Mark G, why are you getting personal ? No I did not have the money or inclination to save either, but you seem to have missed the point. There was a chance for someone individually or as a group to do something – no one did. The chap who bought them is not a ‘big buisness man’ from what I’ve seen of him, but is trying to generate an interest in his new buisness venture and in the real world £3500 is not that far from their worth – seen how much a Sea Harrier fetches?
Do I like the idea of any airframe being sunk – NO, but if there was one to choose then the Hunter is one that has less impact on the preservation movement than most. It being well represented both in museums and with flying examples both here in the UK and worldwide.
I fully understand that sinking an aircraft that anyone has a personal affection for is going to raise the hackles, however like it or not we are unable to preserve everything. Indeed if we manage to preserve those airframes already in collections we’ll be doing well (thinks BA collection, Vulcan B1, Beverly etc)
The brutal truth is we can all only influence so much and do our own bit – your efforts on your Hunter being a case in point, who else would try and rebuild a cockpit which was cut into four foot square sections…. I’ll stick to trying to resurect a JP5 cockpit and others will do their bit. Meanwhile every now and then some one will sink an aircraft, blow it up for the TV or paint it in an incorrect scheme, however lets keep a sense of proportion in this case.
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