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Re: Tracing the paper history of an aircaft

Posted by david J burke on Sun May 12, 2002 06:54:01 PM

In reply top Tracing the paper history of an aircaft posted by Will Fowler on Fri May 10, 2002 02:40:57 PM

Will- the machine you have actually left RAF service and ended up in a scrapyard from where it was rescued by the CO of an ATC unit at Wells. He then sold it to Julian Lamb in Solihull and I guess that's where you come in !
It's highly unlikely that an logs exist for this aircraft as it was scrapped and I guess the only posibility
you have is that the airframe hours might be on record with the RAF archives. Without the fatigue life of the airframe
and the related components such as the lower fuselage spar
it's not likely that the CAA would accept it as a rebuild to fly. The fact that it has a registration document is irrelevant. By all means contact me if you require assistance with parts but if you intend it to be a flying machine it would be easier to look for a project with paperwork.

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