Thorpe park DH2

An update to the list on the previous link

Airco DH2 BAPC-112/”5694″.Now at Museum of Army Flying,Middle Wallop,Hants.

This left there a number of years ago, after being retrieved from a skip on the base. The last time I saw it was approx 18 months ago, when it was being slowly restored by its owner, based near Rugby.

HTH

Great, any idea where it was filmed, looks a nice spot.

Its Eggesford in Devon, loverly little grass strip and a positive Austerfest. Visited there a couple of weekends ago, very friendly people who love to talk ‘Auster’

I’m sure any location fee’s received will be put to good use on their current restorations !

Several flights in Air Atlantique’s Dakota’s and Rapides.
Flying in the Prentice from Halfpenny Green last year.
Flying in a Chippy at the 50th anniversary event at Downsview Canada.
All memorable, but the best was flying in an ex SAAF Havard from Swartkop Museum this year….

Consideration is being given to loaning out our T-33 for display for a period of four years while work concentrates on projects ahead of it in the queue. The only stipulations are that it must remain in the country, be placed under cover and be made available for regular inspection.

If any museums are interested please contact me in the first istance.

Thanks,

George

Unless this is one which is entirely privately owned, this will be a USAFM Museum loan aircraft and as such will have a loan agreement between yourselves and Dayton. I’m not aware of the ability to cross-loan these aircraft to other organisations, in which case the USAFM may decide you are indicating you no longer are interested in the airframe. I’m sure this is not the case but be aware you may unwhitingly put the airframe at danger of disposal from under you.
Similar airframes from Wales and more recently Hemswell and Lashenden have been scrapped as the USAFM are no longer interested interested in placing them with other organisations. The Bentwaters Cold War museum has been unsuccessfully lobbying for some time now to aquire a suitable airframe via this route with no success as in the post 9/11 era the American authorities are less than enamoured in placing ‘War Material’ in the hands of private individuals/organisations outside the continental USA.
Please do not take any of this as a criticism, just a ‘heads up’ about how you should approach the situation.

TG536 wing(s)

A few years ago they were still outside at Elvington (the original outer wings of TG536 that is)

Cees

At least one has now been painted up and put on display in a Queen Mary trailer.

Williamsons & Sons Hitchin – Oct 2007

In an era when mass scrappings are near unheard of here’s some soon to be extinct Tornado F3’s taken this week !

Somehow the pictures remind me of those earlier evocative pictures posted by mark 12 and others, when all the scrapyards were full of RAF aircraft.

http://90.197.158.232/aeroreg/pictures/tonka/index.html

All are ex St Athan and flew back to the UK in 2004 after use by the Italian Air Force. Nice to see our tax monies used to their full value……:mad:

there is one brigand left im sure, at least a fuselage is left ive seen it somewhere 🙂

RH746, presently with the Bristol Aero Collection at Kemble.

WV381 Public Debut

The Kemble open day held yesterday (Sunday 9th) saw the first ‘public showing of Daves cockpit. I for one was very impressed with the progress made in a short time and with it now resplendant with a seat and canopy, amongst the many additions and repairs.
It shows whats possible with what many would consider a ‘basket case’ with some effort and enthusiasm.
Below is a picture as it was seen yesterday, all I can say is well done Dave !