Save a Sea King for Moray and Scotland
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Save a Sea King for Moray and Scotland
The yellow Sea King has been a welcome sight to many in Scotland and the Morayvia group are trying to keep one at their base at Kinloss where it would be open to the public. The aircraft at Lossiemouth are due to cease operations at midnight on the 31st March after which they will be flown south to be disposed of with one reputed to be heading to the RAF Museum at Hendon. Once the other aircraft is decommissioned it will no longer be flyable and, if Morayvia is successful in it's bid, it will have to be brought back on a low loader at vast expense. It would appear to be far more sensible if the aircraft remained up here and to this end Morayvia have started a petition on AVAAZ which has already topped 1200 signatures but more are needed. We realise that we won't be the only group interested in saving a Sea King but our location means that we need to act quickly before the deed is done so please support us. Thanks
Welcome to the official website of Morayvia | morayvia.org.uk
Welcome to the official website of Morayvia | morayvia.org.uk
The one at Aeroventure has progressed a log way since those photos were taken and now looks virtually complete.
Several Sea Kings in a yard at Southampton since late last year,all partially stripped and some definitely restorable if you have the patience and the new Haynes Sea King Workshop Manual to hand ( not kidding!).
However I would prefer to wait and take my chances for a more complete example. Good luck though with persuading HMTreasury and MoD Disposals to give any away.
Several Sea Kings in a yard at Southampton since late last year,all partially stripped and some definitely restorable if you have the patience and the new Haynes Sea King Workshop Manual to hand ( not kidding!).
However I would prefer to wait and take my chances for a more complete example. Good luck though with persuading HMTreasury and MoD Disposals to give any away.
£6000 worth of Aluminium.
Much though I have cherished many of my journeys in Sea Kings, I recognise that my judgement was clouded by hypothermia on most of those occasions.
Much though I have cherished many of my journeys in Sea Kings, I recognise that my judgement was clouded by hypothermia on most of those occasions.
I've just had a look at the auction site link in John R81's post. Un-bloody-believeable! Scores of Lynx, Sea King, even the odd Herc, Phantom. Hundreds of engines etc. Apache MRB's (who is going to buy them?).
And if you're really desperate.......Rapier missile systems!!!!
And if you're really desperate.......Rapier missile systems!!!!
