Nimrod XV232 retires to Coventry

[Cluny]

Whilst awaiting for her to arrive , a little look around Classic Flights fleet


















































Then just after 12:00 .
























A few more on my way out .















Sorry for the long post , I shall make it up with a very long video

[Mayfly]

Nice Paul - thanks for posting......again the Nimrod looks good!!

what is the reg of the JP? is it XW433 G-JPRO?

[Cluny]

It is indeed XW433

[Xplumberlives]

Cluny

How do you manage to make a sunny day look dark?

[Mayfly]

It's that rain cloud XP

[Cluny]

I turn up , works everytime

[RLN]

Thanks for posting those, Paul.

[Jigsaw]

Cheers Paul

[Hihonyr8811]

Excellent pics Paul

Is there going to be a DC-6 on the show circuit this year?

[Gully]

Think I read in Flypast that the DC6 would only be doing taxi rides this year .

Believe the next Nimrod delivery is 25th May into Cosford.

Gully

[Cluny]

As Gully just said , no DC6 on the circuit this year

[Mackrick]

Nice photos thanks for posting them....

[Stigish]

Nice one Paul . I'd love to be able to go to something like this eg. 25th May to Cosford, but it seems a long way to go to see a plane retire and I can't really justify tht expence to the Missus (I still haven't completely convinced her this is better than spending money on her make-up & hair etc........) so it definately helps when folks like yourself seem to be everywhere there is any interesting aircraft goings on.

Are all the aircraft there at Coventry stored inside, or are they permanently outdoors? They all look immaculate.

[Pujgnie]

Nice piccies Paul - thanks for those

[Bovril]

will she be landing at cosford or is the landing at shawbury to be choped and roaded in?

[Cluny]

I would belive she would be flown into Shawbury , think the runway at Cosford may be a little on the short side imo
Heres the DC-6 anti det

[Spitfire]

Do you remember the designs for the Ekranoplan I posted drawn by my model making mate's son..... well he worked for Air Atlantique and it was him that designed and drew the tail logo on the Atlantic Airlines cargo planes - he's only the same age as my daughter

He also got to fly from Coventry to Bornemouth in the Meteor too - jammy git