sadly we got a handful of people who treated this is a some sort of personal slight and sent remarks along the lines of “If you don’t publish exactly what is going to take part, you don’t get my money because I won’t turn up” (only rather less politely). Needless to say we did without their entrance fee.

Ah Yes, remember this well, I even got email’s coming through the Societies server about this, as you say some were a lot less than polite, and that’s to put it mildly!!

Not seen the Bruntingthorpe one since about 2001, must have been a noisy environment to have worked in.

It doesn’t seemed to have changed much since my last visit (September last year), I do like the way that the Meteors and the Hunter are slowly being swallowed by the ground, reminds me of a certain Buccaneer at Staverton not so long back.

It is a real shame to see these aircraft looking like this, it is not as though people have not come forwards to help out, I know of several interested parties who would dearly love to take on the Drover and the Starfighter but they seem to hit a brick wall when they ask about them.

I beg one question, how long will it be before the scrapman cometh for some of these aircraft?

On another note, Mark, did you managed to get many decent shots of XX897 at Bournemouth last week? Being live side and working on her, I didn’t get much chance to take many photos.

Stopped in to Kemble yesterday to see a variety of people and noticed that the engines have gone and heard that the fuselage sections were supposed to be transported tomorrow, can anyone confirm?

Best of British Chaps.

I think I know what programme you are talking about and the closing sequence was taken at Marham’s dump in 1993.

Well done chaps, good to see all the hard work and effort was worth it in the end, still, who would have thought that the problem with the engine was a small rod!!!

I see that you have finally managed to put the website after your signature 😉

REF, XX885/G-HHAA is currently in care & maintenance, this is due mostly, to the fact that HHA were working hard on getting two Hunter’s back into Military service, expect to hear more about 885 during the course of this year.

Or alternatively, get involved with a smaller group who look after maybe one or two aircraft.
We are at the begining of the restoration of a Buccaneer and a Meteor and have 8 active volunteers, each one is hands on regardless of experience, all we ask is that they have a willingness to learn, we have had several people in the past who express an interest in becoming involved only to find that they are happy to stand around with their hands in their pockets and watch others work, I am sure other groups have had this type of volunteer before.

Felix, it maybe worth talking to the chaps at White Waltham.