Well its standing at 24,100 not only that they have 38 more it makes me so angry that they think these prices are accepted as the normal not the unusual I mean 38 more then the rest beyond that such as pumas and the remainder of the lynx and not to mention the jags when they are finally phased out. Its strange that no one has tried to get one flying or at least bruntyfied if you know what I mean :dev2:

Take a look at our jag at newark we have jetpipes on but thats a tongue in cheek set take a look on twitter just put # XX829 see what you think

G-APNJ Cessna has been at newark for some years and came from Shoreham she was donnated from the aeronautical collage there and was brought to our attention by Tony Harmsworth of Aeroplane monthly fame. And she sits next to a Rallye and not far from a Dove and Heron, on the Aztec there was one saved and then let go by Midland air museum and it went to a paint ball site, I have no idea what state its in now though. You speak of other types I yern to save but alas they are not crowd pullers like the like of Sea Harrier or Jaguar and so on so they tend to be forgotten. We do have a few civvy types but they are outweighed by the military types. If they are donnated though we will consider them as a matter of course, great thread many thanks David Hibbert, Newark air museum acquisitions officer.

And if you get the chance to go to newark just head down to midland air museum and Bruntingthorpe as well, oh and Norfolk and Suffolk at bungay all of the above are well worth a visit, oh and aeroventure at doncaster or the aeropark at east Midlands, is that enough or can we tempt you with some smaller ones. Sywell and the carpetbaggers both in Northamptonshire it depends how long you have really, but if you are going to newark let us know and we’ll see if we can make it a day to remember, like sitting in a Draken or the viggen or the vulcan and sea harrier or jaguar. I should stop now before I blow my own cover

Still think the unit cost is far to high, bring back the harriers I say instead of wasting good money on an aircraft that can’t even carry an external war load, not mention the fact that it carries dead weight in the S/TOVL version. What a mess its totally been the wrong aircraft for the time. This is why political people should not be allowed to make decisions on our behalf.

What about the Bombay and Hendon, 0/400 Hydrabad HP 42 a real one off impressed into service, then the Scyla, and going back to earlier in the thread and in time if it wasn’t for any of the museums with keen and dedicated people who have vision then the Wallace would have been scrapped. But luckily those at Newark back in the sixties had the where with all to save it, and it was swapped with Hendon for a Gnat which didn’t come their way. There are many aitframes we could have should have but didn’t save, like the saunders roe princess though the work on such aircraft is a big undertaking so not practical. The venoms are light on the ground as well though again its the NF variant that seems to have survived and indeed the sea venom as well. I love threads like this as it exercises the mind and memory as well, heres another Albemarle and Hawker Nimrod yes a floatplane from a large family which came from the Fury biplane or the many Gloster types like Grebe and F9/40.
How many can we add to this now empty landscape of missing gems.

Middle Wallop has the 3rd pre-production SA.341G Gazelle F-ZWRI (XW276) out on loan at Newark – not sure whether that counts as a prototype (3rd prototype etc.??) :confused:

Mr twin otter23 you have also forgotten the Rattler strike in the long and distinguished roll call of prototypes, although some one has also included the Ashton. I thought that was a test bed and if that is the case then what about the Canberra B]I]8 with the sapphire engines and the blue parrot nose in a nice gloss black finish.

Its a sign of the times and alas the lack of respect from all quarters, its about education and to that end what we have seen this weekend with the soil being brought to our shores for a special memorial garden, I hope will keep it at the fore and with luck might stop the bad people amongst us from doing such heinous things against the memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives. To them I will always give thanks for the freedom we all now enjoy and which was so hard fought for.