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Old 14th Jan 2013, 10:39
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ericferret
 
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Damn, should have asked the wife, she knows everything!!!!!!

Reminds me a little of an incident with the Sycamore that was the gate guard at Middle Wallop.

It was dragged into the sprayshop for a repaint and while there we were tasked with carrrying out some maintenance, such as inflating the oleo's.

We were visited by a enthusiastic officer who had the intention fo getting it flying.

I pointed out that the blades had taken a severe set from years of hanging down and that when laid "flat" the difference between the extremities and the middle was about four feet.

I also demonstrated a lack of structural integrity by putting a finger through the mag structure in several places.

The aircraft in the photo looks great and it will be nice to see back in the air.

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