I would have thought that the decades of incrustations of Galoise smoke would be much more hazardous than asbestos! It might even be eating into the armour plating!!
I hope, whilst they are disassembling this vessel, they might keep a picture of Nelson’s “Victory” in full view as it is reduced to Pots ‘n Pans!
HT doesn’t H
Resmoroh

If I had as many thousand pounds as hours spent (as a Met Man!) on the Shacking Great *********ton then I’d be a rich man!
Nice to see some pix of the Beast! Many happy(?) hours spent therein!
Never knew Griffons gave you High Tone Deafness – thought mine came from the Fantooms at Stanley!
If anybody replies then please put it in emboldened 16 pt text. I’ve got High Tone Deafness. Whassat you say?
Rgds
Resmoroh

Steve,
The good old Willis & Holliss lists all the military airfield runway surfaces as at Dec 1944 – in a very small font!! Might need some research to work out the precise differences between, say, “Concrete & asphalt” and “Concrete covered with asphalt”!!! Bound to be an expert on the subject lurking somewhere – there always is!!!!!!!!!!!
HTH
Resmoroh

Scott,
There was an attempt in the early 70’s to instal on the VC10’s (and other RAF Transport a/c IIRC) a one-way system of sending charts to a/c in flight. These were using small 9-inch wet-facsimile machines (forerunners of today’s FAX system). The data would have been transmitted using the Support Command world-wide HF SSB comms system (“ARCHITECT”). Don’t know what became of the trials. I suspect ‘Not A Lot’!!!!
HTH
Resmoroh

I think that Moggy is the only one on this Forum who is gently trying to indicate to all you ‘blue sky enthusiasts’ that the game is well and truly up.
The entire financial system of the western world is collapsing about our ears. 99.99% of the UK population don’t give a monkey’s toss about XH558. The 00.01% who do care about XH558 cannot see reality when it is staring them in the face. The talk of finding major corporate funding at this time can only be entertained for that very same quality – entertainment. It is laughable – even if the laughter is somewhat high-pitched and nervous. The suggestion that the money already spent on XH558 would have been better spent on any number of minor, and insignificant, aviation historical projects is risible in the extreme!
The only way to make any money by/with/from XH558 is to saw it into small pieces and sell them as memorabilia. The 00.01% (above) will buy the bits – good luck to them. But I suspect that there may be a sizeable amount left over. Some enterprising lot may buy up the remainder, turn it into pots & pans (stamped “Ex-XH558”) and make a fortune!
I regret that I am the harbinger of bad news in that reality is about to intrude on the dreams of a few enthusiasts. Pity. But so be it!
Regretfully
Resmoroh

Scorpion 63 is being a bit disingenuous. Govts (particularly the UK) have always been able to invent ‘reasons’ for anything – and this applies to a/c purchase, etc.
I was at Benson when the TQF Andovers were going to be replaced by this new-fangled BA146 thingy. There was some grizzling by the Lefties about the cost. The then Captain of TQF (Archie Winskill) said “If they’d let me take the TQF Andovers – complete with the Royal fit – to the USA I could sell them to the highest bidder, and probably clear a significant amount of the National Debt”!! Alas “They” wouldn’t let him!
Resmoroh

Neil,
It’s only about 15 miles from Farnborough to Woodley (E of Reading). The Museum of Berkshire Aviation has some very rare Miles bits&pieces. Not only that, but the guys in there (admittedly about 5 yrs ago) were extremely helpful!! In answer to any question, if they didn’t know then they knew who did! Don’t know what the entrance fee is nowadays, but I knew I’d got value for money when I went there. Good coffee too!
HTH
Resmoroh