Some scap aluminium turned up in my street
 

This morning, this was parked near my house. Clearly, it once flew, and someone may be hoping it does so again. Any ideas what it might be? I thought it might be a Sabre. There must be more of it, on the way perhaps. I'll watch the kerb.

http://i64.tinypic.com/2nbtuom.jpg

http://i66.tinypic.com/15x0sgy.jpg

CAC Sabre, eh?
The one that was on display at Classic Jets?

That looks like it. I should have googled the number earlier. If I hear what is likely to happen to it, I'll post again.

Amazing the things you see put out for kerbside collection!!

You have to admire the, ahem, "load securing" methods being used....:D

It looks immaculate....
 

in the third picture - why was it being disposed of?

The Ancient Mariner

The Classic Jets museum closed down and the collection is being dispersed.
A shame - and I did hear that Sabre has the potential to be brought back to airworthy.

So is it going for scrap or something better?

In these days where you can build an airworthy "restoration" around little more than a construction plate, nobody is going to scrap a substantially complete warbird.

Here you go!


Classic Jets Fighter Museum

David

the reason the restorations require a construction plate is that the plate is required for a certificate of airworthiness, thus keeping numbers of aircraft constant and maintaining value.