It's a shame though...thinking of all the Spitfires, Meteors, Canberras, etc that graced various RAF station gates over the years that this particular airframe has only managed ten years outside.
If it is down to a lack of care and maintenance then it doesn't bode well for other aircraft on display. Wouldn't it have been better to have had a serving RAF techie as a mentor, to come down two or three times a year to oversee cleaning and protection? The cadets could then have learned about aircraft preservation and the tech side of things.
I know that resources are stretched but we'll soon get to the situation where youngsters won't get any hands-on experience at all
