Double page spread of Jane in Flypast this month..

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Thought I would put a few pics from Sunday too. Just like to say a massive thanks to the Guys for making my trip so special and making me feel part of the team.
First off was The Buccaneer

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And it was the first time in about 20 years that 2 victors were in the same place

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Then after the Dakota Runs which was very impressive to see the old girl actually getting her engines working. It was on to Lindy

Ian admiring the great work they had done over the past year. Up close its fantastic

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Graham and help were fixing the Jack and threatening the jack with the second hammer of doom, the first one is in the car! then putting them back into the aircraft.

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Then it was a little ceremony to read the Book of Roger before starting the dry engine runs.

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It was meant to be a run on one engine but due to some spam being behind her they couldnt do it. I got to fulfill a dream of actually getting in a Victor cockpit. Its a lot more roomy than a Vulcans I must admit. and getting out of her was fun and I have the bruises to show for it.

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Will be down there on Sunday to see the Run and I cant wait. See you all there.

Down to a Sunless Sea.. by David Graham. Its no a historic story but it does involve a 5 engined 747 that is mid Atlantic when WW3 begins below them and what happens next.

Great story but as it was produced in 1977 some of is a little bit far fetched..cuban army in Ireland? but some of it is appropriate, for instance America is in a deep financial crisis and the oil has gone.

Not only that but when she was grounded at Southend, I thought the reason for that was corrosion in the main spar or some other major work. Have they sorted all that out, or plan to do more than change the engines to make her airworthy?

I think you are thinking of the Lincoln/Lancaster test bed. This Lancaster was based at Squires Gate/ Blackpool airport.

I talked to the guys at Avro Historical Society at woodford 3 years ago, before it closed and they have been to Esat Kirkby to examine the spars and they say after checking them that they are in great condition.

This front end was the proceedures demonstrator at woodford and was used to show potential customers what the cockpit was like. the last time i saw it was 1990 and it was fully equipped and powered up. such a shame it has been reduced to this.:(

the cockpit in question is XV263, a Nimrod AEW3 that was an instructional airframe at Finningley. the fuselage went on to be a testbed for the MRA4 program.

Taff if you can fix this I will buy you a massive box of Jaffa cakes… and they will come from the factory!

There is already a website that charts all the avro aircraft from day one. hope this helps with your amazing endeavour!