Some aircraft have chines, so do some ships. Aircraft also have waterlines, as do ships.

If you are too old the the apprentice scheme at marshalls they also usually take on about 10 adult trainees every year. This is for people who are too old for the apprentice scheme but want a career or change of career.

You spend the usual 6 weeks of hacking and bashing in the training centre then you’re out on the aircraft, with one day a week, day release to college. You then end up with a NVQ3.

You’d get a very good experience of aircraft structures and sheet metal work, with the bonus that you can end up doing quite a lot of systems or even engine work.

When I worked there the adult trainees were so much better to work with compared to your average apprentice because they wanted to learn, and wanted to be there.

I think certain contributors to this thread need to concentrate on the subject of the thread and offer something constructive instead of nit-picking another contributor’s text.

I think that most people would understand the spirit of the comment and not try to find mistakes with the text of a post – that is, unless they have nothing better to do.

Perhaps you would like to try and suggest, or research, explanations as to why there were a couple of Lancaster engine frames on a hillside in Scotland instead?

27 years ago is the early eighties. As far as I am concerned, this doesn’t seen very long ago at all, hence the comment.

Anon.

Me thinks you really need to lighten up!

Yes and RAF Barnham for housing? A former munitions MU with a large area once infested with a huge underground storage warren of narrow gauge railway sidings. I used to live there and whilst the camp was a lovely place to dwell, the old bomb dump (not the old SSA) was a pretty uninspiring place to be building a housing estate. Great for rallying old cars and ripping around on trials bikes though…:angel:

It’ll be sad to see it go. I have many fond memories of my time there, not to mention a few scars!

With apologies for a degree of drift but the B52, first flown only 8 years after the end of the war, in service 2 years later, 10 % of the total built still in service and scheduled to remain in service until 2045, 90 years all told, remains the most outstanding of service longevity.

You could also add the C-130 into the mix if you are stretching the rules….

Rivets look to have purple tails and mush heads (SP85?) and the slotted screws make it look distinctly British to my eyes.

I can remember doing the odd flight servicing on it when I was at Valley in the 80’s and remember thinking how many detail differences there was on it. I seem to recall it was one of the last with 2 plate brakes.
They’re a lovely, simple aircraft that used be very reliable…. I had quite a shock when I was posted onto Tornados!