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Old 3rd Jul 2012, 19:14
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VIProds
 
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Coff, Althoughit is not on your list, WK549 sat stripped down for 30 years, rotting away. My neighbour, "Tony" (CFI Rufforth) spent 10 years refurbishing her & putting her back together.

The first two photos of the cockpit show where I mounted a camera so that I could film Tony on it's inaugural flight after rebuild, but had second thoughts as it would inhibit his visibility.



This is Tony taxiing out on WK549 for it's first flight since being rebuilt.



We arranged that I would fly in a Cessna & after Tony was happy with his Test, we would meet up East of York. The Cessna would fly 500' higher & South of WK549, so that I could film & take photos over York.



After we both landed, all family & friends laid on a party in the hangar. Mrs VIProds made the cake & I built the model of WK549.

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