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Old 21st Dec 2020, 18:42
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Originally Posted by Mnewton
I think it was Mrs Hepple T21 VX275 ? that on a major overhaul they found all the glued joints
in the wing were completely dry and cracked as in not attached, only held in by the covering.
Would that have been just after I pranged it in 1967?
I groundlooped it and was later told that had it not been a presentation aircraft it would have been Cat 5 (written off); as it was they took it back to Kirbymoorside and re built it and I flew it again a year later.
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