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Old 9th Jan 2003, 10:07
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Aerohack
 
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atb1943: Oops! Finger-trouble on my part. It was in May 1969 that 'GTC came to grief in Spain. Your mention of The Phoenix at Hartley Wintney reminds me of the marvellous story in the late Denis Jenkinson's book 'Porsche Past & Present' about hurtling along the A30 from Basingstoke to the Phoenix Green Garage in HW in Dickie Stoop's new race-ready Porsche 904, clocking 100-120 mph, passenger Jenks trying to balance on his knees a large unwrapped cream cake, a tea-time treat for Mater Stoop! I remember the famous Farnborough Nissen hut and its treasures well. The Aeronca is alive and airworthy with Jan Cooper, having been restored by her and her late husband Ben at Hungerford many years ago. Get back to you about the others.
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