SPROUIGHTON

[chrisj]

Over the past few days I have been using the very good  Wolverhampton Group's UK military serials site and it is very good . One thing I noticed was that a number of redundant airframes are listed as going to Sproughton . Now I did not know where this was but thought it could be 'Up North' some place .  So I looked it up by way of the LAAS Ports of Call on line . There are two Sproughtons but the required one is  Sproughton- Abbey Oaks .  It seems to be a large country house near to Ipswich . There is no obvious way in or viewing place . The aircraft are all over the place and more often than not , are in several pieces . The grounds are very large . As I said , there is no obvious entry so I ask , has anyone ever visited and gained entry please ?      Chrisj

[zz]

Sproughton is the home of Everett Aero- a military aircraft salvage and maintenance company. They specialise in ex-British military aircraft.
Whilst I have never tried, I don’t believe there is any way of seeing there and I don’t believe that they are spotter-friendly.

However, here is a link to their website. You could try to contact them and offer to make a charitable donation in exchange for a visit…. Worst case is they say no….

www.everettaero.com/

[chrisj]

Thanks zz , that brings together Everett-Aero and Sproughton , two of the resting places for out of use military aircraft . Chris

[graham]

As always, no idea how up to date this is, but this is what Everett Aero has on their books, four of which I need

Airport : Sproughton


G-BYHE R22 Beta 2023 Private
G-CBBK R22 Beta II 3233 Richard James Everett
G-CHAN R22 Beta II 3794 Private
G-HPAD 206B Jet Ranger III 1997 Everett Aero
G-NOTY Scout AH.1 F9630 Kennet Aviation
G-OBYT AB.206A Jet Ranger 8237 Private
XP888 Scout AH.1 F9489 Army Air Corps
XP905 Scout AH.1 F9506 Army Air Corps
XT640 Scout AH.1 F9646 Army Air Corps
XX139 Jaguar T.4 B.4 Royal Air Force
XX144 Jaguar T.2A B.9 Royal Air Force
XX836 Jaguar T.2 B.24 Royal Air Force
XZ234 Lynx HAS.3S 012 Royal Navy
XZ609 Lynx AH.7 154 Army Air Corps
XZ735 Lynx HAS.3GMS 217 Royal Navy
ZD249 Lynx HAS.3S 243 Royal Navy
ZD274 Lynx AH.7 277 Army Air Corps
ZD283 Lynx AH.7 308 Army Air Corps
ZD566 Lynx HMA.8SRU 317 Royal Navy
ZE379 Lynx AH.7 323 Army Air Corps
ZG478 Harrier GR.9A P.68 Royal Air Force
ZG884 Lynx AH.9A 346 Army Air Corps
ZG885 Lynx AH.9A 347 Army Air Corps
ZG887 Lynx AH.9A 349 Army Air Corps
ZG888 Lynx AH.9A 351 Army Air Corps
ZG916 Lynx AH.9A 355 Army Air Corps
ZH656 Harrier T.12 TX.4 Royal Air Force
ZH658 Harrier T.10 TX.6 Royal Air Force

[chrisj]

Thanks Graham . I am not sure if it is possible to view anything at this location . Chrisj

[Deleted]

Chris,

Looking at the Demobbed site- it would appear that someone has paid a visit to the location in April and there is a list similar to Grahams but minus the civil stuff. Also if you go into the ports of call site and zoom in you can see the wrought iron gate for the property with a sign for Abbey Oaks to the left and a Telephone number underneath same.

From the list on Demobbed I need 10 and similar to Grahams minus the civil stuff which I have all of what is listed.

Happy Days

Bob

[zz]

Yes the photos and log on eurodemobbed suggest that a visit was paid, although I’ve always been led to believe that they’re not overly friendly and nothing can be seen from outside.

However, as I suggested, Chris could always try contacting them - they can only say no. Contact details are on the link I provided.

I no longer need anything there- I would need XP888 Scout off Graham’s list but that moved to the Doncaster area about 3 years ago.