German Hansa Jets were regular visitor to RAF Wyton to work with the Canberra EW Jammers of 360sqn. Most NATO exercises, such as Elder Forrest, saw Hansa Jet and PD808 from Italy. I will check my personal logs for visit dates but the Spotting group BARG will be your best resource. I will try to find a link to their website.

Anybody have information on the Jet Fest planned fro this weekend 29th / 30th September. Only info I can find is this link http://www.facebook.com/gnatdisplay/…c_location=ufi
Does not seem to have been advertised much. Why ? What visiting aircraft can be expected ?

Found another Forum with more info http://www.forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=82084 they are listing 18 vintage jets listed with more waiting confirmation.

What if any celebrations of Alcock and Brown Atlantic cross is being plan for next year ?

Any photos ?:rolleyes:

Did not know about any open day either. Did XL426 perform engine runs ?

Many questions are asked and few answers seem to be genuinely practical. This one might also be a pipe dream and depends on what is exactly been “sold off” by the MOD.
It has already been mentioned the existing housing stock is privately owned. But…#

Hawker Hunter Aviation (HHA) is a sitting tenant who presumably have been happily making a profit out of their operation from RAF Scampton for many years. With the right business plan and future contracts in place what is there to say that the airfield operations, hangars, maintenance and storage activities can remain, indeed could they be expanded ? It has been said that the hangars, taxiways and runway are is poor condition, but that has not so far restricted their use. Buildings can be surveyed and those not required or past their safe use can be demolished, others given preservation status can be refurbished and used, for either aviation operations or (limited) heritage use. The active airfield site should be large enough to allow new buildings for non aviation / storage / industrial use, whilst still allowing a profit to be made from residential or retail development.
I really do not know any facts or figures but given the many pressures on general aviation could Scampton and its location become a new centre for private flying or flying schools ?
What ever happens I believe retaining active flying operations from Scampton to be the best way of retaining its heritage and importance as part of this countries social history.

Always interesting to read these old recovery story. Where are the remains of DN293 today ?

Depending on your time scale would suggest.
Dover to Manston, both a museum with a collection of RAF types Hunter, Jaguar, Meteor ect and the Spitfire / Hurricane memorial. Note these are separate museums with different opening times.
to North Weald, not really a museum but lots of interesting things to see. The airfield is open, if stopped at the gate just say your visiting the Cafe / Squadron. Sure others will give a better idea of what you can see / photograph ect
to Duxford (or leave Duxford for the return journey ?)
From Cambridge head east via Mildenhall and Lakenheath (F-100 on main gate), dont forget there is a Hunter F6 at Beck Row, just north of Mildenhall, private owned but should be photographable from the road.
to Bungay and the Norfolk and Suffolk air museum at Flixton, do not under estimate how much there is to see and learn at this collection, from there north to Norwich, Norwich city council office have a Jaguar on a pole, Norwich Airport has the Air Museum, Heading west along the A47 you past close to RAF Marham, not sure how close you can get to see the Canberra, Tornado and Victor ? Continuing along the A17 you will past Fleet Hargate with a Hunter in the car park at road side cafe.
Into Lincolnshire, the sea side town of Skegness has a Lightning T5 at a campsite / aqua park. Heading inland you will find East Kirby and ten miles away RAF Coningsby. The BBMF visitors centre and cafe are open daily, but the Phantom and Tornado on the main gate require advance permission to photograph, a Lightning can be seen next to the main Typhoon ramp, and another Lightning and Harrier are within the HAS site. Just north at Tattershall Thorpe is another easily seen Lightning F1.
Back on the A17 heading west you past RAF Cranwell, the Jet Provost and Domine are easily seen from the road running past the guard room, suggest you ask permission to stop and photograph them, to the south of the A17 is a heritage centre with a JP in the court yard and a Vampire nose inside. 15 mile further is Newark Air Museum.
That is probably the limit of your road trip time to head south ?
RAF Wittering has Harrier GR9 on the gate, the base has a heritage hanger with very limited opening times but contains P1127, GR3, GR7 and T4, worth trying to arrange a visit ?, straight down the A1 at Biggleswade you will find the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden. Continue down the A1 just inside the M25, is the Mosquito Museum and further you will find RAF Museum Hendon

Hope I can leave you to look at opening times, length of visit and driving time, but any question please ask.

Paul