What you need are No.1 – 5 High Torque bits depending on what you are doing. The majority of fasteners in a GR.3 are No.3’s – forget sharpening up anything to do the job – you need the correct bit which will fit on a 1/4 drive.

Having been on the last U.K GR.3 Minor team it’s very likely that I put a lot of the H.T screws in that you are trying to undo – therefore if you PM me you address I will send you a No.3 bit which should make your life easier!

Listen to David Burke’s reply, don’t bother messing with modified screwdrivers as mentioned in other replies, High Torque fasteners are designed to be removed with High Torque bits, and sometimes it’s hard enough with the correct tool

Great photos – thanks for sharing them. What is/are the radial engined remains and u/c in the background of the 3rd photo?

If memory serves me correctly, I think they are from a Varsity, certainly one there at around the same time. When I can access my notes, I will confirm the serial number.

I’ve got the first 5 years of FlyPast bound for sale if anyone is interested???

Anything Tornado can find a good home here 🙂

Tain
Sea Vixen XG731 was scrapped and removed in early 1998. The airfield has been out of use for years, and I believe recently that extensive parts of the wartime site has been demolished.

Kind Regards
Scotty

XG731 was a Sea Venom FAW22