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Ah Yes, Valance Byways. It’s in Lockyears and is well worth a visit, particularly for those of us who don’t keep company with the ‘Heavies’ unless really badly lost. Gatwick (Director on 126.825Mhz) are amenable to letting folk in, although a transponder is required. The phone number for the ATC Watch Manager at Gatwick seemed to be a State Secret last time I tried, but it’s possible to get through eventually on the number given on the website.
Last time I was there, in company with CC, there was a three-axis microlight living under the tail of the Shackleton. Probably the ultimate T hangar.
As mentioned above, it’s well worth a visit and Peter Vallance deserves our support for keeping the museum open in the face of local opposition. Quite why the locals should have objected to aeroplanes sitting silently on the ground doing no harm to anyone, when the Gatwick 08R threshold was just one field further south, beggars belief
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Safe Flying,
Richard W.