Hi all,
I know a lot of you are already following our efforts to return WR963 at Coventry to flight. Well, we're now running something a little interesting as a fundraising measure.
We've started a Kickstarter project - basically a crowdfunding attempt - to help raise funding for NDT and structural inspections, and the Trustees have come up with some great rewards for backers of the project.
Smaller rewards include taking the co-pilots seat during a run-up of the engines, and engraved Griffon pistons. The biggest and best reward is the offer of taking the co-pilots seat during a taxy run of the aircraft this summer.... as far as we're aware there's nowhere else in the world the public can get their hands on the throttles of an Avro 4-engined heavy, and nowhere you will get chance to taxy the aircraft from one of the best seats in the beast!
Here's the link -
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...turn-to-flight
This is the first ever time we've had the begging bowl out in public; and we've held it off as long as possible (some five years or so since we started heading this direction). Please, please help - even if its just £1 it will make a difference.
There is more to come and the endoscope we put into WR963's wing a couple of weeks ago showed promising results. We
can deliver a flying Shackleton... we just need help!
Kind regards,
Rich