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I'd guess then, too far gone .....

Posted by Tony C on Mon Apr 28, 2003 09:03:23 AM

In reply top Re: XN728 posted by Richard Woods on Sun Apr 27, 2003 01:39:02 PM

.... to be worth anybody putting money into and saving her for the future!

Sad!

Tony


: Hi all,
:
: The Lightning is F.2A XN728, one of only four left, I beli
: eve and one of the only static Lightnings with its engines
: still in it or so I'm told.
:
: I asked the local authorities about her and they said the
: land she stands on is up for sale (used to be A1 Commercia
: ls but the land was on lease?) and that if I wanted I coul
: d take a look at it (maybe the land belongs to the council
: . I went over there with a freind who works on Harriers fo
: r a living, and he flipped the engine covers off and sure
: enough the engines are still in her.
:
: I took my chances with the structural integrity of the thi
: ng (to put it where it is they chopped the wings off, then
: reattached them using sheet steel, which has now corroded
: to the point you can waggle the wings by hand) walked up
: the spine, and being a skinny so and so, squeezed into the
: cockpit through the missing upper panel.
:
: No instruments, no seat no pedals, and just the base of th
: e stick; but with the nose up attitude, all you can see is
: sky and it was one hell of a view.
:
: On my way to Grantham last week, she is still there, just
: with more graffiti. One of these days the wings will just
: fall off and they'll scrap her. Big shame.
:
: Regards
: Richard W

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