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MOD.........unbelievable!!!

Posted by Dave Robinson on Tue Sep 10, 2002 03:15:11 AM

Tony recently suggested to me that I should contact the RNHF regarding parts. Apparently he had been told that in their spares inventory for the Sea Fury they may have picked up Tempest stuff....hence I could use it for Typhoons!!! I duly contacted the general manager and he turns out to be a very helpful guy. However.....after their original Sea Fury was bent in 1990 they were ordered by the MOD to disperse, sell or scrap the spares. I enquired about where the spares went or an inventory......the MOD ordered that the parts were not to be sold within the UK!!!! Not sure if there were any sea furys flying in the UK at the time but I am sure there was someone somewhere that could well have used parts they had.....is it me or is that order by the MOD unbelievable? why would they order the parts not to be sold within the UK?

What else has happened like that in recent times?

Over to someone with more knowledge of the MOD!!!

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