Thanks badger. That’s good news at is sounds (and looks from the amount of scaffolding) that the museum is not just doing a ‘slap & dash’ job.

Update?

Anyone out there got an update on the repainting? Just interested to see how it’s going…

I will take a wild guess – RAF Transport Command colours?

Although it’s difficult to see another scheme, I hope not David as this’ll really not help the only real RAF Brit left in existance…XM496 at Kemble.

Fuming!

Sorry for having to say this but it’s my view and why we have forums!

I’m totally with you phixer, 110%. Kemble is a wonderful place and we are most fortunate in having it as home for our old girl – XM496. As to the comments re ex-RAF pilot complaining, I’m sorry, but I think you mean it’s ironic that a person who once flew probably noisey aircraft now does not like it that his/her retirement, noisey aircraft occasionally fly over his house.

So glad I live in Asia as with the UK turning more and more into a nampy-pamby state, this person (and all others) should move if they don’t like the noise. The case is totally different from the noise of a caravan park or say the building of a new bypass. Kemble’s been an airfield for a great many years, so I say, people of Kemble, get used to it….or you know what you should do!!! 😀 😀 😀

I’m going to be proudly marching that day, hopefully with a couple of thousand of other blokes who took part in liberating the Falkland Islands from the Argentine invader. I say ‘proudly’ because I am bloody proud of the fact we that we did our duty and did it well.

I will not react adversely to some of the ‘bizarre’ comments I have read here.

Regards.

A proud sailor of the South Atlantic Task Force 1982.

Just wanted to say thank you for risking your life for Queen and Country. This will truely be a time to honour those that will never return and a flypast over London in memory of the whole campaign is a fitting tribute.

Of course it will be great if the Vulcan does make it but with so many ‘kills’ being made by Sea Harrier’s, lets keep our fingers crossed that some of the spiritual successors to the SHAR FRS.1 – the Joint Force Harrier GR.9’s of No.800 Sqn, are allowed to fly ‘up’ the mail!!!!!

Does anyone know what plans there are to celebrate the anniversary in the Falklands themselves? I heard recently that Typhoon’s will be sent down there soon to relieve the good old hard working Torndao F.3’s of 1435 Flt.

You mean that none of them were sold??:(

I think all the models have been sold now. It seems quite a sought after model as they always go high when they come up on ebay.

Could be some a nice way to help support the project in a way providing Corgi would donate a percentage for each sale.

It is one way to help as they need as much support from any angle.

Forget it…Corgi is only interested in the commercial side of the business – how much money “they” can make.:rolleyes: They produced a model of Britannia XM496 and none of these models helped the real XM496 at Kemble which needs support in just the same way as the Viscount…:mad: