I read later that the ‘eye witness’ made up the prop strike and although far from a greaser, it was a good landing. Good enough for the aircraft to be flown out to Doncaster yesterday.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mi-24-Hind-Dont-smile-at-the-crocodile-/300985075114?pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item46141bc5aa Anyone got a spare 3 million?

Merlins to Ospreys

one I was previously unaware of!

Amusing posts aside, I always tend to use a couple of days soaking in a diesel bath on old components.

I’d say that’s much too small for you to get into.

Start with large things like a dustbin – feet first – and work your way down. When sufficiently malleable, you can return and have a go at getting into things this size.

You have just won at Internet. Loving your work!

Is it true that this a/c when on display at Uxbridge was stolen by the rock apes and found by a milk man? I was told that by a cook based there…

I am not sure if it was this one or the subsequent replacement replica, but either/or it did find it’s way in to Uxbridge one night. Not sure it was a QCS RAFR jape or another unit trying to generate the ultimate in FetChits but it definately happened.

A rare, 4 TOWed Lynx in it’s natural environment