Hi Sparky.

I’ve been delving into this one for a while now after a tip off from another forum member 😉

Unfortunately this has so far drawn a blank. All I can say is the refence to WV795 as just a nose in the early W&R is eroneous and was probably refering to this one. I have had two seperate sources confirm there was a nose only at Wales at the same time as WV795 was there, but sadly no pictures or possible identity has yet come to light.
It must have been retrieved from Culdrose at the same time as WAM acquired the complete WV795, however as to which one :confused:

I’ll continue my own investigations as this is a ‘new’ survivor..
Cheers

Sennybridge range not otterburn

This Meteor is on Otterburn.
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh175/tankbarrell/meteor.jpg
Tain is still an RAF range although the airfield is not used. There are lots of AFVs there but no aircraft AFAIK.

Thats VZ568 and is/was on Sennybridge ranges in South Wales. Last positive report is from the ‘Range Targets’ book published in 2001……

One which definately now deserves a better fate.

I get the feeling that certain members are not taking this thread seriously!!…..It is in fact for real, the attached shot shows a genuine bit of the Castle Brom works.

The shy owner, plans to restore it and would like to get the colours correct. As you can see deep blue, once the faded surface is cut back. So does anyone know if there was a specific Vickers /Supermarine ‘house colour’?

Have to admit to being an admirer of these myself ! having spent many months at Castle Bromich over the past few years and seen several in use as plant pots around the site ! Sadly my attempts to ‘obtain’ one were not as successful as the owner of this one……

The Lovely shade of blue its painted is more likely to be British Leyland House blue as the site was used by Pressed Steel Fisher, which became part of British leyland in the years since the the heyday of CBAF. These days they are all painted either Jaguar Green of a less interesting Black colour.

Just had some more info on this Iraqi survivor, apparently it was complete and displayed along with other jets at this airfield and survived the bombing which occured during GWII.
It was then cleared by the US forces who now run the place at which point the Dove was dropped onto it….:mad:

Would be nice to retreive before its made even worse however with the ‘ know the cost of everything / value of nothing’ mentality endemic in the MOD I think the chances of a free ride back to the UK in the back of an otherwise lightly loaded transport is slim…..

ZH257 / AE-520

Chinook:
This Argentine Army CH-47C, serial AE-520, was captured close to the Governor’s residence in Stanley on 14 June 82 and returned to the UK on the 19th August 82. It was assigned a UK serial ZH257 and over the years has been in storage or in use as a ground instructional airframe. It was assigned the maintenance serial 9217M. The rear half of this Argentine Chinook was mated with the remains of a damaged RAF example, serial ZA704, and entered service in 2001. The front remains of AE-520 went back into storage or was scrapped.
Is this is story true?
Is there any current photo in any place?

The story is true and it did indeed donate its rear fuse to ZA704, which is now flying again.
The Cockpit section has similarly been removed and was returned to the USA some years ago to assist in an MIA investigation involving a Chinook in Vietnam I believe.
The remaining ‘middle third’ of the fuselage is now in use for BDRT at RAF Odiham and was noted there only a few weeks ago on a visit, along with the ‘original’ back end from ZA704..

Updated now to include a photo of said remnant

Venom overhead

Whilst stood out next to the old control tower at former RAF Gaydon Monday afternoon had the pleasure of the sight and sound of one of De Havillands finest twinbooms flying down the old runway at about 1500 ft.
Somehow reminded me of the old places’ heyday in the late 50’s when such sights would have been more commonplace than now.