Fantastic stuff Les. It’s stuff like this that makes this forum such as great place to hang out! 😀

That’s great news, another Hurricane is always welcome! Pardon my ignorance, but who’s Peter Vacher? It’s a name I’m not familiar with.

The Buccaneer stands a good chance and Hawker Hunter Aviation are busy working towards this aim. The Phantom – well nobodys tried yet!

So presumably the Buccaneer comes under the same “intermediate” catagory as the Sea Vixen then?

Personally I don’t think there’s much chance of seeing a civvy Phantom in UK skies again.

You guys in Britain aren’t even allowed to have rifles, and you ask why you’re not allowed to have a fighter jet? :diablo:

As always, thank you for your useful contribution. :confused:

All are classified as ‘complex’ aircraft and as a result need the backing of the ‘design authority’.

As it’s looking like we’ll now see a Vulcan fly in UK skies once more, it will be interesting to see about other aircraft of her generation.
The CAA originally stated that the Vulcan would never fly again either, citing the “Complex” catagory as one of the reasons. When or if this aircraft flies, surely it weakens the CAA’s “Complex aircraft” argument against prospective operators of Lightnings and Buccaneers. If they were to obtain product support from BAE Systems, could it lead to legal arguments with the CAA?

it’s rather chaotic in there, but it really is a fabulous collection.

Chaotic is sometimes good. It’s like sifting through an old garden shed, you just never know what you’ll come across!

Great pics Gary, thanks for posting them.

I think I’m correct is saying that the retired Squadron standards are returned to Bently Priory, however the silverware I’m not so sure about.

What a great place, thanks for posting! 😉

Thank chaps, yes the F3’s were landing back after QRA duty, as you can see they are fully loaded with live weapons.

I noticed the ASRAAM’s but what gives with the Skyflash missiles? What’s happened to those nice new AMRAAM’s the F3 was supposed to get, or have they disappeared in the latest round of defence cuts?