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Re: East Kirkby Hampden Project

Posted by simon king on Fri May 10, 2002 07:44:08 AM

In reply top East Kirkby Hampden Project posted by Cees on Fri May 10, 2002 05:32:42 AM

Cees,
I posted on the old WW site that I thought that the project seemed moribund and immediately got my head bitten off - so I think it's politic to say that the project has undoubtedly slowed since Brian Nicholls'death

Given the RAFMs unwavering support of the ridiculous principle of half-and-half restorations, the East Kirky Hampden still offers the only potential for a completely restored airframe but there is an awful long way to go!

Nobody seems to have mentioned either that the RAFM gave a complete Hampden nose to Canada to help with the restoration of theirs - how useful would that have been now?

Elliott - if you're reading this there's a complete wing from a Wellington (tip to tip IIRC) screwed to the wall plus other parts in one of the sheds at East Kirkby and (?)Gerry Sayers has a complete tail section corroding outside his little museum at Moreton-in-the-Marsh.

sk

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