Have a great day Ben, from us all at the BBS.

Sounds like a great idea, our motley crew would be more than happy to contribute.

Can’t see the Javelin or the Meteor going anywhere in a hurry then! Nor the rest of the collection, quietly rotting away in the far corner of the airfield. 🙁

You’re lucky you moved the Bucc when you did, another wet spell and it would have been up to the fuselage in mud. 😉

‘They’ don’t really want it off site.

The official line that was given to the Jet Age was that everything apart from the Jav and complete Meteor were to be removed from the site by the end of September, that includes the Bucc.

As for being lucky with moving her when we did, she was already in the mud up to her belly and I can assure you that it was a job full of bad language coupled with brute strength and ignorance 😀 😀 .

old habits never die… they always get so pissed if you call them Staverton – serves then right for changing the name to be more sterile.

Indeed, they don’t take too kindly to being called Staverton, they also don’t like it when Buccsociety turns up and has to wait over an hour and a half to get to his aeroplane and he gets rather 😡 😡 😡 with them!!!!

Nice pics though.

I have just been informed that Lightning F.6 XP693 was test flown today in South Africa by Keith Hartley!

Well done to all involved with the project in South Africa, and a special mention to all the old Lightning Flying Club guys down at Exeter who kept her in tip top shape during the 1990s.

I wondered who was going to post this up, at least JR cannot waggle the finger at me 😀

I think thats from when Miss Demeanour damaged herself during a landing in her 1st season.

Indeed it was, that tailcone has been kicking around for sometime along with the rear fuselage and an overstressed wing from G-PSST.