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Old 10th Jun 2011, 08:56
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dakkg651
 
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I remember the fire section at Cosford being given an F5 a fair few years ago.

The look on their faces the first time they set light to it and discovered the fuselage was made of plywood and balsa, was a picture.

I did discover that the teleflex end fitting on the HP fuel cock was exactly the same as the missing airbrake fitting on the Slingsby Prefect I was re-building at the time. So although this was a sad end to a lovely aircraft, at least its demise gave new life to another aircraft. WE992 is still flying with Al Stacey at Keevil by the way (see the Air Cadet Gliding thread.

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