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Old 24th Feb 2015, 21:43
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stumblefingers
 
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The Henlow TSR2

There WAS a TSR2 stored at Henlow in the early 70s. I was a Flt Cdr at OCTU at the time, and wrote the OCTU contribution to the station magazine. When the TSR2 was moved from Henlow (I think to Cosford, but not sure about that) it was transported on a hovercraft trailer without wheels because the grass airfield was waterlogged, and apart from some Somerfield Tracking there were no taxiways. I therefore reported the fact in the magazine under the title "TSR2 Flies Again!". This appeared not to be a problem until a reporter from the local Hitchin newspaper saw the article and reproduced it in the public domain. This resulted in (yet another) "hats on - no coffee" interview with the Commandant which became a feature of my time there even after I became a Sqn Cdr.
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