Originally Posted by
RAFEngO74to09
Yes - GJD Services Ltd were paid to keep them in "airworthy storage" at least up to the point when they were bought by Tristar Air LLC in 2018 - that included full power engine runs. I'm not sure what happened after GJD moved to St Athan and whether they were retained to drive up to continue the work..
Funnily enough, I've just seen posted elsewhere that GJD Services are on site at Brunty this week, dismantling the Brunty Shackleton to move it to the South Wales Aviation Museum, which is nearby GJD's HQ.