Originally Posted by Tim McLelland
There was no reason for the Victor's destruction, other than a decision made by some fool at the MoD, that RAF bases should only have one "gate guard".
Without wishing to open a can of worms on someone's doorstep - how many bases does this actually apply too? Leuchars has an F3 and a Phantom on the gate, plus a Lightning at Tremblers and another Phantom round at the (Fighting) Cocks. Also, Marham has that plastic Tonka, plus a Victor outside SHQ. Are there any more examples of this duplicity? If so, it puts a precedent towards having more than one guard, at which point Waddo could get it's arse in gear and crack on with restoring this historically important aircraft. After all, wasn't the publishing of those History of the RAF books all about reminding the new kids in the service about our heritage? What better way than being able to see such an impressive bit of hardware in the flesh.