This was her departing Kinloss

Passing the now shut NMSU

Passing XV241

lining up

And she was gone

And one in her heyday (Op Telic markings)

It was very interesting to note the attitude adopted by the Czechs towards aircraft preservation, I got the impression the the Czech AF didn,t destroy anything but just offered it free of charge to anyone who wanted it and could collect it when they had finished with it (unlike the MOD), because everywhere we visited was “why display 1 when you can display 3, 4 or 5 of a type”. But most museums don,t appear to have much money to spend, in the case of Kbely (Free entry) none at all from the Air Force, it cost just 30 Krona to get into Vyskov (about 70p) but what a friendly bunch. We also visited ZRUC, which gave the impression it was one up from a scrappy (50p to get in) but at least they are trying really hard, open cockpits on most, very little HSE Faff and lots of touchy feely, just like the old days.
I would go back tommorow if I could.

GG

Bert

I also visited Kbely on the same trip, which is a fantastic museum, the Prague Tech was also paid a visit but has just 5 aircraft and was closed on the day I was there.

Kbely rates as one of the best museums I have ever visited, and I,ve been to Pima, Duxford, & Hendon.

My top 3 are now Monino, Datanshang, and Madrid, Kbely was previously my #2

Any help with showing pics gratefully accepted, I saved them below the recommended size to post but they came out like that, what can I do to improve the attachments.

GG

My thoughts on first seeing the aircraft was that it had been just modified, but the serial appears to indicate it may even be a HOMEBUILT, the doors don,t seem quite right either, I saw lots of other aircraft with the same type of serial layout, hence my suspicion.

Checking my limited lists I have no idea where to find a correct identity from its serial, for this aircraft, no help on google.

GG