Just to clear up for those who have decided to go down a certain avenue.
I have never had any intention of ‘nicking’ anything from XL391. She is over 300 miles away from me and have no intrest in her since my bid to purchase it failed 5 or so years ago.

I was informed in different conversations of at least two different people accessing 391 at night and obtaining boxes from the wheel bay and the power bay. I have no interest in these because my friends… I have no power bay or nose wheel bays in my Vulcans.

Thank you Steve for the comments.

For those who are in doubt and on the M1 this week and see XH563 on the back of a lorry, I have a reciept to prove the purchase.

Unlike Mr Baston who owns XL391, I am activley looking after these monuments of history.

The engines are still in it, but are seized but worth about £1k each due to the alloys in them. The bomb bay is untouched due to saddle tanks etc. The rear power bay under the fin is lacking a lot due to one dark night and a torch. XL391 is helping an awful lot of other vulcans!

Cockpit photo via a friend. Taken about two years ago.

I have been involved in the 605 study
In haste:

US Navy wanted to use 605 for WIG tests.
All was on track – then 9/11. project halted.

Ownership issue as it is the propert of HM Goverment and not US.
Engines would have been removed. P&W would have been used.
Wing edges would have been modified to collect data for WIG.
Would have been cheaper to use 558 if it was avaible and at the time it looked like it was going to be.

Project mothballed at the present time.

Thank you for the info ageorge on Scotland. Will do my best to visit East Fortune this year.

David has a good point. Farnborough should have one allocated to the FAST museum. Quite close to Heathrow so you could get the odd ex Concorde engineer to help out, Even a taxi run at the SBAC public days?
Farnborough also carried out a lot of wind tunnel work for Concorde and my very own Vulcan 903 was retired there. 903 was the test bed for the 593.
Lets hope BA honour there word and make the next 6 months a celibration for Concorde.
BUT why Scotland should have a Concorde? Its flight plan never took it to Scotland.