I can’t imagine that an AEW Gannet with floats would serve any purpose, surely the legs and floats themselves would obstruct the radar’s ‘field of view’ ??

I saw a local BBC news report a couple of months ago about the SoTT’s possible move to St Athan, and they sounded certain that RAF Cosford would close if the school was moved.

Another reason why a Victor will never fly again is the spares availability. There was an article about Lusty Lindy in Flypaper a few years ago, and in it the owner Andre Tempest stated it was probably easier to get hold of spare parts for a Lancaster! The Victor was in service so long that the RAF had practically exhausted the spares by the time the type was retired.

Absolutely stunning, what an achievement! The attention to detail is breathtaking- is the machine in any kind of working order, eg ground runnable?
Interesting to see the flare pistol mounted in the cockpit wall, was this a common feature? Never seen it before in pictures or diagrams etc.
Does anyone happen to have anymore info on the circumstances surrounding Maxis’ death? You usually only hear of cases like this with Allied airmen, especially on the Western Front.
As an aside, is it illegal to have swastikas on museum aircraft in Austria? I know it’s legal on non-airworthy aircraft in Germany.

Absolutely magnificent Glenn! I love the DHC Caribou shots, especially the one with the pallette in mid extraction. Amazing detail shots too, that close up of the Herc with the gear coming up is amazing, you could count every rivet (not that I’m going to, I’m not that sort!). I don’t suppose you’ve got any more? 😉
As an aside, have you any idea how much longer the RAAF will operate the Caribou?

😀 @ Taifun. Always fancied wingwalking and now there’s a team where I’m garaunteed a place 😀

I was browsing through the aviation magazines in smith’s the other day and saw this too, although I think i read it in Aviation News. It has reportedly been sold and ferried to a new owner in France.