Coningsby 25/8/2010

[Olicat]

incredible jealousy here!

[Xplumberlives]

Indded, I was ONLY lucky to fly in Harriers twice!

[Olicat]

im dying of jealousy!

back to the model!

[Sooty655]

Pictures on the modelling thread, please.

[Olicat]

when done, not looking good at the moment i put too much paint on the brush and it ran down the nose
i wiped it up but it has a slight gray stain.

[Xplumberlives]

Perseverance

[Olicat]

yup
working on the cockpit at the moment

[Xplumberlives]

Oli, if you have never seen a BUCCANEER flying you are either a very mature youngster or incredibly unlucky in not being in the right place!

The Buccaneer went out of RAF service in March 1994 with the disbandment of 208 Sqn!

So are you a true whippersnapper?

[Cluny]

And I too must get over to Newark again, I'm so glad they have painted the MiG - 27, she was in a sorry looking state in Feb 2009 (last time I went).

Funnily enough , thats the last time i visited too
Must pop over soon [still have your Birthday present here ]
Nice shots mate

[Lucas1860]

All good stuff.

[Jigsaw]

You can't just put a BUCCANEER down!

You can if you are the connected to the government (then they don't stop there do they)

It is nice to remember the days of Buccaneer's, Lightning's, Jaguar's etc displaying.
Not to mention several Vulcan's ALL at the same time

Nice pics Oli, thanks for sharing mate.

[Olicat]

Oli, if you have never seen a BUCCANEER flying you are either a very mature youngster or incredibly unlucky in not being in the right place!

The Buccaneer went out of RAF service in March 1994 with the disbandment of 208 Sqn!

So are you a true whippersnapper?

hehe
im a mature youngster and unluky to not be born earlier but thankyou all for the support and "bucc-talk"
i am looking forward to the day i see xx885 (g-hhaa) soaring by an fairford if all is going well
any news on XX885?

[Xplumberlives]

No still waiting for someone with money to need the old truck to fly, wont happen until there is a profit in it!

[Olicat]

buccaneer to the sky!
speaking of which my airfix is going well!

[Xplumberlives]

Good, post some pictures Matey!

[Olicat]

going up on moddeling now

[Fat Badger]

Unfortunately, the Bucc will only fly (even though it's airworthy etc) if the RAF/Navy/Army contract it for training, and even then, they have said she wont fly in Airshows....sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Also, they have an airworthy SU-22!!!!

[Olicat]

yes!
but werent HH aviation trying to get one flying??

[Hihonyr8811]

yes!
but werent HH aviation trying to get one flying??

Yes, but as Mr Fat Badger says, they will only fly it if there is the oportunity to contract it out, they have zero plans to put it on the air show circuit.

[Olicat]

what about the one at bournemouth?

[Fat Badger]

what about the one at bournemouth?

I'm pretty sure that is the HHA one...

[Hihonyr8811]

what about the one at bournemouth?

I'm pretty sure that is the HHA one...

The only one I know of to be close to flight is XX885, and she lives in the HHA's maintanence hangar at RAF Scampton. No idea what lives at Bournemouth.

[Xplumberlives]

what about the one at bournemouth?

I'm pretty sure that is the HHA one...

The only one I know of to be close to flight is XX885, and she lives in the HHA's maintanence hangar at RAF Scampton. No idea what lives at Bournemouth.

Strange people!

[Hihonyr8811]

Well I didn't like to say that

[Olicat]

it is silver and red last tame i saw, before 2006
yup we are strange people!

*edit: it is XX897 and hasnt moved at all since i saw it i dont think.
it has a strange shape of nose cone too