😮 As you’ve probably realised by now engines have never been my strongpoint – less subtlety in future me thinks!

As for the Mysteres et al they were funded by the Lend Lease Programme – circa 1947 US Secretary of State, Gen George Marshall was negotiating with the Soviets, when talks stalled – US then offered assistance programmes to willing European countries, which the Soviets named the ‘Marshall Plan’.

Basically the F100s, T33s, Mysteres etc were funded by the US and they reclaimed them. In the UK each one is technically on a 99 year loan from the USAF and each year photos and a report has to be submitted to Dayton re their condition. As an interesting aside – all of the ‘challenging’ materials were removed a long time before they became contentious here!! 😉

:confused: The post was intended to tantalise and was referring to the detailed engine shot of what I thought was the ‘Bristol Hercules’ engine (if that’s what the picture is) on the Varsity (not the Hastings fuselage photograph).

I’ve taken a similar shots looking through one of the ‘exhaust vent panels’ on the engine cowling (4th photo in on the Varsity section of Empedia) but I’ve never gone in that close. :confused:

A nice set on what looks like a nice day!

I like the ‘Varsity’ shot – I’ve never seen it as detailed as that!! 😉

Wasn’t British Airways one of the orginial ‘owners / partners’ in the London Eye project – could that be one of the reasons for trying for the proposed location? :confused:

Mixed reports about why they sold their share in the mid-2000s!

Blue skies Dave!

Newark Air Museum it is then!! 😀

:confused: Who knows, I’d be making more money if I was ‘Tax Consultant’ – one would hope that someone has already spoken to Mr Pooley on the link provided a few weeks ago! 😉

NAM didn’t hold much hope initially – but the rebates helped get 16 aircraft inside a building!! 😀

:diablo: I cannot resist!

If you do a little searching further details may become apparent!

The only clue is that it’s within the last month!! 😀