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TALUpdates

  1. If you miss the Jaguar as much as me, then the @cosfordairshow this year (17th June) is worth a look - taxi run from a resident Jag at 10AM! 12:10 PM Jun 1st via Splitweet
  2. Vulcan @XH558 lost two engines on take-off on Monday due to FOD ingestion; this year's airshow season now in some doubt. 10:03 AM May 30th via Splitweet
  3. Sad news from the USA - one of ATAC's Hunter fleet has crashed, killing the pilot: m.safe.mn/5eRM 4:03 PM May 18th via Splitweet
  4. Take a look at the special tail I designed for Hunter G-FFOX: bit.ly/JTC8ac 11:55 AM May 16th via Splitweet
  5. More old slides for sale; many British types - Argosy, Puma, Wessex, Whirlwind, Vulcan etc plus lots of other types: ebay.co.uk/sch/damien.bur… 3:46 AM May 15th via Splitweet
  6. I have some old slides for sale; many British types - Lightnings, Buccs, Canberras, F-4s etc: ebay.co.uk/sch/damien.bur… 12:04 AM Apr 30th via Splitweet
  7. Sea Vixen in landing incident at Hurn, pilot OK, a/c apparently not badly damaged - fingers crossed. Best wishes to all involved. 9:14 AM Apr 5th via Splitweet
  8. Hunter WV372 for sale... aviationclassifieds.com/advertise-2655… 7:46 AM Mar 29th via Splitweet
  9. Buccaneer ZX431 nose section for sale: ebay.co.uk/itm/1306614149… 7:18 AM Mar 26th via Splitweet
  10. Phantom XT914 departed Brampton about 15 minutes ago... inbound Wattisham. Sadly, on a low loader! 9:13 AM Mar 8th via Splitweet
  11. Buccaneer XW987/ZU-BCR was airborne again on 23rd Feb - pics on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/1222828… 9:55 AM Feb 29th via Splitweet
  12. Victor XL164 nose for sale: gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/sale/forsale.h… - and an Olympus 320 too! 6:44 AM Feb 24th via Splitweet
  13. I thought it was about time that the online test flying memorial was resurrected... thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial 3:23 PM Feb 23rd via Splitweet
  14. Added RAF Mildenhall viewing guide - thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/spotting/milde… 6:07 AM Feb 18th via Splitweet
  15. Hunter GA.11 XE689 cockpit for sale... ebay.co.uk/itm/Cock-Pit-H… 10:53 AM Feb 1st via Splitweet
  16. Thunder City jets didn't meet their reserve - another auction now on: go-dove.com/event-15794 3:11 PM Jan 19th via Splitweet
  17. @CTRMilano1978 Thanks Paul - I think Jag next - I started work on it some time ago but keep getting sidetracked! 9:29 AM Jan 17th via Splitweet in reply to CTRMilano1978
  18. @PayasYouUpdate Fixed shortly after you tweeted - thanks though! 1:03 PM Jan 16th via Splitweet in reply to PayasYouUpdate
  19. A round up of Phantom model kits added, and the Scimitar model kit round-up has been updated too. 2:04 PM Jan 15th via Splitweet
  20. All of the manky old Scimitar walkaround photos have been removed and replaced with higher quality shots 9:57 AM Jan 14th via Splitweet