I visited the Newark Air Museum in 1988 and was surprised to see the cockpit trainer in there. I saw the word “Argosy” on a placard and peered into the darkness through the small window in the door. The door was locked but after asking, a key was produced and the power switched on. Back into memory came the checks and very soon all four were turning and burning to the amazement of the Museum Curator who was with me. If he reads this maybe he’ll remember !
As mentioned in an earlier post on this thread the building that houses the Argosy cockpit / procedures trainer at Newark is scheduled to be refurbished, which should allow the unit to become operational again.
There was one volunteer at the museum who took visitors for ‘flights’ in the cockpit. He was extremely convincing, so much so my late grandfather was convinced he had been for a flight over Newark; he also proudly showed his ‘Argosy Flight Certificate’ to anyone who wanted to hear of his exploits!
Sadly that particular volunteer has also passed away, but he did raise well over one thousand pounds towards the first Display Hangar at the museum. I seem to remember that he always kept the amount he had raised as one of the settings on his digital watch! Fond memories Ollie B!!
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