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Re: Steve Hinton and Failsworth Fireflies

Posted by Ron Henry on Fri Nov 01, 2002 01:14:01 PM

In reply top Failsworth Fireflies posted by Cees Broere on Fri Nov 01, 2002 08:44:50 AM

: Hi all,
:
: During the eighties there were at least four forward fusel
: ages in the famour Failsworth scrap yard in the UK.
:
: One of these was obtained by a collector and as far as I k
: now was restored and put on display at the Manchester Air
: & Space Museum. I also know that Griffon engines were boug
: ht by several American collectors for racing engines.
:
: But what happened to the other forward fuselages. Were the
: se scrapped or also saved for restoration?
:
: Any ideas?
:
: Cees


Steve beat his some of his fellow countrymen to it. He collected some Griffons from there c 1975-77 ..... remember The Red Baron?

Ron

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