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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2013, 15:32
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

That's quite a development, Sam ! In one...

That's quite a development, Sam !

In one stroke it indicates that it was about money, and not the corrosion.



I think probably not. The "Custodian" of the Comet, possibly right up to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Nov 2013, 08:26
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Hi Sam This name is in the public domain...

Hi Sam

This name is in the public domain through the public tender

Dismantlement and relocation of Gate Guardian Comet C2 XK699 - Government Tenders, Government News and Information -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2013, 15:29
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Thanks Sam I wish the Boscombe Down Museum...

Thanks Sam

I wish the Boscombe Down Museum best wishes in the restoration work they will be doing to the nose section of "Saggy"

Although there is no point in crying over spilt milk, I feel a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Nov 2013, 17:21
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Moderators. I have just exchanged messages with...

Moderators. I have just exchanged messages with "country calls"

Could you please change the title of this thread to -

De Havilland Comet C2 "Sagittarius" XK699

Today she was chopped up...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2013, 20:42
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

I think "cockpit" is fighter jet terminology. I'm...

I think "cockpit" is fighter jet terminology. I'm hoping they save the "front fuselage", that is, the flight deck and some of the passenger cabin.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Nov 2013, 00:05
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Nope. Latest rumour is "front fuselage" to Old...

Nope. Latest rumour is "front fuselage" to Old Sarum Museum, rest to be scrapped. Happening next week.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2013, 13:35
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

So, a summary of rumours, due to the last post...

So, a summary of rumours, due to the last post being deleted

She'll be chopped up next week (Tues 12th Nov '13), the "front fuselage" will go to Old Sarum Museum, and the rest will be scrapped.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2013, 14:13
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Lyneham Comet Gate Guard being chopped up

Just seen a FB post saying the guys are on site chopping it up, and the FB poster "believes that the cockpit is to be saved"

AH&N thread here -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2013, 14:00
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Just seen FB posts saying that the Lyneham Comet...

Just seen FB posts saying that the Lyneham Comet is being chopped up right now. The poster has heard that the cockpit is to be saved.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2011, 14:23
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

I understand that the RAF Museum will be saving...

I understand that the RAF Museum will be saving her. Albeit crated up in a hangar at Shawbury. Don't know when.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Nov 2010, 17:36
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

16 Nov 2010 (Thanks for replies) I had...

16 Nov 2010

(Thanks for replies)

I had an outside walk around the Comet this morning and my unqualified opinion is that it is saveable. I didn't find anywhere in the lower fuselage that I could...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Nov 2010, 08:13
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Storage at Shawbury? (In bits?) That would be a...

Storage at Shawbury? (In bits?) That would be a satisfactory outcome, the alternative being the scrappy.

Looking forward to anything more concrete as and when anyone's able to spill more beans.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2010, 08:20
Replies: 103
Views: 50,244
Posted By SirPeterHardingsLovechild

Ay thank you... Last weekend I bumped into a...

Ay thank you...

Last weekend I bumped into a retired AQM who has strong views about the preservation of 'Saggy' . She's not on the internet so I'm asking questions on her behalf.

Do anyone have...
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