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  • February 8, 2009 at 11:56 am in reply to: EE Lightning F53 ZF579 #1213736
    JetBlast
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    Good see you got a cover over 923’s nice new canopy.

    Top work on 579, must get my butt into gear and come and see you chaps again, Shogun permitting!!!:rolleyes:

    February 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm in reply to: Weather closes Newark Air Museum #1216386
    JetBlast
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    Thats the one!!:D

    February 5, 2009 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Weather closes Newark Air Museum #1216416
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    Hasn’t one of Canberra’s sat on its bum after heavy snow before? T.19, if I remember correctly.

    February 4, 2009 at 1:25 am in reply to: The Lightning Association #1218126
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    MJR could probably help on this one.

    February 3, 2009 at 10:56 pm in reply to: Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 #1218274
    JetBlast
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    Done, the best of British to you all.

    January 29, 2009 at 1:39 pm in reply to: F4 Phantom cockpit Help #1224344
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    The two ex german ones are no longer at Bruntingthorpe 😉

    Down in the South East now.

    January 28, 2009 at 5:46 pm in reply to: Canberra in Worcestershire #1225496
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    XA459 – Now living at White Waltham

    http://www.demobbed.org.uk/images/xa459.jpg

    Jon

    That’s an old photo John, as that was taken at Membury, Berks, her last home.

    January 26, 2009 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Gatwick Fairey Gannet AEW.3 #1228492
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    Wyvernfan, sorry for the delay in replying.

    Yes, I believe that our S.1. is the only one capable of running, and yes they are Gyron Juniors.
    The port engine has a large crack in the compressor casing so it doesn’t get lit often! The starbd engine has quite a lot of vibration, although that was fitted by us a few years ago. The original was seized solid. We do have another spare in the engine shed, but I think that may have a few bits missing.

    As for taxying, well very unlikely, the nose wheel needs replacing now. We have been promised a new one but haven’t seen it yet. I wouldn’t put it beyond the bounds of possibility, but!!!!

    Correct Peter, it is the only ground running S.1 in the world, the only other one that could run again is XK532, but not without a huge amount of work.

    The nose wheel is now with us, so you should see it within the next month, Milt knows all about it.

    January 21, 2009 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Canberra Nacelle #1235070
    JetBlast
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    Ben, the Manston Canberra, WK124?, port nacelle and intake ring are totally beyond any use, crushed and there will be no way of straightening it.
    Starboard nacelle and ring, in fairly good order but it will not give up easily, when we were down there, we asked about cutting it off, which would be your only option, but we were refused due to a potential fire risk!!! Even though we have our own in date extinguishers and there just happens to be a fire school within 100ft of the aircraft!!

    If you want any photos of the aircraft, give me a PM with your email address.

    Cheers.

    January 16, 2009 at 9:28 am in reply to: Les Bywaters #1161324
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    Deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Les, having met and conversed with him on many occasions, always helpful and gave sound advice.

    Blue skies from all of us here at the Blackburn Buccaneer Society.

    January 11, 2009 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Aircraft Parts for sale #1165097
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    Can I join the “me too” club?

    Make that another one, especially anything marked with part numbers begining with YB3, YB6 or 26NA.

    January 11, 2009 at 6:04 pm in reply to: Buccaneer cockpits #1165387
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    ask brian mclain he’s got 2 actually i know the malc and he own XX893 i think
    the last one was on E-bay last year

    Don’t ask Brian, he paid over the odds for both of his, and subsequently inflated the Bucc’s prices!!! Malc got his for an exchange of parts, so no money changed hands.

    January 11, 2009 at 5:57 pm in reply to: Buccaneer cockpits #1165396
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    Depends on many aspects, general external condition, how big it is, cockpit fit, any additional extras (ie – Trailer, nose cone, engine intakes etc).

    Those in a very poor condition are worth £500 – £1000.

    Those in excellent condition and are fully kitted out, are worth £6K – £8K.

    Bear in mind, that the last complete aircraft that came up for disposal, XV863, only sold for £5500, and this was in good condition and could be restored to ground run, it also had some historical value for being the last Bucc to be launched from Ark Royal.

    January 10, 2009 at 5:43 pm in reply to: Foulness Island Ranges #1166467
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    Was this the only time that a Buccaneer flew wingless!

    XV359 was airlifted from Predannack to RNAS Culdrose under a Chinook, that was stripped to the minimum, John Sparks & team from Hunter Flying undertook the ground work.

    January 10, 2009 at 2:53 pm in reply to: Foulness Island Ranges #1166589
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    I recall that I was offered the cockpit for about £500- at that time the museum at Farnborough was interested, I already had enough aeronautical junk to last a life time, so I declined; subsequently they never exercised their option.

    Hanningfield offered it to us, The BBS, for £1500, if it had been offered at £500, we would have taken it!!
    We never followed up on their offer, should have done really, but at least she help with parts for another project before meeting the crusher.

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