Meteor airframe for auction
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Meteor airframe for auction
Just in case its of interest:
https://auctions.ramco.uk/auctions/7958/ramco-10314
Modest opening bid as well.
https://auctions.ramco.uk/auctions/7958/ramco-10314
Modest opening bid as well.
Looks in reasonably good nick:
Photo from about 10 years ago, just after being repainted from its original grey/dayglo scheme.
A bit more tatty nowadays, per Streetview, but nothing that a quick respray wouldn't fix.
Photo from about 10 years ago, just after being repainted from its original grey/dayglo scheme.
A bit more tatty nowadays, per Streetview, but nothing that a quick respray wouldn't fix.
Having followed the thread about WS788's restoration (still ongoing) at Elvington, I have a feeling that there may well be some nastiness underneath the paint....
Subject of an earlier post in 2006
So its been there for 54 years!
The cadets of 1855 (Royton) Sqn Air Training Corps are restoring and researching the above aircraft, their gate guard since 1967. They are interested in any photos that may exist and recollections from people who had any dealings with the aircraft during its service life from 1954 to 1965 whilst it served with 25 squadron and 1 & 2 Air navigations Schools Many thanks
It's unclear who a prospective purchaser might be, but it's safe to assume that whoever buys it doesn't plan to restore it to airworthy condition (I suspect it might actually be engineless).
So the condition of the paintwork and, up to a point, any surface corrosion probably isn't going to make much difference to the price achieved. As alluded to earlier, preserved NF.14s are ten-a-penny in the UK, which might explain why it's taken the RAF so long to get around to disposing of it.
ATC units with their own airframes are becoming increasingly rare - a few years ago, I used to take my grandson to a soft play located next door to Tolworth ATC Squadron in SW London, who had their own Harrier (must have pulled a few strings!). But it has now gone, sold to a collection in the USA.
So the condition of the paintwork and, up to a point, any surface corrosion probably isn't going to make much difference to the price achieved. As alluded to earlier, preserved NF.14s are ten-a-penny in the UK, which might explain why it's taken the RAF so long to get around to disposing of it.
ATC units with their own airframes are becoming increasingly rare - a few years ago, I used to take my grandson to a soft play located next door to Tolworth ATC Squadron in SW London, who had their own Harrier (must have pulled a few strings!). But it has now gone, sold to a collection in the USA.
Back in the mid 1980's, I was on trip to Houston so stopped by the Johnson Space Center which had one of the three remaining Saturn V's on display outside. Being a space nerd, I spent a solid hour checking out the Saturn. When you got up close, the amount and severity of the corrosion apparent under the paint was simply shocking. That was only ~15 years since it had been flight worthy. I shutter to think what aluminum structure would be like after being outside - unmaintained - for over 50 years.
BTW, a few years after I saw that Saturn V, it was restored and moved into an indoor facility where it remains today (although I haven't been back to Houston to see it since). I donated a some money to the fundraising to pay for the restoration.
BTW, a few years after I saw that Saturn V, it was restored and moved into an indoor facility where it remains today (although I haven't been back to Houston to see it since). I donated a some money to the fundraising to pay for the restoration.
