Hello Hunter..
Just curious. do the exterior lights work also? Hard to tell shes a live plane especially for us abroad.

The wing tip nav lights do – I always leave em on when power is applied – gets the attention of anyone passing….lol The fin nav light doesn’t want to play – I’ve been inside and had a look, and think that the loom might have been left unplugged somewhere deep in the fin when refitting after transport to the Museum in the 1980’s…

To be honest, the Museum hadn’t really made a song and dance about the Hunter being a ‘live’ cockpit – lots of reasons at the time – but now with Malcolms marvellous work on the Canberra, we seem to be having more ‘live’ exhibits to boast about 😀 . My website dedicated to our Hunter is way overdue for an update (I can hear Damien’s laughter from here), and will make a big thing of the power application etc, for all to see all round the world… At a more local level, I like to play on folk’s curiousity when they’re there at the Museum already…. 😉 As they walk past and there is noise coming from somewhere on the aircraft, or they see lights on – it usually does the trick (oh and plus a subtle “LIVE COCKPIT” sign placed by the aircraft steps…..lol)

Pete Buckingham :diablo:

[EMAIL]david.farnsworth@virgin.net[/EMAIL] Could try emailing this guy – apparently the organiser of the Whitwick Aerojumble 😀

Thanks “sjwmoore” for that…
Yeah I know Les – it wasn’t a “clutch base” as such – just that I went there and I hadn’t seen a recent ariel shot thats all… I feel I’m missing out on this Google Earth – must hook my laptop up online one day and download it and play – I love a good ariel photo…lol

:diablo: 😀

Don’t suppose anyone would like to share a similar shot of RAFG Gutersloh base too would they please? I can’t actually run Google Earth on my steam driven pc, so I can’t get to enjoy it’s wonderful features 🙁

Caption For Pic 3:

“Look… all I know is I put the keys down when my phone rang….. then I was chatting to you, and now where are they?” 😀 😀

BBC News Website confirms this:

BBC News Story

This “sadness” is catching….lol

Found a couple of quick reference pics for this debate….lol (Yes I know – I had to look..lol)
One of the other distinguishing features between versions of the RAF Trolley Acc ought to be the type of plug fitted… Post war examples will nowadays tend to have the standardised NATO 3 pin plug fitted (flat round-ish shape of rubber moulded plug – 2 large pins / 1 small pin).

WW2 vintage ones would not… and I believe from the pic attached that they had a round metal plug, possibly only 2 pin? (I stand corrected on that if I’m wrong)

I am supposed to have restored a post war TA some years ago at the MAM, but sadly it still awaits its turn to be done after many personal issues I had to deal with. Once complete it will house the hidden transformer that currently allows the Museum’s Hunter XF382 to be have electrical power applied. I did notice Brunty have a collection of the same type – obviously quite useful when you have a small fleet of ex-RAF aircraft to get started…lol

I have a funny story about me and a Trolley Acc – which I would post if anyone’s that bored…lol (Hint – it concerns the infamous “Winston” Meteor :diablo: )