I knew '346 had gone from Cosford to NZ, but not via a scrappie.
Gifting the aircraft to New Zealand would have been bad enough - but selling it for scrap was unforgiveable. What do the historic aircraft committee think they're playing it?
And by 1990, XM271 was a historic beast too. Foulness?
That would have been like sending Spit 24s to Foulness in 1980.