I was told that they came out of the factory at Brockworth in bare metal and with a thimble full of fuel and were then flown the very short hop to Moreton Vallence for final assembly, painting etc.
The runway at Brockworth is rapidly becoming a business park put is still just visible...my best guess would be that it's about 800 yards long. Must have been a short but interesting flight. Can anybody confirm this??