17-09-2024, 03:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-09-2024, 08:52 AM by Nick Salmon.)
It is - the aircraft is Miss Pickup and is based at Duxford. At the Goodwood Revival in 2022, where we celebrated the A7 Centenary, she was on display. The evening before the event opened to the public, the crew opened her up for visits on board. What a fabulous aircraft! The views from the two blister canopies are extraordinary. At 6'3" and long of leg I found it quite an acrobatic feat to get into the cockpit and into a seat - especially as there are dozens of switches, levers etc in the overhead panels just waiting to inflict pain...which they did. Still, I made it...
In September 2023 there was a very interesting sale of a 1/25th share in the company that owns and operates her.
https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/1-19...58486&sd=1
This shot was taken some years ago at Duxford:
In September 2023 there was a very interesting sale of a 1/25th share in the company that owns and operates her.
https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/1-19...58486&sd=1
This shot was taken some years ago at Duxford: