:diablo: According to some people Airfix is already doing the paint! 😉

From the Swinderby entry in W&R 14 – “Gnat T1 XM706 / 8572M on the dump was offered for tender during September 1993 and left the following month for an undisclosed scrappy in Nottingham.”

In W&R 13 “XM706 – ex Halton arrived 08/11/89”

As I now recall, at the time of the 1993 disposal I’d just snared a Draken in Denmark and was feverishly trying to process the import paperwork! 🙂

Lee Richards Annular (replica) – BAPC.20 displayed in Hangar 1 at Newark Air Museum! 🙂

This is some coincidence. I visited Swinderby 3 hours ago after 40? years.
I think it was 1972 as part of a Police support squad we were billeted at Swinderby for a few days to support the local force who were having problems with i think dockers at Gunness wharf.
Whilst there one evening i wandered across the airfield to XM 170 a Lightning that was dumped near to the A46. It was stripped and on its belly and i was told it had some of its systems contaminated with mercury.
With regard to Swinderby this afternoon the lane off the A46 (now a dual carriageway) is now a service road to the housing estate that covers the old accomodation blocks. It appears from the limited views through young trees/folliage that the runways have been lifted, but i am not sure.
One thing is for certain i wish i had not gone back.

Did you call and see the new bench and interpretation board at Witham St Hughs Village Hall or the tree and plaque at the Network 46 development?

The RAF Swinderby Association held their annual reunion at NAM last weekend!

Plus there’re still lots of interesting wartime features around the site – if you know where to look!!

Already being covered in General Aviation http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=119083 😉