Originally Posted by
SpringHeeledJack
I do recall various aircraft, or sections thereof located in AirCadet or Scout properties around the UK, usually spotted from a train window, or top deck of a bus.
When the RAF withdrew Slingsby T38 Grasshopper gliders from use in about 1970, my OC at 2204 (Chesham) Sqdn ATC asked for one (they were stored in a hangar at Halton) and we were given one. It was later 'passed on' to another squadron possibly Watford.