingly untouched and slowly rotting away. I saw them a few days ago, and a very sad sight they make. There is not too much hope for them I would say.

Please don’t say that or you will have me devising mad plots to bring them back! 🙂

I have some cockpit instruments from a Shack that were left over from a renovation and some rejected replica parts made for an Ohka (Cherry Blossom) restoration

Sorry to be a little late on the boat here but I think i have a few bits and pieces that we collected for a revamp of a cockpit. What is it you need?

Well even though I understand the reasons behind this I have to say I am totally gutted. 🙁

I have become a major fan of this aircraft after becoming involved with the volunteer maintenance crew of WR960 (Dougal) over in Manchester through the nineties. Luckily I do have the memory of being at Woodford in 1991 at the retirement party for the last six (and seeing that was a wonder in itself).

I have to admit I do sometimes pace about the place plotting a return of the Cyprus Shacks – but that I fear would now be a massive undertaking. 😮

So Mr McHenry I hope you enjoy your retirement over in the sun (you certainly deserve looking after)

….the classic aircraft in the North West