Jaguars at Cranwell.
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The Jaguars at Cosford were swopped for the GR3s and late version airframes when the type went out of service. The old GR1s were binned. There was a big fuss made when the jets were flown in 'cause of the runway length etc but they made it!!
Don't know about those at Cranwell but I think they might be at least the 'A' version ie it has the FIN1064 modification incorporated.
The Jaguars at Cosford were swopped for the GR3s and late version airframes when the type went out of service. The old GR1s were binned. There was a big fuss made when the jets were flown in 'cause of the runway length etc but they made it!!
Don't know about those at Cranwell but I think they might be at least the 'A' version ie it has the FIN1064 modification incorporated.
Hi Old-Duffer,
According to the following the single-seaters at RAF Cranwell are a mixture of GR1 and GR1As.
Demobbed Aircraft
TJ
According to the following the single-seaters at RAF Cranwell are a mixture of GR1 and GR1As.
Demobbed Aircraft
TJ
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Newt,
They've been at Cranwell for eons and long before Jag went out of service!
Now if you're really worried about Jags being flown in for ground training, the 2 at Syerston (just visible from the A46) were flown in and decommissioned to allow IOT cadets to 'task' and 'guard' them during the final exercise on the new (in 2007) IOTC!
So, they are being put to excellent use at no cost and are, technically I suppose, still 'in service'!
Foldie
And I'm sure they were fully airworthy when they landed at Cranwell!
Now if you're really worried about Jags being flown in for ground training, the 2 at Syerston (just visible from the A46) were flown in and decommissioned to allow IOT cadets to 'task' and 'guard' them during the final exercise on the new (in 2007) IOTC!
So, they are being put to excellent use at no cost and are, technically I suppose, still 'in service'!
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" good airframes have to be decommissioned and used for ground training! They were built to fly! "
Very true.....however...as all airframes have a fatigue life, what would you suggest in lieu for training engineers on ?....
Quite simple really, after one productive phase of their life they go on to another equally beneficial and productive phase.....there again, I could be biased here.....being an engineer.
Very true.....however...as all airframes have a fatigue life, what would you suggest in lieu for training engineers on ?....
Quite simple really, after one productive phase of their life they go on to another equally beneficial and productive phase.....there again, I could be biased here.....being an engineer.
I vaguely recall that the first time I looked in the AeroThermo hangar (in 1968), they had a Javelin and (I think) a Piston Provost. There was also a white Vulcan B1 sitting outside for many years - anyone know what happened to it?
Or, for that matter, to all the aircraft which used to be at RAF Halton?
Or, for that matter, to all the aircraft which used to be at RAF Halton?
At least some of the Jags at Cranwell were the initial GR1B's which had to be taken out of service due to a 'fatigue' issue ....
They did fly in, as shortly after they arrived I was on the team that went and nicked the low time legs and swapped them for life ex ones !
They did fly in, as shortly after they arrived I was on the team that went and nicked the low time legs and swapped them for life ex ones !
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
I can just imagine the baby Engs all keen to get oily then being disappointed that it is on a 70s aircraft 40 years old.
It doesn't matter how old the jet is, the first time you have to crawl under a running aircraft to beat out the fire from the AVPIN starter is an unforgetable experience and not what I'd call a disappointment.
N Joe
Belvedere
Please excuse the 'Thread drift'.
The RN declined the Belvedere because, inter alia, it dumped Avpin from its engine starters, one at each end, and was generally thought of as a bit of a fire hazard. I don't think it would go down the lift either!
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The RN declined the Belvedere because, inter alia, it dumped Avpin from its engine starters, one at each end, and was generally thought of as a bit of a fire hazard. I don't think it would go down the lift either!
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For the spotters, we also have a "raspberry ripple" Jaguar T2 from Boscombe down in the hangar which will eventually takes its place in the training scheme at DCAE Cranwell. I presume it will be painted black too in due course. Funny how these posts about jaguars at Cranwell always surface when Term 3 testing takes place!
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Interesting... so the gloss black scheme (optimised for air-to-air visibility) is being applied to aircraft that never fly?
The gloss black scheme is harder wearing than the various matt paint schemes operational aircraft have and thus will require less TLC in the long run.
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"Or, for that matter, to all the aircraft which used to be at RAF Halton?"
I think they left in about 95/96
They were in the hangar IIRC in '94 but as the techies left and the other ground trades moved in they were shipped away on artics I assume to Cosford
I remember the Hunters at Cranwell someone told me you could put your name down to go taxying them if you wanted don't know if it was true or not
I think they left in about 95/96
They were in the hangar IIRC in '94 but as the techies left and the other ground trades moved in they were shipped away on artics I assume to Cosford
I remember the Hunters at Cranwell someone told me you could put your name down to go taxying them if you wanted don't know if it was true or not